Titanium Fireworks Professional firework & Pyrotechnic displays

Titanium Fireworks

Why Titanium Fireworks

We are one of the best major firework companies in the UK offering high quality, memory-making and awe-inspiring firework displays for professional firework displays, sporting events, wedding fireworks and more.

As a firework company, we know how vital the right fireworks are to set the mood for the perfect event, bonfire night, sporting event, party, wedding or special occasion.

Why Titanium Fireworks?

We are experienced fireworks organisers with a proven track record who enjoy working with organisations
to give them a firework display that will have the crowd filled with awe

Health & Safety

Titanium Fireworks will conduct a site visit and provide a site-specific Risk Assessment and Method Statement. The industry-standard insurance cover is £5 to £10 million, however, due to the high profile of some of the events we deliver, our standard insurance cover is £20 million.

Types of Displays

We fire a wide range of displays for a variety of different events, from weddings and parties, to corporate events and product launches, from national celebrations and ceremonies to private functions, festivals and concerts and pyrotechnic special effects, our team are experienced in all aspects of design and project management.

An Experienced Team

With over 70 years combined experience, the four directors of Titanium Fireworks have delivered most of the high profile display the country has seen in the last decade, including, London New Year, Edinburgh Hogmanay, Hull City of Culture, Rugby World Cup, Commonwealth Games and London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Ceremonies.

Firework Importers

We import our fireworks from China and Europe from only the best manufacturers bringing an exclusive range of quality fireworks to deliver the best displays for any budget.

Nationwide Coverage

We have teams who deliver displays nationwide, from London to Edinburgh, Norwich to Liverpool, for all kinds of events.

The Unusual

We often get asked to deliver something different or unusual, whether it be the world’s first multisensory firework display in London or the world’s smallest display in Legolands’s Miniland or a chase of fireworks racing a 300mph drag car art Santa Pod. We have a creative team who can rise to any challenge and help add an extra dimension to your event.

Bespoke Design

All our displays are individually designed to meet your specific requirements and those of the venue, catering for all budgets starting from £1200 including VAT.

Venue

Titanium Fireworks have unrivalled experience delivering displays from many types of buildings, structures and platforms, whether it is a greenfield site, barge, pontoon, rooftop, stage or sporting venue, we have fired at a wide range of venues and locations including the Arch at Wembley, London Eye, Twickenham and Olympic Stadium, Tower Bridge, Big Ben, Thames, Humber and Mersey, with careful selection of product we can deliver a display in most locations.

Pyromusical Displays

One of our specialities is designing fireworks to music, which is why we are asked back to manage and deliver the country’s biggest display each year for London New Years Eve. Our design team have a record which is second to none synchronising and choreographing fireworks to music with split-second synchronisation using the latest digital firing technology, FireOne which is also the preferred system used by Disney.

Meet The Team

With over 70 years combined experience, the four directors of Titanium Fireworks have delivered most of the high profile display the country has seen in the last decade

Simon Page
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Simon Page
Director

Fell in love with fireworks whilst “helping out” on a barge in 1996. With a background in operations and logistics Simon’s skill set dovetails neatly with his creative colleagues who he has known and worked with for many years. Of course Simon would argue that behind every great firework display there is an exciting support train of people, vehicles, passes, permits and accounts – but he would!

I really like the Glasgow Commonwealth Games shot from the River Clyde and the Hogmany shot from the North where this magnificent building is uplit in blue

Q&A with Simon Page

Favourite career moment to date

I have had the privilege of working on London 2012 and Glasgow 2014 but I think my favourite career moment to date was 31st December 2013 when the firework crescendo subsided and was replaced by the immediate appreciative roar from the audience in Princes Street. Although I had worked on the display for several years before that this was the first time as our own company in conjunction with Unique Events, Historic Scotland and the City of Edinburgh Council. We had gone from probable redundancy in Spring 2013 with our previous company to delivering the two largest shows on one night in the UK as a 7 month old business. Although I am a Kiwi by birth and British by nationality, Edinburgh holds a very special place in my heart – everybody should visit Edinburgh’s Hogmanay at least once in their life.

What do you most enjoy about your Job?

I spent 10 incredibly rewarding years in the Army mainly serving within the Commando Brigade so overcoming challenges through teamwork and camaraderie has become engrained in me. Sometimes the work we do is physically and mentally very challenging so when we pull together with our crews to deliver very high quality displays safely, I really enjoy that sense of collective achievement.

What aspect of your job do you least enjoy?

I really can’t think of anything! Working with colleagues who are also friends towards a common goal is about as good as working can get.

