Blackcat and Standard Fireworks Blog

PRESS RELEASE

4 February 2011

Leading firework brands Black Cat and Standard Fireworks scoop prestigious Tesco award

Huddersfield-based firework supplier, Standard and Black Cat Fireworks have been presented with a valued supplier award by the supermarket giant Tesco.

The award is an acknowledgement of outstanding achievement and Donna Davies, Buying Manager at Tesco, stated: “We are proud to present the award to Standard and Black Cat Fireworks for being an all round fantastic supplier – I can’t remember the last time a supplier in my division, was given this accolade”. 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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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.

Black Cat and Standard Firework’s charity item was yesterday featured in Huddersfield’s Daily Examiner. All proceeds from the charity item, Golden Bees priced at just £1 will be donated to Huddersfield based charity, Kirkwood Hospice. The featured photograph was taken at our Crosland Hill Factory Shop where the product is on sale, and we are all hoping that the feature will help boost sales of the item and bring us closer to the estimated £7000 donation.

Black Cat and Standard Fireworks are aiming to donate more than £7,000 to the Dalton based charity, Kirkwood Hospice by donating 100% of all sales of the charity item “ Golden Bees” which goes on sale at 10am on Friday 23rd October in the Factory Shop. The product, Golden Bees is a hummer mine that throws out spinning gold whistles and will be on sale from the 23rd of October to the 7th of November, priced at £1 each at the Standard Fireworks Factory Shop. For shop opening times see the Factory Shop tab on the homepage.