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How we plan, crew and fire — and the conditions under which we'll stand an effect down.
Safety & compliance
Pyrotechnics near a crowd is a licensed activity. Here is exactly how we work, what we carry, and what we will refuse to do.
We walk the venue, mark firing positions, measure fallout zones and check overhead rigging and exits. If a position can't be made safe, it doesn't go on the cue sheet.
Every effect, its position, its timing and its operator, on one document agreed with you and the venue before load-in. Nothing gets fired that isn't on it.
Live pyro is fired by licensed crew, never by venue staff, the DJ, or a guest. Cold sparks and CO₂ are crewed too — proximity is what makes them safe, not luck.
Zones are marked at load-in and physically held by crew while anything is live. We stop the show rather than fire into a zone someone has wandered into.
Extinguishers at every firing position, a full make-safe pass on any unfired product, and a clean site handover before we leave.
| Licensing | Licensed for the pyrotechnic classes we fire. Current certificates go to your venue and planner as part of every booking. |
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| Public liability | Insured for live special effects work. Certificate of currency available on request before you book. |
| Indoor capability | Cold sparks, CO₂, low fog, confetti, petals, bubbles and balloons are all indoor-safe subject to venue sign-off and smoke-detector isolation. |
| Outdoor capability | Full aerial and ground pyrotechnics, flame projectors and gerbs, subject to local permission and wind limits. |
| Wind limits | Aerial work stands down above the limit on the risk assessment. We will cancel an effect on the night rather than fire it outside its envelope. |
| Venue liaison | We deal with the venue's technical and fire officers directly, and supply the documentation they need ahead of load-in. |