
Simon Cansick is a professional pyrotechnician with Hi-5 Fireworks,
and one of the company's most experienced senior firers. He is also
the company's chemistry expert and his passion lies in the
manufacturing of fireworks as much as the displays
themselves.
In his spare time he likes nothing more than designing, building
and testing his own fireworks, and his latest project is the much
fabled chrysanthemum of mystery effect.
Simon has been involved in fireworks for over 9 years and has fired
hundreds of safe and spectacular shows, from wedding firework
displays to major corporate events and festival firework
finales.
Simon is a director of Hi-5 Fireworks; importing the
professional quality fireworks from China which are used
extensively in Hi-5 displays. Simon also holds the BPA Level 2
qualification, which is currently the highest level qualification
available in the UK firework display industry.
Simon says all Hi-5 Displays are his favourites, but when we
pushed him for his top three he mentioned the bonfire night events
in Folkestone 2009, the recent fireworks display in
Middlesborough and the Malta 2009 displays.

