FIREWORK DISPLAY SETUPS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
CANADA
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This dock setup was sent to me by Dave Lewis of the Bear River Fire Department, Nova Scotia, Canada. There are four qualified fireworks supervisors on their crew. Note the use of triple steel bars to stabilize the 3 to 6 inch mortars. Larger guns are stabilized in barrels filled with sand. |
MALLORCA
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A beach setup on Mallorca Island, off the coast of Spain. Firework display company unknown. Thanks to Valerie Lynch for this nice photo. |
BRUNEI
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These two photos are from Starburst Pyrotechnics
Fireworks Display (Pty) Ltd., in South Africa.
e-mail address: Web Site: |
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The setup is in Brunei for the opening ceremony of the South East Asia Games. Thousands of above-ground mortars are shown in these two photos, it must have been a magnificent display. |
CHINA
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The following three photos show the setup of a huge display in Shanghai,
China. This display was fired by SHELLSCAPE
PYROTECHNICS, based in Chesham, England, UK.
Their web site can be visited by clicking this URL http://www.shellscape.com Ray Butler may be contacted at Steve Ridgley may be contacted at |
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Here, aluminum foil is placed over large caliber mortars to prevent rain or stray sparks from falling into the pipes. |
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A wide shot, showing part of the 5500 shell mortars used in this display for China's 50th Anniversary of the Republic celebrations. Shells of 5 inch diameter (125 mm) to 12 inch diameter (300 mm) were used in this show. |
ENGLAND
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This photo shows items necessary for a traditional display in England,
just unloaded from the truck. Large shell-head and flash report rockets are
featured there, thus fewer aerial shells than in American shows. Since wheels,
Roman candle batteries and other ground-based items are also used, lumber
is required for the setup.
Jonathan's Fireworks Display Team, based in Hartshill, Nuneaton, England. Their web site can be seen by clicking HERE. |
AUSTRALIA
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Part of the setup for a display in the Gunning, Australia area. Smaller
shells are in racks staked for stability and large mortars are individually
staked.
Thanks to Andrew Austin and David Haigh for sending this photo and granting permission for its use here. |
European Fireworks Competition 2000
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This is the setup area for the 2000 European Firework Championship
Competition. Ten countries competed in this event. Portugal and Italy are
preparing their fireworks in this photo. You are seeing a pier that looks
like a ship because part of an actual ship was added to the end of the pier
when it was renovated in 1999.
Thanks to Dennis Verduijn for this excellent photo. |
AUSTRALIA
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This photo is courtesy of John Stokes of
Johnny Rocket Fireworks.
Ph 0407 688 611 Fax (08) 9022 3019 P.O. Box 10646 Kalgoorlie WA 6433 The town of Laverton, deep in the gold fields of Western Australia celebrated it's Centenary recently. Johnny Rocket Fireworks fired a show there with the West Australia Youth Symphony Orchestra, on the site of the famous Poseidon Nickle Mine. |
RUSSIA
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From Russia, here is a display setup
for the Day of Slavian Writings Celebration. These are steel mortars. Visit their web site by clicking HERE. |
