Software for indoor fireworks

Indoors, everything happens in a few seconds and a few metres from the audience. T1 gerbs for the newlyweds’ entrance, cold spark machines for the first dance, flashes and jets for a product launch on stage: the products are small, and ceiling height, drapes and ventilation matter more than calibre. The venue’s smoke detectors, the presence of a fire safety officer and the venue manager’s sign-off are as much part of the setup as the cabling. There is no off-season: winter galas, summer weddings and corporate events all year round.

The client is often a wedding planner, an events agency or a venue director who saw the effect in a video and wants it exactly the same. They book late, sometimes two weeks out, and do not realise the venue has to approve it. The friction points are familiar: a ceiling lower than announced, a carpet that is not flame-retardant, a detector that cannot be isolated, a cold spark machine mistaken for a conventional pyrotechnic article by the sound and lighting contractor. The pyrotechnician must answer quickly, at tight prices, and document every job.

PyroDesk keeps up with that pace. A quote in five minutes using your stage effects as reusable line items, the contract signed on the client portal, and a dossier that stores the floor plan, the effect time and the fire safety officer’s contact. Stock tracks your gerbs and fountains by lot and expiry date, the declaration or certificate the authority expects is prepared from the dossier, and the calendar takes three jobs on the same Saturday without the crew turning up at the wrong venue.