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Have a Hazey Christmas!

Pea Soup's Phantom Hazer was used to provide the atmosphere on the BBC David Tennant / RSC production of Hamlet to be shown on Boxing Day, BBC2 TV. Just one Phantom "replaced a DF50, Cirrus cracker and a couple of Jem 24/7's due to the director of photography prefering the quality of haze from this unit."

With the safest haze in the world, the finest haze particle size in the world and the longest haze hang time in the world, we are understandably very proud of our Phantom!

Made in the UK to ISO:9001 quality assurance, it comes with a 5 year warranty and beats the nearest spec system in price terms by over £3,500.00

New Range of Le Maitre Smoke Machines

Last week we became the first company in the world to offer the new range of Le Maitre G Force fog generators online.

The G Force range are to replace existing models the Speedfogger, G300 Mk III and offer a new version of the famous G300 MkII which has sold thousands of units worldwide.

The G Force 1 replaces the Speedfogger as a 1.1kW continuous output unit, but now with external fluid reservoir for increased versatility in installations.

The G Force 2 replaces the G300 MkIII as a high output 2kW unit.

The G Force 3 is designed as an updated version of the G300 MkII, a 2.2kW high output unit. It has a smaller chassis, twin pumps and twin fog outlets and is considerably less in price.

Please note, the G300 MkII is still available and will be for the forseeable future.

Neutron XS & MVS Hazers - Price Drop

We have reduced the prices of Le Maitre's Neutron XS and MVS hazers again, so grab one before Le Maitre's annual price increase and get a superb theatre / nightclub quality REAL hazer (NOT a "fazer" from the far east! Rubbish!) and save up to £235.00 net (£270.25 inc. VAT) on the List Price.

We'll beat any price on Le Maitre Hazers, but no-one can beat our knowledge and our service.

See our hazers

Clearance Smoke Machines

Due to popular demand, we now have a clearance page listing all the ex-demo and end-of-line smoke generators that are available for greatly reduced prices.

There are some superb machines which are 'as new', from Power Mist Turbo to a Colt 3 and a Rosco 900.

But as with all bargains, it's first come first served. We only have one of each.

Check out our clearance page now!

New improved Rocket Smoke Generator

We recently launched our new and improved Rocket smoke generator.

The unit is a sleek, more compact design and has a new ergonomic handle with fog output control button built-in. It also gives the user greater control of fog output and improved comfort over long periods of use.

Everything else inside the unit is the same - the same un-parralleled smoke particle size, 5 year warranty and a lifetime guarantee on the heat exchanger.

We love it!

Coloured Smoke Grenades, prices reduced

Not only have we reduced the price of boxes of smoke grenades by £6, we now offer more choice. Coloured smoke grenades are now available in multi-packs & assorted boxes.

Colours available now include white, red, green and yellow. Ideal for special effects, film makers and photographers, but also suitable for air flow visualisation and leak testing, providing a coloured smoke for indication.

See the full range of pyrotechnic smoke grenades on our website.

Avoid price increases, bring forward orders to March

Many manufacturers increase the price of their machines and fluids on 1st April. So if you are planning a future purchase of a smoke machine, hazer or fluid, then March is a good time to do it before the price increase kicks in.

As we've mentioned here before, due to currency fluctuations machines made in the far east have increased and look set to do so again soon. For whatever reason, the Asian manufacturers are paid in American dollars. Euro-currency-using manufacturers (although there is only Look Solutions in this category) hiked prices £100+ per machine earlier this year.

There's never been a better time to Buy British!

Discounts on Le Maitre Smoke Machines and Hazers

While imported smoke machines from Europe and China are increasing in price by large amounts (Germany's Look Solutions units are now, on average, 15% more than they were last month simply due to the Pound / Euro exchange rate, and our buying price for Antari products have just increased 17%) we are offering discounts on many of our BRITISH made smoke machines.

There's an extra £40 off 230v Mini Mist Turbo,
An extra £80 off a Neutron XS Hazer,
Another £41 off the world famous Peasouper dry ice fog machine
and £61 off our PS007 Continuous Output Smoke Machines

Buy from Pea Soup and we'll save you a pretty penny!

Give us a call today for expert advice and personal service.

Free Le Maitre Pyro Delivery in December

If your order of Le Maitre pyrotechnics or hardware is over £150 ex. VAT, you get it delivered FREE in December!

