Kimbolton Fireworks was a British manufacturer of display fireworks.[1] It sold fireworks to shops, operated a mail order firework business, and offered a firework display service. It was the last remaining manufacturer of fireworks in the UK.
| Founded | 1964 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | , England |
| Products | Fireworks |
Based in Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, the company was founded in 1964 by the Reverend Ron Lancaster, Kimbolton School chaplain and chemistry master.[2] His son, Mark Lancaster was a director before becoming a Member of Parliament.
On 19 February 2019 it was announced that Kimbolton Fireworks would cease trading.[3]
The trading rights were bought by Phoenix Fireworks (Wrotham, Kent) in 2019 and they continue to sell the Kimbolton brand across the UK.[4]
On 8 February 2022 the trading rights of the retail brand of fireworks known as Kimbolton Fireworks Retail was sold by Phoenix Fireworks to Celtic Fireworks (based in Tutbury, Staffordshire). Phoenix Fireworks continue to use Kimbolton Fireworks as a trading name for some of their firework displays and professional trade sales.
References
edit- ^ "The one week of the year business takes off". The Daily Telegraph. 30 October 2003. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ "Kimbolton Fireworks: Rev Ron Lancaster honoured with plaque". BBC. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ "London 2012 fireworks firm ceases trading". 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Competition". The British Firework Championships. 22 May 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020.
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