Kimbolton Fireworks

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.

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 as announced that Kimbolton Fireworks would cease trading.[3]

References
  1. "The one week of the year business takes off". The Daily Telegraph. 30 October 2003. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. "Kimbolton Fireworks: Rev Ron Lancaster honoured with plaque". BBC. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  3. "London 2012 fireworks firm ceases trading". 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
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