Firework Buying Tips8325015
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 important thing to look for is that the fireworks comply with British Regular BS7114. This number should be printed on the box or firework, and shows that the product complies with strict safety requirements. If you don't see this number, then leave well 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 here. Category one is for such things as indoor fireworks, and category four is for professional show 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 should burn for between three and 13 seconds, and it should be viewed from at least 5 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 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 generally sold as person items, and are usually to be discovered in much more specialist outlets.
One very easy, but quite dependable tip for gauging the worth and most likely overall performance of a firework is to 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 fast 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 affordable quantity of feed back on the subject of DIY firework displays, and the factor that crops up time and again is that most displays last for as well lengthy, with too many 'same again' fireworks! The issue could so effortlessly be solved with a bit of forward planning. Instead of the usual scenario, 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 via a lacklustre show, why not gather an agreed quantity of money from every guest rather, and then go to a specialist retailer, and buy a couple of truly spectacular fireworks. Everyone will then see a shorter, but far better show.
We now have a regular customer base, which entrust their spending budget to us each year, and rely us to construct a memorable display for them. Initially it may be difficult to persuade them to spend any exactly where in between £40 and £140 on one firework, but almost without exception, as soon as they have gone that route, they by no means look back!
