and
the team„think different“
is not even a slogan, it is part of our program.
Company founder and owner Stefan Falkenau is the most creative
head indeed, however a lot of assistants – many of them voluntaries
- are necessary. Together we are responsible that our objective
comes true:
We want to present an unforgettable experience by special
fireworks to our customers!
The following pages show the way how we are going to reach this
objective. No boring details, but useful tips and descriptive photos
provide you an impression of our company ‘first class pyro-events’.
We want to get your trust in our efficiency and confirm this trust by
an outstanding firework.
Summary of this enterprise representation
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Enterprise philosophy
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Photos of our fireworks
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Equipment
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Showdesign
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Demo-DVD – example categories
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International and national Competitions
•References
Enterprise philosophy
The company ‚first class pyro-events’ is still a young enterprise
(foundation August, 2004) anyhow we have acquired an excellent
image in this sector and together with our customers. We have
reached this status just by “living” our enterprise philosophy. That
means that every firework must be an unique specimen, none of the
following factors may be looked lower-ranked:
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The most precise personel judgement of the burn-off-place and
analysing of the pyrotechnical and artistic possibilities.
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Detailed and realistic consultation with the customer, in fact we
never promise things we can not realize.
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Choreography and software developing needs to be realized in
detail.
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Best preparation of the equipment, the pyrotechnical materials
and the ignition system long time before the real start to be
prepared in the best way possible for the build-up.
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„Always in time“–production: timely completion of the
fireworks with time buffers through generous planning of the
resource needs.
The most important point which is not listed above:
We want to deliver outstanding quality without any exception.
This leaves at least not only an always enthusiastic customer, but
also serves as a basis for our work: further development and
perfection of our fireworks.
You will have noted that we take our objectives which are listed in
our company logo on page one, very seriously.
The company ‚first class pyro-events’ will satisfy the expectations of
our customers by her current status and through continuous
advancements.
Making profit is not the mayor task of our company. Our self-image
is to deliver pyrotechnic-services from the perspective of an artist to
our customers.
Photos of our fireworks
Following some photos of our fireworks. These should provide you a
first impression of the fantastic possibilities we can offer you.
Equipment
Our customers often have no idea what a huge expenditure is necessary to build up fireworks. Our company owns more than about 2000 firing pipes (mortar) of different calibers ans countless other devices for front pieces and things like this. The following pictures should provide you an impression of typical equipment of a firing place. Our digital ignition system is able to fire the effects exactly on the hundreth second. Several hundred ignition points (cues) must be connected to shoot a mid-size firework, with great events it can become already more than thousand cues. Of course the suitable equipment is available also for music fireworks (pyromusicals).
Launching platform on a pontoon
‚typical’ burn-off-place
Shells ‚One-Shots’ Command centre Typeface 24x2 metres Front construction on pontoon
Showdesign
To be able to shoot a perfect show from different positions absolutely synchronically and if it is a pyro-musical it must be tact-exactly, extensive preparatory operations on the computer are necessary. In a pyro-musical the music must be heard dozens of time to develop the suitable fireworks pictures. After that the extensive definition and the input of the fireworks in a special computer software can start. The conversion needs a precise material planning, preparing need lists and construction plans, intensive resource planning etc.
To explain all steps on the way to a perfect firework would sprinkle the frame here.
Two graphics shall provide an impression of the work to be performed. The first graphic shows a screenshot from the pyro software ICue. (We were decisively involved in the development of the software).
The second graphic shows a small part of an assembly plan for racks, in this case for fireworks categorie 4 which was shot in Hamburg from a pontoon.
6b 15c 15c 8b 8b 8b 8b 4a 4a 4b 4b 5er 100F 3b 3b 6c 75 15c 15c 75 12d 12d 12d 12b 12b 12b 8c 8c 8c 75 75 75 75 75 4a 75 75 4b 75 3b 3b 3er 100F /7 /7 /5 /5 /5 /5 /7 /7 /7 /7 75 75 6b 5F 75 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x /7 1x 1x /7 6c 5F 75
100/5 100/5 100/5 100/5 100/5 100/5 100/5 100/5 100/5 125/4 100/5 Pos 100/5 Pos Pos 100/5 Pos 100/5 125/4
A Pos.B C A Pos.B C 2x 100 lose Modul 2/1 NICO F2d F2a F2b F2c 9a 9a 175 l. 175 l. 175 l. 1x 100/3 F 20b 20b 20b F2d F2a F2b F2c 18c 18c 18c 18c 18c 18c 19b 19b 19c 19b 19b 19d 19d 19d 20b 20b 75 9a 75 9a 175 l. 175 l. 175 l. 1x 125/2 F F2d F2c 75 75 75 /7 /7 F1c F2a F2b /7 1x /7 1x /7 1x 1x 175 l. 175 l. 175 l. 1x 1x
125/4 125/4 125/4 125/4 125/4 125/4 100/5 100/5 125/4 100/5 100/5 125/4 150/3 125/4 100/5 100/5 Pos100/5 Pos100/5 F2a F2b F2d 125/4 150/3
Kette A KetteB Kette C APos.A CPos.C F1c 175 l. 175 l. 1x 100/3 F Pos.A Pos.A
18e 175 l. F2b F2d 175 l.
