Firework Purchasing Tips923688
The 'standard' fireworks licence only permits a supplier to sell fireworks for a 3 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 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 display items, 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 must burn for between three and 13 seconds, and it must 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 locations, but these are the main defining criteria. You have a tendency to get category two fireworks in the smaller show boxes, sold via mainstream suppliers' such as newsagents and supermarkets. The much more spectacular category three products are generally sold as person products, and are usually to be discovered in much more specialist outlets.
One very easy, but fairly reliable tip for gauging the worth and likely overall performance of a firework is to 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.
Having been in the trade for 40 years now, I like to think I have had a affordable 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 too 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, where six people 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 display, why not collect an agreed quantity of money from every guest rather, and then go to a specialist retailer, and buy a few 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 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 almost without exception, once they have gone that route, they never look back!