Favourite Project to have worked on?

Excluding Edinburgh’s Hogmanay I think Glasgow 2014 was the best single event experience. We learned a great deal about how these large events work during London 2012 so we were very well prepared for the challenges thrown up at Celtic Park and down at the Clyde River Site. Working with an exacting large event company like Jack Morton Worldwide is always fun and everyone we met in Glasgow particularly at Celtic Park couldn’t have been more “onside” and enthusiastic. Our crews worked incredibly hard for us at this event and although we unfortunately haven’t been able to get much footage of the Stadium the Clyde shots are brilliant.

Favourite photo from the Titanium Firework Portfolio?

Am I allowed two?
I really like the Glasgow Commonwealth Games shot from the River Clyde and the Hogmany shot from the North where this magnificent building is uplit in blue.

How would your colleagues describe working with you?

I am not sure you could print the real answer so I will go with relaxed and cheerful!

What is one thing you absolutely will check off your “bucket” list?

I have been back to New Zealand once since I left aged 2. I am going for at least 3 months when I can, to explore as much as I can of this extraordinary country, so similar yet so different to Great Britain but on the other side of the World.

If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go and why?

I joined the Army five years after the Falklands War and whilst I went there twice for short training exercises I never had the opportunity to walk any of the battlefields. In the nearly 20 years since I left the army I have read almost everything there is to read about this short war. I would like to retrace the route of the Commando Brigade across the islands and pay my respects to the servicemen from two nations who did their job after the politics failed.

One of your proudest moments?

As dull as it may sound, the moment I handed over our first years trading accounts knowing that we had achieved a profit; we achieved this through hard work, passion and determination with the encouragement of friends and a really outstanding crew.

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Darryl Fleming
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Darryl Fleming
Director

Can trace his firework heritage back to 1986. As a trained surveyor Darryl’s feet are firmly on the ground but he is happiest when he is creating designs on or around iconic structures such as the Olympic Stadium, Big Ben and most recently The London Eye. Few would argue that Darryl continues to be a major influence in firework display design in the UK with a long list of credits to his name, most notably the designer and project manager of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and most recently, the opening ceremony of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

One of my proudest moments was the immense display we fired for the 50th anniversary of the Forth Road Bridge

Q&A with Darryl Fleming

Favourite career moment to date?

Pushing the button when HM the Queen declared the London 2012 Olympic Games open and the 20 second pyrotechnic sequence chased around the stadium signalling the successful culmination of 10 months of planning and preparation. It just got better and better after that.

What do you most enjoy about your Job?

The events industry is very diverse and fireworks are no different. No show is the same even when firing at the same venue. The best thing about what I do is the many places I have visited and worked at, often giving me unparalleled access that members of the public never normally get to visit. From climbing up the leg of the London Eye and standing on the crow’s nest of the hub, fixing pyrotechnics to Big Ben or Tower Bridge, firing from the monorail in front of the Atlantis Palm in Dubai or getting the best seat in the house stood on the gantry above the royal box for the Olympic and Paralympic Ceremonies. One thing is guaranteed that this job is far from boring or predictable.

What aspect of your job do you least enjoy?

The worst bit for me is the last hour before the show starts, especially on the larger more high profile displays like London’s New Year’s Eve which has a live audience of over 250,000 and a broadcast audience of over 13 million, there is no chance for error, a bad day at the office is not an option. There is so much that can go wrong, that is the nature of live events. The last hour waiting for show time can be excruciating with so many external factors which can affect the display, there was one occasion when I was about to fire a display and my computer suddenly died and the screen went blank, my face dropped and as I turned to see what had happened the client had unplugged my desk top to charge up his phone, his face was hilarious as he realised what he had done. We quickly started up again and no one was the wiser. The responsibility to deliver displays like The Olympics, Commonwealth Games and London’s New Years Eve is very intense, the anxiety and stress levels can be off the scale, but with it comes immense satisfaction and euphoria, as soon as the first thud of the lift from the first shell fires, the fear and anxiety disappear and are replaced with exhilaration and a huge surge of adrenalin.

Favourite Project to have worked on?

It would have to be the London 2012 Olympic Ceremonies; it does not get any bigger than the Olympic Games. The pressure is immense but when you get it right, so is the pay off. The best thing about working on this project was the fact that there were four ceremonies to deliver, with an opening and closing ceremony for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The best ceremony for me was the Olympic Closing, with the opening behind me the pressure was slightly lifted and the ability to relax and enjoy the show was easier. Overall the Olympics offered some amazing and unique opportunities, least of all the privilege to design and choreograph a live show with such names as The Arctic Monkey’s, Queen, The Who and Coldplay. It really was a once in a lifetime experience with some challenges which I have learnt a huge amount from and the memories will live on for many years to come.

