Blackcat and Standard Fireworks Blog

Planning a Party?

Whatever the occasion, special birthday, wedding, festival or corporate event, why not turn it into a memorable experience and an occasion to remember with a superb party firework display.  Black Cat Fireworks are specialists in the field of fireworks and provide a range of packages for that special party, including – Mega Mix fireworks, Maximum Override fireworks and spectacular Pyro Master Fireworks making them perfect for that special day. Read the rest of this entry »

Fireworks are a perfect treat to every celebration, especially birthdays! Whether it’s a gift for a loved one or a party celebration, make this birthday stand out from the rest with our spectacular fireworks. We’ve put together four awesome selections of our best fireworks to make it even easier for you to choose which fireworks are most suitable for your occasion. All our fireworks are guaranteed to impress your friends and family and ensure your night truly goes with a bang! Read the rest of this entry »

Fireworks are a perfect treat to every celebration, especially parties! Whether you’re the host or a guest at the party, make it a night to remember with our spectacular fireworks. We’ve put together four awesome selections of our best fireworks to make it even easier for you to choose which fireworks are most suitable for your occasion. All our fireworks are guaranteed to impress your friends and family and ensure your night truly goes with a bang!

Standard Fireworks and Black Cat Fireworks are two of the best firework brands and you can be assured of the best quality fireworks. Our excellent range of single ignition fireworks are the perfect party favour Read the rest of this entry »

In December last year we ran an awesome firework competition where we gave the chance for one lucky winner to win over ÂŁ500 worth of the best fireworks!

The prize contained:
Centurion: Tipped to be the new single ignition firework replacing Colossus, but even better! A complete 105 shot choreographed display in a box. Light this once, step back and enjoy your very own professional firework display! Read the rest of this entry »

Chinese New Year is the most important celebration in the Chinese calendar; every year marked with a different animal and in turn a different zodiac that carries unique symbolism for that year. This Chinese New Year falls on February 3rd and heralds the year of the rabbit. New Year festivities start on the first day of the lunar month continuing to the fifteenth when the moon is at its brightest. Read the rest of this entry »

Watch Firework Video>>

When Katy Perry performed on one of the X-Factor live shows back in October 2010 no one could have predicted the outstanding success of her single ‘Firework’. It was instantly a radio and club hit, mainly due to its infectious chorus chanting ‘Baby you’re a firework’, as well as an exciting and sexy video in traditional Katy style. ‘Firework’ peaked at position 3 in the official UK singles chart and now, fourteen weeks after it was officially released, it still holds a top 20 place in the chart! Read the rest of this entry »

Watch Drake and Florence duet >>

Superstar rapper Drake is currently on tour and last night surprised his audience and fans at the Apollo Hammerstein in London by bringing Florence Welch, of Florence and the Machine, to sing hit song ‘Firework’ with him. ‘Fireworks’ is Drake and Alicia’s Keys’ hit song from 2010 – Alicia couldn’t be present on tour to sing her part in the chorus, ‘All I need is fireworks, every night its fireworks, taking off like fireworks…’ so when Florence attended Drake’s show as a fan on Friday Drake invited her to return the following day to duet on ‘Fireworks’ with him. Read the rest of this entry »

Watch Drake ft. Alicia here>>

Drake and Alicia Keys have joined forces again. This time the songbird and the former Canadian TV star, come rapper, are making musical magic on “Fireworks” the opening song from Drake’s debut album ‘Thank Me Later’ released back in 2010. Following an anticipated release, it debuted at number one in the US chart, selling 447,000 copies in its first week. It reached platinum in Canada within its debut week and produced multiple singles that have gone on to attain chart success both in the US, Canada and here in the UK. Read the rest of this entry »

It comes as no surprise that the outstanding Colossus is the best selling single ignition firework of 2010 from our online firework shop.

The Colossus has earned its reputation as a long serving flagship firework for good reason – it’s the best! Known throughout the firework industry for its superior choreography and superior colours, designed by the pyrotechnician whose artistry created the Sydney Harbour bridge display! Read the rest of this entry »

January 4th 2011 saw an increase of VAT from 17.5% to 20%, estimated to cost every household in the UK a whopping ÂŁ389 more a year! Prices have affected everything from our food to our fuel but the one thing they haven’t affected is our online fireworks. We’ve taken the VAT price pinch so you don’t have to, meaning, continued great value, qualityfireworks to buy from our online firework shop! Read the rest of this entry »