1 x 125 3erF F2c F1c 175 l. 1x 125/2 F Pos.A
18e 18e 18e 175 l. 175 l. Modul 3/3
150 175 150 NICO
13c 13e
150 l. 150 l.
6a 6a15b 15b 15b 9a 9a 9a 6a
10 6b 6b15b 15b 15b 6b 125 2erF 125 2erF
er 6c 6c15b 15b 15b 6c Modul 2/10 100 3erF 100 3erF 28a
63 23a 20a 18b 9b Europalette 3er 100F
12a Modul 2/7 3er 100F 5F 75 28a
12c 100 3erF 3er 100F
14a 29a 8a 19a 3a 10a 25a 25a 25a25a 25a 9b Modul 1/2 Europalette
14e NICO 125 2erF 28a 28a
Schriftbild Feld Nr. 1 75 75 75 75 75 1x 13d 175 l. 175 l.
/7 /7 /7 /7 /7 125/2 150 l.
25c 25c 25c Modul 2/8
1x 1x 1x 13a Modul 2/3 Modul 2/1 Modul 2/4 Modul 2/6 13b
100/3 100/3 100/3 5er 100F 13a 13a 13a 13a 13a 13b 13b 13b 13b 13b 5er 100F
13a 13b
Modul 1/9 25b 25b 25b 25b 25b 5er 100F 13a 13a 13a 13a 13a 13b 13b 13b 13b 13b 5er 100F
13a 13b
28a 28a 28a 28a 28a 28a 28a 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 5er 100F 13a 13a 13a 13a 13a 13b 13b 13b 13b 13b 5er 100F
100/5 100/5 100/5 100/5 100/5 13a Modul 2/2 Modul 2/5 13b
14c 14c 14c 14c 14c 28a 28a 28a 28a 28a 28a 28a 5er 100F 13a 13a 13a 13a 13a 13b 13b 13b 13b 13b 5er 100F
Modul 2/11
16a 16a 16a 16a 16a 28a 28a 28a 28a 28a 28a 28a Modul 1/5 2a 2c 2e
6a 18d 18a 6a 6a 18d 18a 6a 6a 18d 18a 30a 30a 30a 30a 30a 6a 6a 18d 18a 6c 6c 6c 6c 6c 6a 6a
6b Modul 1/6 6b 10 6b 6b 10 6b 6b 10 6b 6b 10 6b
6c 6c er 6c 6c er 6c 30a 30a 30a 30a 30a 6c er 6c Modul 1/4 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6c er 6c
63 63 63 63
12a 29a 27 12a 29a 10a 27 12a 29a 30a 30a 30a 30a 30a 12a 29a 10a 6a 6a 6a 6a 6a 12a 29a
12c 12c 12c 12c 12c
14a 14a 14a 30a 30a 30a 30a 30a 14a 14a
14e 14e 14e 14e 14e
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5 6 7 15a 8 9 15a 10 11 12 15a 13 14 15a 15
E u r o p a l e t t e E u r o p a l e t t e
Demo-DVD – Example-Categories
Enclosed this portfolio you will find our Demo-DVD.
To give you an overview about the different sizes of our fireworks you will find an detailed description of four alternatives. These are exemplary for the character and the size of shows and are corresponding to different pricing ranges. Based on the given budget and the circumstances of the burning place we are providing a capable consulting which firework is appropriate for your event.
