Clifford Stonestreet
Jack Cottam
Clifford Stonestreet
Managing Director
Clifford currently holds the position of Chairman of the British Pyrotechnists Association (BPA) representing the professional display industry to the UK and EU Parliaments. He has developed a team of over 130 technicians to fire shows of all sizes and demands but always maintains personal control of every project.
In the 1980’s and 1990’s Clifford was part of the team responsible for setting up the rules for firework displays in Dubai. At the same time he was designing and firing shows in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Dubai and Oman. These included weddings, corporate events, as well as National Day celebrations and assistance with New Year’s Eve. During this time firework displays were also provided in Sudan for the Government and Shell for various national and corporate events and in Lahore, Pakistan for the National Horse and Cattle Show.
Clifford was the first person from the UK to win the prestigious Monaco Festival of Fireworks and has also been successful in competitions in Italy, Spain, Estonia and Macao. In the UK he was part of the team that delivered the Millennium night show on the Thames and has worked at Windsor Castle for the Duke of Edinburgh's birthday celebrations as well as all the inaugural naming events for the P&O and Cunard fleets in the UK over the past 26 years.
He has run events of all sizes and has managed seven figure budgets, delivering each one successfully on time and on budget.
JACK COTTAM
Display MANAGER
Jack brings to the team a wide range of experience encompassing fireworks, close proximity pyro, flames and DMX control. Having worked on a wide range of displays, including high profile events, Jack is a true Pyrotechnician, someone with a passion for fireworks who wants to share the best pyrotechnics and choreography with his audiences. His ability to find great products and visualise how they can be used in innovative ways is one of his hallmarks.
A love of fireworks and their potential to move an audience caught Jack’s imagination from a young age. His career started at 16 years old when he helped at displays, moving kit, and helping out. By the age of 18 his career had progressed rapidly, conducting site visits, and producing risk assessments, meeting clients, designing displays, and being given responsibility for display oversight. During this time, he qualified as a British Pyrotechnists Association Senior Firer and an ADR qualified driver for the transportation of Dangerous Goods. Jack’s talents have also been called on to design competition entries whilst working as a freelancer.
Jack’s role as Display Manager with Fully Fused Fireworks entails responsibility for all aspects of the display process. This includes initial client contact, site survey, risk assessment, logistical management and ultimately the display production and delivery.
Cliff Stonestreet, Managing Director for FTF Worldwide Event Management and Fully Fused Fireworks says, “The arrival of Jack Cottam is an extremely exciting time for the company, and we know that the qualities and experience that Jack brings with him will only enhance the Fully Fused Fireworks already well regarded display operation.”