Professional Firework Displays and Mobile Discos

Firework Types - Glossary

With all of Firebird’s Firework Displays we try to include a selection of the following fireworks

Roman candles

Roman candles are an important part of the display as well as
being a traditional English firework. Each candle produces
streams of coloured stars, mini shells or effects continually,
reaching heights of twenty to thirty feet.

Mines

Mines come supplied in their own mortar, and are fired from the ground upwards in the same way as shells. They project a shower of coloured stars and effects directly from the mortar.

Shells

Shells are probably the most popular type of firework and certainly the most exciting. Fired from a mortar, an explosion called a lifting charge propels the shell several hundred feet into the air where it explodes to create a massive coloured star burst effect. Shells range from two to sixteen inches.

Rockets

Rockets are easily identified by their metre long sticks. They range in weight from two to six ounces. Larger rockets are usually fired individually and smaller ones in flights. Displays can be designed without rockets at venues where the falling sticks may present a problem.

Ground Repeaters

Mini shells in rapid succession,
producing a vast assortment of colours, stars, bombs, bangs and whistles.

Lancework Lancework is the use of hundreds of mini jets arranged and fused to create works and logos. the design will burn for about one minute. Your audience is sure to be thrilled by your customised message- a very effective way of a saying "Goodnight". Torches Wax torches are highlighting features mounted or held around the display, and are also ideal for lighting processions, pathways and grounds.