Firework Purchasing Tips5574843
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 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 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 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 primary criteria for category two fireworks are that the fuse must burn for 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 main defining criteria. You tend to get category two fireworks in the smaller show boxes, sold via mainstream suppliers' such as newsagents and supermarkets. The more spectacular category 3 items are usually sold as person items, and are usually to be discovered in much more specialist outlets.
One extremely simple, but fairly reliable tip for gauging the value and likely 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 indicates a hard and quick rule, but it is a extremely good rule of thumb.
Having 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 factor that crops up time and once more is that most displays last for as well long, with as well many 'same again' fireworks! The issue 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 most likely from a non specialist outlet, that fizzle and phutt their way through a lacklustre show, why not gather an agreed amount 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 much better show.
We now have a regular customer base, which entrust their budget to us each year, and rely us to construct a memorable show for them. Initially it may be tough 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 never look back!
