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Statement from Howard & Sons directors
Monday 10th December
On behalf of the Howard & Son's family and staff, we want to thank you for your support and understanding since the incident that occurred late on Saturday evening.
We can confirm that no one was injured in the incident and our staff and neighbours are all safe and well. The factory was closed at the time and no staff were on the property.
We have not been able to ascertain the full extent of the damage as yet. On Sunday we insisted that emergency services maintain an exclusion zone around the factory, in accordance with our emergency procedures.
We are working closely with all the authorities and will endeavour to keep our staff, customers, friends and business associates informed as more information comes to hand over the next few days.
We want to take the opportunity to state that as much as possible it will be business as usual over the coming weeks. We will be meeting with our management team and all staff today to ascertain our stock levels and put into place contingency plans to re-build stock levels from our interstate warehouses and external sources. In addition, we can see from the air that some containers have been left undamaged with product contained outside the incident area. So please be patient with us while we work out the stock levels available.
All staff are being briefed this morning and we have no plans to change any of our current staffing levels as a result of this incident, if anything we will be increasing our staff and or our current staff’s workload to ensure we deal with this situation in a safe, efficient and professional manner.
Howard & Sons Pyrotechnics Displays have been operating as a fully Australian family owned and operated business for the last 85 years. Our people and our customers are the most important assets to our family owned company and we thank them for their support and in helping us move forward into the future.
Andrew & Christian Howard
Howard & Sons Pyrotechnics Displays
Media coverage
- WHEN fireworks explode unexpectedly there is almost always human involvement, says Andrew Howard, a fourth-generation pyrotechnician.
- THE cause of a blast that destroyed much of a NSW fireworks factory may become clearer as investigators enter the site for the first time today.
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See the blaze; did it kill?
NEWS.com.au, Australia
POLICE expect to access the site of a fireworks factory explosion tomorrow and discover whether it killed the intruder or intruders they suspect caused it. ...
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Fireworks in doubt
NEWS.com.au, Australia
ADELAIDE'S New Year's Eve fireworks displays are in doubt after a massive explosion destroyed Australia's major pyrotechnics factory at the weekend. ...
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Fireworks explosion site cleared
NEWS.com.au, Australia
POLICE will access the site of a NSW fireworks factory explosion tomorrow after bomb experts declared the area safe to enter late today. ...
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Blasts Wreck Australia Fireworks Factory
The Associated Press
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Explosions ripped through a fireworks factory in eastern Australia, destroying 20 buildings in the complex and jeopardizing New ...
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Firework plant blast in Australia
BBC News, UK
A large explosion has ripped through a fireworks factory near the Australian city of Sydney, damaging nearby houses. No injuries have been reported, ...
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Blasts rock Australian fireworks factory
Xinhua, China
CANBERRA, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Several blasts ripped through a fireworks factory in Australia's eastern state of New South Wales, prompting the evacuation of ...
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New Year show goes on
Courier Mail, Australia
By Sophie Elsworth BRISBANE'S New Year's Eve celebrations will go ahead despite the destruction of the main pyrotechnics factory in a blast at the weekend. ...
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Geelong fireworks out of danger
Geelong Advertiser, Australia
GEELONG'S New Year's Eve fireworks are safe despite a massive explosion at one of Australia's largest fireworks suppliers. Howard & Sons' factory at ...
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