Blackcat and Standard Fireworks Blog

Helping you make the most of our fireworks

 Black Cat fireworks offers such a comprehensive range of different types of fireworks available on the Black Cat and Standard Fireworks online firework shop, it might all get a bit confusing.

 So here’s a helping hand so that you don’t get your mines and your fountains mixed up. Read the rest of this entry »

Huddersfield Daily Examiner, Thursday 23^rd 2010

Sales cracker for fireworks – Black Cat’s bumper figures for New Year - Image, Festival of Light taken earlier this month by Gareth Mitchell. New Years celebrations are now second only to Bonfire Night for firework sales.

Article reads: “Firework sellers in Huddersfield have reported bumper sales in the run-up to New Year 2011. Helen Ashton, Marketing Manager for the Standard and Black Cat Fireworks factory in Crosland Hill, said the British will let off a predicted £2.5m of fire crackers this New Year. Read the rest of this entry »

The Weekend Examiner, November 6^th 2010

Below – image of Jennie McAlpine (plays Fiz Brown in Coronation Street), event organiser Stuart Smith and serviceman Lee Midgley. Two children watching the fireworks and enjoying the firework display, below, the Bonfire.

The article reads, “Hundreds of screaming fans turned up at one Huddersfield bonfire party to catch a glimpse of red-haired Coronation Street actress Jennie McAlpine. Read the rest of this entry »

Standard Fireworks and Black Cat Fireworks are proud to announce they are supporting a local event and excellent cause – Help for Heroes. Tomorrow there will be a Charity Bonfire & Firework Display at the ‘Rovers Return Inn’ Taylor Hill (formerly The Bluebell). The advert below is from the Huddersfield Examiner, everyone is welcome – bring the family and enjoy an evening of fun and fireworks, admission is free for all and the Bonfire is lit at 6pm. Read the rest of this entry »

For the second consecutive year Black Cat Fireworks and Standard Fireworks are selling the ‘Golden Bees’ firework for £1 and donating ALL sales to Kirkwood Hospice. Last year we raised £4,500 for the charity and this year we hope to do the same or more!

See below an article from the Huddersfield Examiner: Pictured Kate Leadbeater from Kirkwood Hospice with Helen Ashton, Bob Hryndyj and Debbie Coates from Black Cat and Standard Fireworks.

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We’ve taken the hassle out of choosing and buying fireworks with our new Bonfire Selection Boxes which provide everything you need for a fantastic display – including Read the rest of this entry »

Black Cat and Standard Fireworks are proud to have raised almost £4,500 for local charity, Kirkwood Hospice by donating 100% of all sales of the charity firework “Golden Bees” which was on sale at our Factory Shop over the Bonfire Night period.

Austin Brown, Commercial Manager from Black Cat and Standard Fireworks said:
“We would like to thank everyone who supported us and bought the charity firework and the sales staff in the Factory Shop for all their hard work. We are proud to support Kirkwood Hospice – the care and support they offer to people within the Kirklees area is invaluable.”

On receipt of the cheque at our factory shop, Kate Leadbeater, Community Fundraiser at Kirkwood Hospice added: “We are very grateful to Black Cat and Standard Fireworks for their support and it is rare to receive such a large donation. Thanks to everyone who bought the firework, every penny of their purchase will help the Hospice care for local people with life threatening illness.”

Victor Watson- Huddersfield Town Crier

Black Cat and Standard Fireworks were pleased to support Huddersfield’s official Town Crier, Victor Watson.  Victor was arranging to host a fireworks display for a group of elderly ladies in his area and wanted our help to add a few extra surprises.  Victor visited our factory Shop to collect his donation for a display at the weekend and stated:

“I thought putting on a firework display would be a nice treat for ladies in my area and this donation will help make it extra special.”

Must have viewing tonight – The One Show BBC1 at 7pm.
Standard and Black Cat Fireworks were contacted by The One Show to work with them on a special feature for their Bonfire Night Show.  The One Show’s very own garden shed scientist – Marty Jopson was keen to do a piece about the science behind fireworks and how fireworks have changed over the years.
A team from The One Show visited the Standard Fireworks site in late October to make the feature. Phil Murray, the Standard Fireworks Technical Manager presented with Marty a demonstration of old and new fireworks, explaining how they work and how they have changed over the years. The feature finished with a spectacular firework display and special lance work writing of “The One Show” lit up in fireworks.

You may have seen the recent homepage competition that Standard ran to win £550 worth of Spectacular Fireworks. The closing date was today and we can proudly anounce that Robert Warner, a chef by trade has won the fantastic firework display of £550 worth of fireworks!

When told he had won Robert commented:

“I am delighted to have won, we were quite worried about Bonfire night this year, what with the credit crunch and two children- but now we will be able to have a big family firework party and invite the whole family round!”

Well done Robert, and thanks to everyone who entered the competition.