Firework Purchasing Tips7094443
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 safety 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 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 display items, 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 should burn for between three and 13 seconds, and it should be viewed from at least five 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 areas, but these are the primary defining criteria. You tend to get category two fireworks in the smaller sized display boxes, sold through mainstream suppliers' such as newsagents and supermarkets. The much more spectacular category 3 products are usually sold as individual items, and are usually to be found in more specialist outlets.
One extremely easy, but quite reliable tip for gauging the value and likely overall performance of a firework is to really feel the weight of it. Generally speaking, the heavier a firework is, the better show it will give you. This is by no indicates a hard and quick 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 subject of DIY firework displays, and the thing that crops up time and once more is that most displays last for as well lengthy, with as well 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 people 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 display, why not collect an agreed quantity 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 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 may be tough to persuade them to spend any exactly where in between £40 and £140 on one firework, but almost with out exception, as soon as they have gone that route, they never look back!
