special effects flying harnesses automation black wire rope founded las vegas nevada incorporated february 7 1995 headquarters louisville kentucky number of locations utrecht the netherlands area served worldwide number of employees 50 2011 website zfxflying.com zfx inc. commonly known as zfx flying is a performer flying effects company based in louisville kentucky and utrecht the netherlands . the company name is pronounced zee eff eks using the american english pronunciation of the letter z . founded in las vegas in 1994 it has provided flying effects for hundreds of professional and amateur versions of peter pan and the wizard of oz . 1 and broadway productions such as wicked . 2 its flying directors are known for wearing the utilikilt 3 4 as the official company uniform . it has the most e.t.c.p double certified theater and arena riggers of any employer . 5 in 2010 they branched out from flying performers in live productions to also flying mannequins in retail stores . starting with the uniqlo flagship store in shanghai they worked with the architectural firm bohlin cywinski jackson in making multiple mannequins flying in a 20 meter atrium and an overhead carousel of rotating mannequins in acrylic pods . 6 those concepts helped bohlin cywinski jackson to win the euroshop retaildesign award in 2012 . 7 8 the company is the largest producer of black oxided wire rope in the world . 9 producing black wire rope for internal use and also for the majority of the cirque du soleil shows . it is also known for its collection of antique industrial and entertainment rigging including nicopress tools and the oldest known working cm lodestar . references edit hathaway brad 2010 08 06 . from wicked to wizard zfx flying directors work the ropes . live design . special effects . the broadway league . 2003 10 30 . first1 missing last1 in authors list help orosz monica 2009 10 29 . peter pan s flight not just pixie dust company routinely sends actors soaring has rented equipment for charleston play . charleston daily mail . peter pan is up in the air . pagosa springs post . 2007 04 26 . search for an etcp certified technician . plasa . 2011 05 01 . first1 missing last1 in authors list help uniqlo shanghai flagship store . architect magazine . 2010 12 10 . first1 missing last1 in authors list help euroshop retaildesign award 2012 . ehi retail institute . 2012 01 16 . first1 missing last1 in authors list help uniqlo shanghai wins euroshop retaildesign award . bohlin cywinski jackson . 2012 01 16 . first1 missing last1 in authors list help http loumag.epubxp.com i 174531 107 external links edit zfx homepage this business related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this louisville related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title zfx inc. & oldid 657329955 categories arts in louisville kentuckycompanies based in louisville kentuckybusiness stubslouisville kentucky stubshidden categories cs1 errors missing author or editorall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 20 april 2015 at 14 05 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view