the Display Companies

TIMES:
Gates open 5.00pm Displays commence at dusk: 8.45pm (approximately)

Refreshments and food are available for sale at the show.

Further Details:
tel 01384 402266 or email your address

Photos of previous Festivals:

2009 •
2008 1 • 2008 2
2007 1 • 2007 2
2005 • 2004
2003 • 2002

The UK Festival of Fireworks at Catton Hall is the show previously held at Shugborough Hall.

World-class, multi-award winning fireworks: this is the calibre of the pyrotechnics on display at the UK Festival of Fireworks. Acknowledged and proven masters in the art of display fireworks.

Star Fireworks

Bracknell

Berkshire based Star Fireworks was established in 1971 as a family business, selling fireworks through a Bracknell retail premises. Since that time the business has evolved into the respected display company they are today, with an impressive list of clients at home and overseas.

In recent years the company has gained a reputation for quality displays for high profile clients and venues including The Rolling Stones, Christina Aguilera, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dame Shirley Bassey, Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, Blue Peter, Warwick Castle, Wembley Arena, City of Manchester Stadium, Murrayfield Stadium and the spectacular fireworks finale for the last six series of Channel 4’s Big Brother. Corporate clients include Marks and Spencer, Safeway Stores, De Beers Diamonds, Nissan and BMW with international events spanning the globe including shows for the Crown Prince of Dubai and The Royal Air Force on bases overseas.

Pyro1

Harpenden

Pyro1 was formed in 1995, as a division of Enterprise Events UK Ltd, to specialise in the growing market for fireworks and pyrotechnics. During the past twelve years the company has grown into one of the UK's leading professional firework teams, with offices in Hertfordshire and Edinburgh. Pyro 1 won first prize in the British Fireworks Championships in 2000. The company provides displays throughout the whole of the British Isles for corporate events, festivals, balls, sporting occasions, summer concerts, private parties, weddings and, of course, Guy Fawkes Night.

Pyro 1's sister company Aquabatics provides breathtaking water shows, combining fountains and coloured lights to create spectacular displays. These can be combined with fireworks to great effect. A full time team ably supported by a large group of trained and highly experienced freelancers, are dedicated to providing first class firework and pyrotechnic displays backed by a commitment to excellent customer service.

Wilf Scott

(Guest Designer) Cambridge

The name of Wilf Scott is synonymous with some of the finest fireworks displays seen in the UK and abroad over the past two decades. He has worked in the world of pyrotechnic entertainment at the highest levels and his clients include truly international stars such as Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Deep Purple, Tina Turner, Michael Jackson and Oasis. His corporate clients have ranged from companies as diverse as P&O to George Harrison's Handmade Films. Wilf has designed shows for some of the most well-known UK fireworks display companies including Festival Fireworks, Le Maitre, and Pyrovision.

Wilf's competition and display work has taken him around the world, with major highlights in Valencia, Monaco, Shanghai, Calgary and Madrid, together with a lengthy period spent working throughout the Middle East. Wilf designed the spectacular display staged at Buckingham Palace in 2002 for the Queen's Golden Jubilee and he was subsequently made a member of the Royal Victorian Order - an award conferred on those who have served the monarch with distinction.

Jubilee Fireworks

West Midlands

Established in 1987, Jubilee Fireworks have a distinguished record - gaining first prize in both the inaugural British Musical Fireworks Contest (1999) and the National Championships in 2003. They gained the 'Champion of Champions' title in both national competitions (British Championships 2006 and Musical Championships 2008). Further success was achieved in 2007 with first place awards in both the Total Oil European Champion of Champions Event and the Blackpool World Fireworks Championships.

The company has also gained a solid reputation abroad and were recently awarded first prize in the 1st Philippines International Pyromusical Competition - held in Manila Bay. Jubilee have also represented the UK at competitions held in San Sebastian, Rome, Malta, and Macau and in 2007 were invited to stage a display in the International Firework Festival of The Algarve (Portugal). In August 2010, the company will be performing in the prestigious Monaco Pyromusical Competition.