Kimbolton Fireworks

Kimbolton Fireworks was the only remaining manufacturer of display fireworks in the UK.[1] It sells fireworks to shops, operates a mail order firework business and offers a firework display service.

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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