Firework Purchasing Tips6998886
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 factor 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 security requirements. If you don't 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 here. Category one is for such things as indoor fireworks, and category four is for professional show products, so most of what you see in the shops will be in categories two and 3.
The primary criteria for category two fireworks are that the fuse should burn for in between 3 and 13 seconds, and it must be viewed from at least 5 metres away. For category three the fuse is 5 to 15 seconds, and the viewing distance 25 metres. There are also criteria for debris fallout locations, but these are the primary 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 3 items are generally sold as individual products, and are usually to be found in much more specialist outlets.
One very simple, but quite dependable tip for gauging the value and likely overall performance of a firework is to feel the weight of it. Usually speaking, the heavier a firework is, the better display it will give you. This is by no means a hard and fast rule, but it is a very great 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 topic of DIY firework displays, and the factor that crops up time and once more is that most displays last for too lengthy, with too many 'same again' fireworks! The issue could so easily 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 gather an agreed amount of money from every guest rather, and then go to a specialist retailer, and buy a couple of really spectacular fireworks. Everyone will then see a shorter, but far 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 may be tough to persuade them to invest any where 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!