Pyrotechnics are delivered differently to normal orders, as they are explosive and therefore hazardous. Delivery on pyro is normally £15 for up to 10kg. This offer only applies to orders placed in December. UK mainland delivery only.

Artificial Snow - next day delivery

It's not too late to purchase our artificial snow to add to your window display, Christmas party event or decorations.

It's very realistic, fire retardent and also re-usable!

We can send out snow until 22nd December (delivery on 23rd).
On 23rd December we can still send it out, but there will be an additional carriage charge for an AM delivery on 24th December (but next year you won't leave it so late, will you....? :0)

Smoke grenades delivery price drop

If you're ordering a box of smoke grenades, any quantity of smoke pellets or up to two smoke spray cans, we waive our normal delivery charge (which has to allow for 21kg cases of fog fluid!) and only charge £5.50 for next-day delivery. Pellets are usually delivered before 1pm next day.

Pea Soup at the movies

R.L. Stine's Haunted Lighthouse is a short 4-D film which debuted in several United States theme parks, including SeaWorld San Diego & SeaWorld San Antonio, in 2003, and stars Lea Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Sara Paxton, Matt Weinberg, and Bobby Edner. "Weird Al" Yankovic has a bit role. The film is an adaptation of R. L. Stine directed by Joe Dante and written by Sam Hamm.

Pea Soup supplied the large, self-contained heavy fog generators that are used to create a low lying mist for a UK installation of this film in a 4-D theatre in a theme park.

Hellboy 2 recently premiered in the cinemas. Pea Soup provided smoke machines for this movie. And if you're into horror - then look out for The Wolfman coming next year, which we also provided smoke machines for!

Perhaps one day you may see our name on the credits...!

The Ultimate Hazer

We've reduced the price of our Phantom Pro Hazer - the ultimate hazer.

Different to the DF-50 and Swefog units, our unit actually heats the oil so that the haze is sterilised - any bacteria that may be present are killed.

The particle size of the haze particles are 0.2 micron - which is the finest in the industry, beating MDG. It also means that it leaves no residue, because the particles are so small and light, they only settle 8mm per hour due to gravity.

It can also produce large amounts of very persistent smoke, so it's really 2 functions for the price of 1, and can easily fill huge volumes.

The haze hang time is well over 3 hours - not something any water based hazer can claim.

The unit was £1,500.00 and is now £1,395.00 with the DMX version down from £1,960.00 to £1,670.00.

The price of the smoke oil consumable is also reduced from £50 per 5 litres to £30 per 5 litres.

Darfur refugee camp exhibit in Trafalgar Square

Evening Standard
06.06.08

Trafalgar Square is to be transformed into a refugee camp to highlight the plight of millions of people displaced from war-torn Darfur.

The United Nations refugee agency is setting up the camp beneath Nelson's Column so Londoners can experience the daily conditions suffered by refugees because of the five-year conflict.

The installation will feature four five-metre by three-metre canvas dome tents used by the UN, which can sleep more than a dozen people. Smoke and the sounds of gunshots aim to make the Experience Darfur exhibition more lifelike. Cooking equipment, blankets, soap and buckets used in the camps will also be displayed.

The exhibition will be opened by UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, to coincide with World Refugee Week. About 300,000 people have died and two million made homeless during the civil war in Darfur between rebels and militias backed by Sudan's government.

Pea Soup have supplied the smoke machine for this exhibition.

Rosco Fog Machines and Fog Fluid

We're having a super year so far. To say thanks, we've reduced our prices for the Rosco range of fog machines and fog fluid. The 'Rosco' name is synonymous with quality fog machines for both the stage, television, films and fire training applications and we're pleased to be able to offer the full range of Rosco machines and fluids at unbeatable prices.

The Rosco Alpha 900 is a superb little machine, with a huge long remote cable (9 metres) and remarkable output for such a small unit. Because we love it so much, we've knocked £36 off the price and are now stocking 110v versions as well as 230v versions. The Rosco Alpha 900 was £235, and is now just £199.

Its big brother, the Rosco 1700 is the replacement for the Rosco 1600 (which in turn was a replacement for the legendary Rosco 1500). It is a very rugged machine with a timer remote which can be mounted on the back of the unit, making the system 'self-contained'. The Rosco 1700 was £389, and is now just £365.

Bigger again, the Rosco 1900 was £559, is now £510.

For low lying heavy fog effects, the fog output of any Rosco machine can be passed through the ColdFlow which uses liquid CO2 to chill the fog to sub-zero temperatures making it lie low. This machine has been £1,249 and is now £1,080. If you would like to order one, please let us know as soon as possible as they can be several weeks in production in the USA.

