Local Company provides Residents with Presidential Flare

Local Company provides Residents with Presidential Flare

January 19, 2005 (Washington, D.C.) - Fireworks by Grucci, long-time partner and licensor to Phantom Fireworks, will be lighting up the skies over Washington, D.C. this week at the Inauguration of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. The fireworks performance promises to capture the innovative, state-of-the-art style that is the inspiration for Phantom Fireworks consumer line of Grucci products.

The performance marks the 7th consecutive Presidential Inauguration the Grucci family has presented but this display of sizzle and boom promises to be different. "This will be the first Inauguration that will feature the White House as the backdrop for the evening's festivities," says Felix J. Grucci Jr., CFO of Fireworks by Grucci. "It will also be the first time that fireworks will cascade over the people's house."

"It's events like these that inspired our Grucci Collection" says William A. Weimer, Vice President for Phantom Fireworks. "Whether it's our popular Grucci New York Harbor Fountain, our Grucci Park Avenue aerial tube, or our New York Harbor Show reloadable mortar kit, it's spectacular events like this that our Grucci Collection is modeled after…we are as excited as anyone to see the Inaugural Fireworks Spectacular by our friends from Fireworks by Grucci."

Phantom Fireworks and Fireworks by Grucci formed a partnership that would enable them to produce the best possible consumer fireworks for Phantom customers. The relationship would serve as the catalyst for innovative, state-of-the-art pyrotechnic displays that consumers could enjoy in their own backyard. Today, Phantom Fireworks offers an exclusive line of Grucci Collection products in 40 showrooms across 12 states. You can also find Grucci Collection products at one of Phantom's 1,700 temporary locations throughout the U.S.

The success that Phantom has enjoyed over the years with its Grucci Collection isn't surprising to Bruce Zoldan, President and CEO of the Nation's largest retailer of consumer fireworks. "We understand what the Grucci names stands for and what that means to our customers. Just watch the fireworks display at the Inauguration…I promise you this show will be one you don't want to miss."

Consumers can visit their local Phantom Fireworks showroom or visit fireworks.com to find out more about Phantom's Grucci collection.