Firework Buying Tips7836644
The 'standard' fireworks licence only permits a supplier to sell fireworks for a 3 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 thing to look for is that the fireworks comply with British Regular BS7114. This number should be printed on the box or firework, and shows that the product complies with strict security standards. If you do not see this number, then leave well alone. These fireworks should not even be provided for sale, but unfortunately non compliant fireworks do nonetheless slip via 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 display 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 must burn for in between 3 and 13 seconds, and it must be viewed from at least 5 metres away. For category three 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 have a tendency to get category two fireworks in the smaller show boxes, sold through mainstream suppliers' such as newsagents and supermarkets. The much more spectacular category three products are generally sold as person items, and are generally to be discovered in more specialist outlets.
One extremely simple, but quite reliable tip for gauging the worth and likely overall performance of a firework is to really feel the weight of it. Generally 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 thing that crops up time and again is that most displays last for too long, 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 show, why not collect an agreed amount of money from every guest instead, and then go to a specialist retailer, and buy a few really spectacular fireworks. Everyone will then see a shorter, but far better show.
We now have a regular customer base, which entrust their spending budget to us each year, and rely us to construct a memorable display for them. Initially it may be difficult to persuade them to spend any where in between £40 and £140 on one firework, but nearly without exception, once they have gone that route, they by no means look back!
