Firework Purchasing Tips4544697
The 'standard' fireworks licence only permits a supplier to sell fireworks for a three 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 important 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 safety requirements. If you do not see this number, then leave well alone. These fireworks should not even be provided for sale, but sadly non compliant fireworks do still slip via 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 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 should burn for between three and 13 seconds, and it must 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 main defining criteria. You have a tendency to get category two fireworks in the smaller sized show boxes, sold through mainstream suppliers' such as newsagents and supermarkets. The much more spectacular category 3 items are generally sold as person items, and are generally to be discovered in more specialist outlets.
One extremely simple, but quite dependable tip for gauging the worth and likely 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 good rule of thumb.
Getting been in the trade for 40 years now, I like to believe I have had a affordable amount 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 long, with too many 'same again' fireworks! The issue could so effortlessly be solved with a bit of forward planning. Instead of the usual situation, exactly 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 via a lacklustre display, why not collect an agreed amount of money from each guest instead, 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 show.
We now have a normal customer base, which entrust their budget to us each year, and rely us to construct a memorable display for them. Initially it might be difficult to persuade them to invest any where in between £40 and £140 on one firework, but almost with out exception, as soon as they have gone that route, they by no means look back!