Rosco fog fluid offers a range of effects, from persistent fog to a stage fog effect which disappears after the initial blast.

3 x 1 litre fluid was £47, now £29
2 x 2.5 litres fluid was £53, now £39
2 x 4 litres fluid was £79, now £49
25 litres fluid was £169, now £135

We hope you'll consider Rosco Fog Machines when considering your purchase, and we think that our new prices they're hard to beat.

YouTube

If you are having problems viewing the videos on our website, you can watch them on our new YouTube channel.

We're adding new videos on a regular basis, so subscribe and be the first to see our latest videos!

Visit our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/peasoupltd

Heavy Fog at the touch of a button!

Announcing our newest product: The Self-Contained Heavy Fog System

The much sought-for low lying heavy fog effect using only fog fluid and power. No CO2, no dry ice, no dewar vessels - just thick blankets of heavy fog on demand.

And all for approx. 3 times less than the leading model on the market!

The complete system with high output fog machine, mains powered fog cooler and 20 litres of low fog fluid is just £1960 ex. VAT. Why spend 3x this when you can have 3 of these systems to give your location maximum fog coverage?

You can either use one of our suggested fog machines with the unit, or use one of your existing fog machines

Product price news

We are pleased to announce a new price structure for our pyrotechnic smoke pellets. We have also improved the product itself - it now generates twice as much smoke and can be held in your hand while you light it for ease of ignition, and for a short time whilst producing smoke.

Our ICE100 heavy fog machine is proving very popular with schools and drama societies. It's one of the cheapest ways of creating one of the more costly stage effects - heavy fog.

Refillable aerosols for our PS23 and PS25 hand portable smoke machines have been reduced by more than 66%. This makes the system even more affordable for international customers who are charged a 'hazardous' surcharge by freight companies due to the pre-pressurized aerosols being considered hazardous by them.

Le Maitre Theatrical Pyrotechnics Discount

In January and February, we are offering a 10% discount on all Le Maitre pyrotechnic hardware and cartridges orders over £80.00 ex. VAT.

We supply ALL hardware and pyro in the Le Maitre Pyrotechnics range

Antari Fog Machines

We are pleased to announce we now supply Antari smoke machines and effects. Antari offer great value items ideal for those with an eye on their budget.

The most notable additions to our product range,

DNG100 Fog Chiller - a self-container fog chiller for use with an Antari fog machine, this is the cheapest and easiest way to generate clouds of low lying fog without dry ice or CO2.

ICE100 Low Fog - a fog machine with ice compartment which cools the fog. A cheap way to make low fog for smaller applications.

HZ400 Oil based hazer - lowest priced oil based hazer for use indoors or out, on stage, theatre, TV, film.

Prices Lowered

We are pleased to announce price reductions on a number of our products.

These include:

Reel EFX DF50 Diffusion Hazer (£235 off)
Tub of 100 smoke pellets (£22.50 off)
Terrafog liquid nitrogen style fog effect for nightclubs (a massive £1,540 off!)
FreezeFog Pro fog chiller for use with G300 (£50 off)

The New Le Maitre G300 Mk 3

The G300 Mk3 is the latest smoke machine from Le Maitre is available direct from Pea Soup from 14th January 2008.

Whilst the new G300 does not have the hazer function of the existing G300, it is less than half the weight and creates the same continuous high volume of smoke with a considerably reduced price tag. This makes it the viable alternative to the existing G300 for those who would never use the hazer function but still need a very high output machine. It also makes a viable alternative to the Speedfogger.

Now it is possible to get many of the features of Le Maitre's top-of-the-range smoke machine for less than ever.

2007/8 Seasonal Time

We are open to take phone calls, emails and orders through this festive time, but please note that it may not be possible to send out any orders until 2nd January. Smoke pellets and Le Maitre hazers can be shipped.

In the New Year we will be adding a dry ice fog machine to our hire stock. This is THE heavy fog effect for that highly atmospheric 'walking on clouds' affair you see on X Factor and in stage shows around the world.

From all of us here at Pea Soup, we wish you all the best for 2008!

Le Maitre Spare Parts

As authorised distributors of Le Maitre products, we are very happy to be able to offer all spare parts for all Le Maitre products - whether smoke machines, hazers, heavy fog generators or parts for many of the older out-of-production models.