Favourite photo from the Titanium Firework Portfolio?

One of my proudest moments was the immense display we fired for the 50th anniversary of the Forth Road Bridge, it is not often you get the chance to show off on such a huge structure, with nearly a 2 kilometre frontage, the display itself was the biggest display fired in the country since the millennium. Apart from the amazing image below which is my favourite, this display was a culmination of a lifetimes work to be given the opportunity and trust to deliver such a prestigious display, and more importantly it was gratifying that it was all our own work.

How would your colleagues describe working with you?

I wish his dictionary included the phrase – “sorry that just isn’t possible”.

What is one thing you absolutely will check off your “bucket” list?

I would like to complete my private pilot’s license. Flying was my first obsession and the experience of flying solo is one that is both liberating and exciting. I have flown solo in a glider many years ago, but I would like to achieve my PPL so that I can renew my early passion.

If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go and why?

South Africa, visit Cape Town again and travel the garden route. I have only been to South Africa once for my honeymoon and we only stayed in Cape Town for 3 days, then a Safari and finally a beach holiday. We promised each other that we will go back again and take our two boys to experience table mountain the hard way by climbing up it again!

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Toby Alloway
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Toby Alloway
Director

Fired his first professional show in 1999 and has successfully combined his love of music and fireworks ever since. Toby designed the Tower Bridge displays and managed the firing locations within the Olympic Park during London 2012. Most recently he designed Edinburgh’s Hogmanay and the display on the River Clyde for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. A self-confessed perfectionist he has become the simulation software guru in the team.

I love this photo of the opening barrage of the display we did for the 500th Anniversary celebrations at Hampton Court Palace

Q&A with Toby Alloway

Favourite career moment to date?

I can’t single out one – every time you watch a show that you’ve designed and see it come to life exactly as you envisaged in such a rewarding feeling.

What do you most enjoy about your Job?

Having the opportunity to fire some once in a lifetime displays in such a range of incredible locations.

What aspect of your job do you least enjoy?

Our industry understandably involves a large amount of health and safety . Writing risk assessments is a necessary part of what we do but can get rather tedious!

Favourite Project to have worked on?

Although it was three years ago now – London 2012 is still fresh in my memory. Sitting at a desk in the middle of the Olympic Park waiting to fire 4 tonnes of fireworks across a mile of the river leading up to the Stadium was an incredible experience – the assault on the senses was something I will never forget.

Favourite photo from the Titanium Fireworks Portfolio?

I love this photo of the opening barrage of the display we did for the 500th Anniversary celebrations at Hampton Court Palace earlier this year. The colours are so vivid and complement the projection on the palace perfectly. The photo was also taken by my father which I am very proud of.

How would your colleagues describe working with you?

A reassuringly complex experience

What is one thing you absolutely will check off your “bucket” list?

Being brought up near the Wimbledon Tennis Club I have always wished I could play the game properly. I took a few lessons at school but music always took precedent. I would love to learn how to play one day – maybe I’ll have to take lessons at the same time as my kids and be an embarrassing dad!

If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go and why?

Back to the Grand Canyon. My fiancée and I went there for a couple of days a few years ago but weren’t prepared for the scale of it (naive I know). When we left we said we would have to return in the future for at least a week to properly venture inside it. I’m used to man-made wonders but the Canyon is one of those places where you realise that humans can’t compete with nature.

One of your proudest moments?

At 11 minutes past midnight on 1st January 2014 we had just simultaneously fired the two largest displays in the UK (London and Edinburgh), only 7 months after forming Titanium Fireworks. It was quite a feat to have scaled the company up from nothing in that timeframe to pull that off!

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Reviews

Read some our client's testimonials and find out why we do what we do.

A design that truly worked

Jack Morton Worldwide

The combination of the team dynamic, with the ambition to improve year on year created the best performance for London’s New Year’s Eve yet, with a design that truly worked for both the Live and the TV audience.

A pleasure to work with

Conference & Events Manager, Trinity Hall

Just a quick email to say thank you so much for your help with the fireworks for our event yesterday evening. The team on site were a pleasure to work with and Jo and Rachel were over the moon with how the display went.

Awe Inspiring

Jack Morton Worldwide

The combination of the team dynamic, with the ambition to improve year on year created the best performance for London’s New Year’s Eve yet, with a design that truly worked for both the Live and the TV audience.

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