Firework Buying Tips8893215
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 important thing to look for is that the fireworks comply with British Standard BS7114. This number should be printed on the box or firework, and shows that the product complies with strict security 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 through the net.
Fireworks are divided into four categories, only two of which truly concern us right here. Category one is for such things as indoor fireworks, and category four is for professional show items, 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 must burn for in between 3 and 13 seconds, and it should be viewed from at least five 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 locations, but these are the primary defining criteria. You tend 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 products, and are generally to be discovered in much more specialist outlets.
One extremely simple, but fairly dependable tip for gauging the value and likely overall performance of a firework is to really feel the weight of it. Usually speaking, the heavier a firework is, the better display it will give you. This is by no means a hard and fast rule, but it is a extremely good rule of thumb.
Getting been in the trade for 40 years now, I like to think I have had a reasonable quantity of feed back on the topic of DIY firework displays, and the thing that crops up time and once more is that most displays last for too lengthy, with too many 'same again' fireworks! The problem could so easily be solved with a bit of forward planning. Rather 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 instead, and then go to a specialist retailer, and buy a few truly spectacular fireworks. Everyone will then see a shorter, but far better show.
We now have a normal customer base, which entrust their spending budget to us every year, and rely us to construct a memorable display for them. Initially it might be difficult to persuade them to spend any where in between £40 and £140 on one firework, but nearly with out exception, once they have gone that route, they by no means look back!