Just contact us for what parts you need and we'll get you a price ASAP.

Artificial Snow Still Shipping

It's not too late to purchase our artificial snow to add to your window display, Christmas party event or decorations. It's very realistic, fire retardent and also re-usable!

Special Effects

You may not know that Pea Soup supplies a large selection of special effects in addition to our smoke machines.

We supply a huge range of consumables, including pyrotechnics for theatrical productions, confetti and glitter, confetti cannons, artificial snow, fake flames, liquid nitrogen cannons for nightclubs, real fire projectors and flame throwing magician's wands.

For more information, call us or follow the links above.

Artifical Snow

Christmas is just around the corner and Pea Soup are selling our large bags of artificial snow at our lowest price yet.

With quantity discounts available, this realistic snow is ideal for shop windows, Christmas party decorations and theming.

Get some before it melts! (It won't really...)

Look Solutions

Pea Soup now supply the full range of Look Solutions smoke and haze machines as well as associated fluids. The German manufacturer's products are beginning to gain a foothold in the market, and we are happy to offer all products - from the Tiny Fogger - a battery powered unit, to the Orka - a 9kW monster!

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Pea Soup recently provided ITV1's "Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway" with smoke and fog effects for their weekly live one hour Saturday night television show.

Pea Soup supplied the hand portable smoke machine which creates a curtain of fog for celebrity guests to walk through onto the main set, as well as pyrotechnic smoke grenades for the "Beat The Boys" segment in which Ant & Dec race wacky dual-control cars against celebrities.

SFX Ltd. based at Pinewood Studios modified the grenades to be electrically and remotely fired on the rear bumper of the vehicle.

Smoke Grenades Price Discount

Boxes of 5 pyrotechnic smoke grenades have been reduced by £4.

They are now £39 ex. VAT per box.

New Products

We can now supply a range of battery powered smoke machines.

From incorporating into costumes, models or set pieces, you will find these small machines are the ultimate solution for mobility and concealment. The higher powered version is also suitable for air flow or leak testing in locations where no power supply is available.

The Tiny Fogger, Tiny Compact and higher powered Power Tiny are now available.

Time Out New York

We're in this month's Time Out New York (issue 609, May 31 - June 6) in the 'Device Squad' necessary objects column. The product is our 12V DC in-car smoke screen.

Time Out New York

GMTV's Toon Attik

GMTV chose Pea Soup to supply their new smoke machine for their Toon Attik programme.

Our continuous output smoke machine, the PS007 with ducting is used in the Barrel of Doom feature.

New Rosco 1500 on eBay

A very rare find was auctioned online last week - a brand new Rosco 1500. Rosco haven't made these machines for maybe 10 years, so it was a chance to grab a classic. As long as you had a 110v power supply and lived in the USA. It sold for £100 ($200) and was a spare machine from a photography studio.

There is no such thing as 'generic smoke fluid'

When you buy a smoke machine, the instruction manual you receive with it will tell you that you must use fluid that has been made by the same manufacturer for that machine. Using other types of fluid will invalidate the warranty and could damage the machine. Other fluids may work in the machine, but by no means all. They may create a sub-standard smoke that is unpleasant to breathe and could damage your health. They could also damage your machine. If you do use another manufacturer's fluid in your machine and need to get it repaired under warranty, the first thing the service engineer will do is use a special indicator to see if you've used the correct fluid or not. You will either then be charged for the repair, or it will be sent back to you unrepaired. If you want to see your smoke machine last a long time, we recommend you use the manufacturer's fluid. It will be optimised for use in your machine.

The main reason smoke generator manufacturers state that the chemical used should be their own is that generators are designed around a specific mixture of chemicals, with specific boiling ranges. Using a smoke fluid that for example is based on propylene glycol /water, which has a relatively low boiling range, through a generator set for glycerine / water (with a much higher boiling range) potentially can crack the chemical, forming unpleasant and potentially toxic compounds (acroleins, aldehydes etc). Even changing the % of water in a mixture can have an effect.

A couple of years ago all the major manufacturers prepared a joint letter stressing the dangers, or more accurately potential dangers of mixing and matching smoke chemicals, stressing that so called generic smoke chemicals simply could not be relied upon to produce a consistent and safe smoke in every generator.

Malmaison, Liverpool

Pea Soup Ltd. supplied fog for the new Malmaison in Liverpool.

The special effect which is triggered when members of bar staff at Malmaison in Liverpool enter the staff only area of the bar.

