Dominator Fireworks is always trying to improve the customer experience. Therefore, we have developed an On-Line Status Tracking tool for our customers. If you are a customer, you can access the tool at www.dominatorfireworks.com/status.html Enter your password into the yellow box and hit enter. Look at all three tabs to see product details.
Attached is a new LIVE Stock Report. This report is linked to a data file on the Dominator Website and should update automatically with new weekly stock levels. You can edit this file, choose items, see the CBM total, then save and e-mail this file to us if you want to add to your order. In order to see the updated data, you might need to “click on the Enable External Connections button on the top of screen”. Save this excel file and each time you open it, it should refresh with the latest data. If the old date is showing, then open Excel, go to “DATA” on the menu, and choose “Refresh All” in the External Connections section.
The USD to RMB Exchange Rate seems to have peaked at 6.98 last week and has now fallen to 6.89. The Exchange rate tends to move in cycles and once the down cycle starts it’s not likely to reverse again until it bottoms out at the cycle low (last cycle’s low was 6.0). The FX rate does have a big impact on cost. Just in 2 days in rate dropped from 6.98 to 6.89, resulting in a $400 exchange impact on a typical $30,000 container. If the RMB drops to 6.3 again, then the impact would be $2,000 on a $30,000 exchange. Below is a chart showing how the rate goes up and down fairly predictably and why it is likely headed down in the coming weeks and back to 6.3 like it was for last season’s shipping season.
USD to RMB FX Historical Exchange Rate
Here is a video from a recent customer tour at our Firecracker Factory. Firecracker production is now the most automated of all items. Almost all steps are now done by machine except for labeling of the small 16cracker packs. Check out this interesting video and many others on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/DominatorFireworks/videos/974945766025290/
We are also getting a good start to production. Below are some QC photos of new production from this week. Some finished items include American Power 500g, Assault Candle, Killer Skeeters, 200 Shot Staying Power 1.3g, The “C Bomb” 1.3g, Gibby’s Serpent 1.3g, Howling Wolf, Total Dominance, Jumping Jacks, Mega Mini, Raging Bulls, Buzz Balls, and many more!
Congratulations to Dragon Fireworks for their 1st place finish at the 2018 Montreal Fireworks Competition (widely regarded as the world’s most prestigious fireworks competition). Dragon found themselves short of product due to a container delivery issue and needed very specific, high quality product urgently. Due to ACE Pyro’s REAL-TIME inventory system they were able to locate suitable Dominator Pro1.4g products to match the needs of their complex world-class script. Ace Pyro rushed the product to the shoot sight and helped Dragon secure a 1st place finish! Write us for the product used. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_3D4I2Wdh8
Thank you to Fireworks Forever for their “GOLD METAL” awarded in their newsletter to Dominator for early shipment of several of their containers!
We are already busy planning for new products. If anyone is interested in any of these items for 2019, please contact us directly, otherwise look for them on the 2020 price list. See attached videos and photos below. Here are some examples:
