Firework Purchasing Tips7259010
The 'standard' fireworks licence only permits a supplier to sell fireworks for a three week period before November 5th, a few days before New Year, Diwali and Chinese New Year.
If we deal with what to buy first, then the most essential factor to look for is that the fireworks comply with British Regular BS7114. This number must be printed on the box or firework, and shows that the product complies with strict security requirements. If you don't see this number, then leave well alone. These fireworks should not even be offered for sale, but unfortunately non compliant fireworks do nonetheless slip through the net.
Fireworks are divided into four categories, only two of which really concern us here. Category one is for such things as indoor fireworks, and category four is for professional show products, so most of what you see in the shops will be in categories two and three.
The main criteria for category two fireworks are that the fuse should burn for between three and 13 seconds, and it must be viewed from at least 5 metres away. For category 3 the fuse is five to 15 seconds, and the viewing distance 25 metres. There are also criteria for debris fallout locations, but these are the main defining criteria. You tend to get category two fireworks in the smaller sized display boxes, sold via mainstream suppliers' such as newsagents and supermarkets. The more spectacular category three products are usually sold as person products, and are generally to be found in much more specialist outlets.
One extremely easy, but quite reliable tip for gauging the worth and likely performance of a firework is to feel the weight of it. Usually speaking, the heavier a firework is, the better display it will give you. This is by no indicates a hard and fast rule, but it is a extremely great rule of thumb.
Getting been in the trade for 40 years now, I like to think I have had a reasonable amount of feed back on the topic of DIY firework displays, and the factor that crops up time and again is that most displays last for too long, with as well many 'same again' fireworks! The issue could so effortlessly be solved with a bit of forward planning. Instead of the usual scenario, where six individuals all turn up with a small box of fireworks, extremely likely from a non specialist outlet, that fizzle and phutt their way through a lacklustre show, why not gather an agreed quantity of money from each guest rather, and then go to a specialist retailer, and buy a couple of truly spectacular fireworks. Everyone will then see a shorter, but far much better display.
We now have a normal customer base, which entrust their spending budget to us each year, and rely us to construct a memorable show for them. Initially it may be tough to persuade them to spend any where between £40 and £140 on one firework, but nearly with out exception, once they have gone that route, they never look back!