The following description of the four catagories shall explain the character and the size of different fireworks on the demo-DVD. On the attached bonus – DVD you will find the show, the preparation and an addressing trailer from a firework which was burnt in September 2006 in Hamburg. The DVD was produced by a dutch team which is making video-productions of very special fireworks from all of the world.
category 1
This category includes fireworks which must be limited in size because of a critical safety clearance or small budgets. Limitation in size does not mean that these fireworks needs lower preparation as the bigger ones. The limited calibre size of the effects merely means that the possibilities for the show are more restricted. In this category we are mostly realizing ground effects (Barock-fireworks) and mid-ceiling effects. The duration of these fireworks takes about 8 to 10 minutes and needs an budget of about 3.000 €.
category 2
This category is the increase of category 1. The firework-pictures were shoot as a combination from ground effects, mid-size effects and high
effects. This makes sure that all view areas up to 150 meters were considered at the same time. The emphasis of effects is in the firework-bombs with a calibre up to 125 mm and a ceiling of about 100 meters and more. The choice of effects in this dimension is almost unlimited, that means that the choreography of firework pictures is nearly unrestricted. The results are impressing pictures which rise up to the sky. The duration of these fireworks takes about 12 to 14 minutes and needs an budget of about 6.000 €.
category 3
The champions league among the fireworks are the pyromusicals. In this category we can consider to nearly all music wishes of the customer. There are very few music titles which can not be used within a firework. Based on your favourite music or interpreter we are developing a perfect and impressing show. To meet your wishes is self-evident for us. The effort for the production of pyromusicals is much higher than for fireworks without music. This is founded in the high effort of software programming (appr. 20 hours or more) and the need for a much bigger number of ignition channels which need to be prepared and connected. Although the Pyromusicals require the biggest effort for the realization they are leaving the most impressing mark of all fireworks. Tears of emotions were seen while burning a wedding firework together with the preferred music of the bride or the groom.
The ideal duration of these fireworks takes about 10 to 12 minutes (3 music titles) and needs a budget of about 10.000 €.
category 4
In this category we would like to present our complete capability even with big challenges. The category 4 firework is dominated by very big firework-bombs. About 1.300 bombs up to calibre 200 mm and a ceiling of
about 250 meters together with thousands of mid-size effects were burnt in June 2005.
The challenge was to realize a very big firework
• burn the firework directly on the crowded river Elbe,
• within a defined and very small time frame,
• work must be done from a small pontoon,
• which must be towed ready for shoot through Hamburg (imagine how much work it costs to get all necessary government
releases)
This firework had a duration of more than 20 minutes and a budget of about 30.000 € was available.
International and national Competitions
In July 2008 we participated in the international fireworks competition „Ciutat de Tarragona “in Tarragona, Spain, which is very much renowned. We succeeded with the application for this approximately just as renowned companies from the whole world and realized an enormous firework display. You can see the result of the half year preparation time on the enclosed Special DVD. The 16-head expert jury set us on the third place and we are glad to have from the delicate Spanish public (each evening more than 60,000 spectators) as a winner „the Public Award “received. Altogether not only participation permission a large honour was regarded for us, but likewise there success an expression of our efficiency and both fulfills us also a little proud. On the basis some basic data and photos we would like to arrange an impression of this special event for you:
Facts:
• over 1.400 Cues
• 38 shells Caliber 200 mm und bigger
• 1.740 shells Caliber 75 – 175 mm
• 550 big „One-Shots“ up to Caliber 60 mm
• nearly 10.000 Effects Roman Candles und Cakes
• 1 ton Activ-Mass
• 11 tons weight of Equipment
• Firework-Material from Spain, Italy, Taiwan, China und Germany
• Total duration about 20 minutes without interruption
On the following page we show you some Impressionen from all ranges, which made this Event so unusual.
Also in 2009 we participated at very renowned international fireworks competitions in Spain. They were competitions in the cities of Burgos and Bilbao. The competition in Bilbao has internationally highest reputation and we are proud to have been there. We succeeded here with the application against renowned companies from the whole world and realized enormous fireworks. The fireworks can be regarded at present only on youtube.com. A complex demo DVD 2009 is at present in
production. In addition, the videos for this are available on our homepage. Since we have already enough photos of fireworks pictures in our Porfolio, here only one after the slogan „in the middle instead of thereby “:
References
Most of our customer prefer not to be presented to other customers, that makes our reference list very short:
- Schlosshotel Münchhausen in Aerzen near Hameln
(www.schlosshotel-muenchhausen.de)
- Hotel Louis C. Jacob in Hamburg - Blankenese
(www.hotel-jacob.de )
- Hotel Süllbergterrassen in Hamburg – Blankenese
(www.suellberg-hamburg.de)
- Event agencies
- VIP – Customer
- big company events
This year we will participate in national and international firework competitions and add these events to our reference list.
We hope you got a quick overview over the company first class pyro-events.
You will be convinced by our engagement for your firework.
first class pyro-events Stefan Falkenau Mezidon-Canon-Ring 43 D-31028 Gronau (Leine) Tel.: +49 5182 – 909280 Mobil: +49 171 – 8914137 Email: info@first-class-pyro-events.de
