Jens Kürsten Pyrotechnician Vita Already in his early childhood, Jens Kürsten, born in Ludwigsfelde in 1986, established his love of fireworks – initially, however, curbed by his parents’ caution. After passing his A-levels in Berlin, he started an apprenticeship to be a chemical-technical assistant. Nevertheless, he stayed incredibly interested in the job of a pyrotechnician,…

Steffen Müller

Steffen Müller Pyro Technician Vita Born in 1979, Steffen Müller is a passionate pyrotechnician: already in his childhood he developed a fascination for this art which never diminished over the years and still drives him today. After an apprenticeship as a fitter for heating and ventilation systems he and his girlfriend started their own dry-cleaning…

Robert Kandler Pyro Technician Vita Robert Kandler was born in Berlin in March 1965. Trained as a plumber and fitter for gas installations, he worked as an all-round handy-man for a large housing association when he first went to see a proper firework display with some friends in 1994. Enticed and made curious, he watched…

Fred Neuß Pyro Technician Vita Born in 1967, Fred Neuß started a career at Berlin’s public transport company at the age of 23, initially as a trained painter and decorator, but ending up as a media adviser to the organization. Fairly late in life he set his sights on work in pyrotechnics, beginning with an…

Arne Steinhof

Arne Steinhof Pyro Technician Vita The Sales Manager of Potsdamer Feuerwerk GmbH was born in 1969 in Rostock and grew up in the small town of Ribnitz-Damgarten. After completing an apprenticeship to become a zoo technician he first changed fields and word as a roofer in the Baltic coast area of Germany – working mainly…

Thomas Schenkluhn

Thomas Schenkluhn Creative Director Vita Thomas Schenkluhn is seen as one of Germany’s most creative pyro-designers. Born in 1973, the Berliner discovered his passion for fireworks already as a young child. Turning this passion into a job was more owed to coincidence though. As a customer of our affiliated company Pyro-Partner, he was offered the…

Björn Wilhelm

Geschäftsführer

Björn Wilhelm Managing Director / CEO Vita Björn Wilhelm was born in Berlin in 1978 and is one of those lucky people who can claim to have turned their passion into their job. While enlisted in the army for five years, he was active as a training officer for explosives specialists and discovered his fascination…

Jörg Vogel

Vertriebsleitung PyroEvent

Jörg Vogel Sales Manager Event Vita The Sales Manager of Potsdamer Feuerwerk GmbH was born in 1969 in Rostock and grew up in the small town of Ribnitz-Damgarten. After completing an apprenticeship to become a zoo technician he first changed fields and word as a roofer in the Baltic coast area of Germany – working…