Two automatic metal doors quickly slide back to let them through, revealing a waist-high wall of fog which disperses within seconds.

The effects utilises two PS007 continuous output smoke machines and extra quick dispersing fluid.

Liquid Nitrogen Fog Cannons

We have two new products on the site for the new year.

Many of you may have seen the large freezing liquid nitrogen fog cannons that blast a huge cloud of fog onto the patrons of nightclubs around the world.

We now offer these units for sale - please see our liquid nitrogen fog cannon page for further details.

For a smaller scale effect at a lower price, we also have an alternative method of creating this effect, which you can find on our fog cannon page.

Henry Vacuums

Pea Soup recently supplied a dry ice fog machine for Numatic International, makers of the famous 'Henry' vacuum cleaner!

They chose the Peasouper, which has a long standing reputation for creating the classic dry ice fog effect.

It will be used on their promotional video, currently being filmed.

Panto Fog!

This year, Dublin's Gaeity Theatre chose Pea Soup to supply them with the equipment to generate the atmospheric heavy fog effect for this year's pantomime, Mother Goose.

A Rosco ColdFlow and Rosco 1750 were used and will remain part of the theatre's impressive arsenal of equipment for future productions.

VAT Registration

Pea Soup Ltd. is now a VAT registered company, which means a number of things to different customers.

The price you now see on our website excludes VAT at 17.5%.

VAT Registered UK Customers:
Our prices have decreased.

VAT Registered Customers within the EC:
Our prices have decreased. You would not be charged VAT on any order you place as long as you provide evidence of your VAT number e.g. business letterhead when ordering.

Individuals or companies in the EU who are not VAT registered:
Our prices have increased - you will pay VAT at the UK rate of 17.5%

Individuals and companies outside of the EU:
Our prices have decreased. You would not be charged VAT at all.

Non-VAT registered UK individuals:
Our prices have increased. We're really sorry.

Discontinued products

We regretfully announce that the following products have been discontinued:

 

12V DC Mobile Fogger

DNG100 heavy fog converter

Z1500

Z3000

ICE Heavy Fog Machine

 

We'd like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.

 

Our UK supplier no longer has the license to distribute Antari products, and the nearest supplier is in the Netherlands.

We have moved

Please note our new address and telephone number on the contact page of our website.

Volcano museum set piece on eBay

An ex-museum volcano exhibit is on eBay. The listing includes a Rosco 1500 fog machine - an absolute classic, though mainly sold in America. It is harnessed to a pneumatic activator which must move the whole machine around to distribute the smoke inside the set piece.

Sadly no longer in production, the Rosco 1500 was replaced by the Rosco 1600, which was replaced by the Rosco 1700, which has been replaced by the Rosco 1750 - available direct from Pea Soup.

Stardust Movie

Pea Soup Ltd. supplied the smoke machines and hazers for the forthcoming Paramount movie spectacular "Stardust" starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sienna Miller and Ricky Gervais. It's a fantasy adventure about a young man who promises his girlfriend that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing away from their country idyll into a magical realm. Out 10 August in the US and October in the UK.

More info at:

http://www.stardustmovie.com/

Smoke's no joke!

Invicta FM's breakfast presenter, Neil Francis, who takes great pleasure in winding up listeners with hoax calls, was on the receiving end of a prank last week when his studio filled with smoke.

Neil's co-host, Sam Hughes, secretly triggered a high powered smoke machine (which is used by specialist burglar alarm companies to make it impossible for theives to see what they are trying to steal) during their show - resulting in a worried Neil announcing on air: "There's a load of smoke in the studio so we are just going to play another record.". Almost immediately firemen in breathing apparatus burst through the door and tried to pull Neil out, but he wouldn't budge.

After the show, he said: "When I first saw the smoke I was convinced it was a fire. My first thought was to get Sam to safety. But once we were in the corridor I realised it didn't smell like a fire so I returned to the studio to carry on the programme."

On his return to the studio he found that he couldn't see anything for the smoke - and all of the equipment was non-operational due to control of the desk having been taken by his colleagues next door.

The confusion created by the prank wasn't limited to the studio. Because only three people were aware of the plan, the rest of the Invicta FM staff, along with workers from the neighbouring offices on the business park, evacuated the premises when smoke triggered the fire alarms. Even presenter Johnny Lewis, who was broadcasting his Invicta Supergold show from an adjoining studio, quit his desk and headed in search of a fire extinguisher.