Firework Buying Tips7543020
The 'standard' fireworks licence only permits a supplier to sell fireworks for a 3 week period before November 5th, a couple of days before New Year, Diwali and Chinese New Year.
If we deal with what to buy first, then the most essential thing 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 safety requirements. If you do not see this number, then leave nicely alone. These fireworks should not even be offered for sale, but sadly non compliant fireworks do still slip via the net.
Fireworks are divided into four categories, only two of which really concern us right here. Category one is for such things as indoor fireworks, and category four is for professional display products, so most of what you see in the shops will be in categories two and 3.
The primary criteria for category two fireworks are that the fuse should burn for in between 3 and 13 seconds, and it must be viewed from at least 5 metres away. For category 3 the fuse is 5 to 15 seconds, and the viewing distance 25 metres. There are also criteria for debris fallout areas, but these are the primary defining criteria. You have a tendency to get category two fireworks in the smaller show boxes, sold via mainstream suppliers' such as newsagents and supermarkets. The much more spectacular category 3 items are usually sold as person products, and are usually to be found in more specialist outlets.
One extremely simple, but fairly dependable tip for gauging the value 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.
Having been in the trade for 40 years now, I like to believe 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 lengthy, with as well many 'same again' fireworks! The problem could so easily be solved with a bit of forward planning. Rather of the usual situation, exactly where six people all turn up with a small box of fireworks, very most likely from a non specialist outlet, that fizzle and phutt their way via a lacklustre display, why not gather an agreed quantity of money from every guest instead, and then go to a specialist retailer, and buy a couple of truly spectacular fireworks. Everybody will then see a shorter, but far better show.
We now have a normal customer base, which entrust their budget to us every year, and rely us to construct a memorable show for them. Initially it might be tough to persuade them to invest any exactly where between £40 and £140 on one firework, but almost with out exception, once they have gone that route, they by no means look back!
