Firework Purchasing Tips4665054
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 essential factor to look for is that the fireworks comply with British Standard BS7114. This number must be printed on the box or firework, and shows that the product complies with strict safety standards. 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 via the net.
Fireworks are divided into four categories, only two of which truly 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 3.
The main criteria for category two fireworks are that the fuse should burn for in between three and 13 seconds, and it should 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 areas, but these are the main defining criteria. You have a tendency to get category two fireworks in the smaller display 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 found in much more specialist outlets.
One very simple, but fairly reliable tip for gauging the worth and likely overall performance of a firework is to really feel the weight of it. Usually speaking, the heavier a firework is, the much better show it will give you. This is by no indicates a hard and quick rule, but it is a very 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 factor that crops up time and again is that most displays last for too lengthy, with too many 'same again' fireworks! The problem could so effortlessly be solved with a bit of forward planning. Instead of the usual scenario, exactly where six individuals all turn up with a small box of fireworks, very likely from a non specialist outlet, that fizzle and phutt their way via a lacklustre show, why not collect an agreed quantity of money from every 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 better display.
We now have a regular customer base, which entrust their budget to us every year, and rely us to construct a memorable show for them. Initially it might be difficult to persuade them to invest any where in between £40 and £140 on one firework, but nearly without exception, as soon as they have gone that route, they by no means look back!
