A FAMILY TRADITION SINCE 1793.
Marco Polo returns from his travels to the far East, reportedly with pasta and gunpowder
1295		 Marco Polo

Celestino Foti and his family emigrate to Australia. He works in a fireworks factory in Menangle Park, New South Wales, whilst conducting his own displays for the local Show Societies and Italian community.

1952

 See pictures of some of Vulcan's Class C Australian made fireworks from the 1960's and 70's. By 1973, International Fireworks was manufacturing 10 million sparklers and two million sky rockets per year.

1973
 Foti is a proudly Australian operated and owned family business Portfolio of Displays Worldwide
In 1992, Foti International Fireworks starts to manufacture display fireworks in China.

Foti win the Stockholm Water Festival International Fireworks Competition in August 1993.

1993

In 1999, Foti co-present Sydney's Millenium fireworks From 2000 to the present Foti produce Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks in their entirety.

1999

Since NYE 2000, Foti have set a benchmark for firework displays on Sydney Harbour Bridge

2000-2008
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Celestino Foti (1913-2001), second from the right, with family members in Italy (c.1934). Note the multi-break shell being held up.

Circa. 1793

The Foti family tradition of fireworks dates back to 1793, beginning in Messina, Sicily. In 1838, Salvatore Foti moves to the town of Sinopoli, Calabria, in Southern Italy, where some members of the Foti family are still involved in the art of fireworks.

1969

Celestino and Sam Foti establish International Fireworks after buying Vulcan Fireworks in Menangle Park, New South Wales.

The International Fireworks manufacturing plant at Menangle Park, New South Wales (c.1974)

1987

International Fireworks (the Foti name was incorporated in 1989) move operation to Leppington, New South Wales.
 The Leppington Plant (circa. 1995) 		By the early 1990's, the Australian and international profile of Foti International Fireworks was increasing, with more and more invitations to display internationally to come.

Loading the largest successfully launched firework ever made in Australia. This 24 inch shell made by Foti was fired at Marti's Canowindra Balloon Fiesta in 1997

2000

Foti were the Official Pyrotechnic Designers, Consultants and Suppliers for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

 

Foti perform the fireworks for the Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies