General Chat & Discussion

General topics related or not to pyrotechnics.

Latest News & Messages

News from the UKPS.

User Guide

Helping you to get the most from the forums.

Suggestions & Technical Issues

Your suggestions, problems, and technical issues.

Adverts & Special Offers

The latest news and offers brought to you from our advertising partners.

Pyrotechnic Formula

Pyrotechnic formulae and approaches to formulation.

UKPS Members Forum

Forum for UKPS members.

UK Pyrotechnics

Practical and technical topics relating to pyrotechnics.

Pyro Tools

Pyro tooling and machinery.

Special FX

Applied pyrotechnics and high explosives in SFX.

Pyrotechnic Chemistry

Pyrotechnic chemistry, physics and applied theory.

Firework Nostalgia

British fireworks history, memories, and recollections.

Professional Fireworks

Discussions by professional fireworks display operators and firers.

Training & Getting Jobs

Professional training & job prospects in the UK display operators scene.

UK Explosives Law & Legislation

UK/EU explosives law and legislation relevant to pyrotechnics.

Fireworks Displays & Events

Professionally organised displays and forum member-organised events.

Consumer Fireworks

Consumer fireworks (equivalent to BS7114 category 1, 2, & 3).

Forum Projects

1. Topic suggestions

The web forum for group projects and research.

Explosive Legislative Review

UKPS submissions and involvement in the HSE Explosive Legislative Review (ELR).

Societal issues

Issues facing us within society.

UK Rocketry

The web forum for the discussion of model & high power rocketry in the UK.

The Green Room

Relax, unwind, tell a few jokes, cheer everyone up!