Firework Buying Tips4202386
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 important thing to look for is that the fireworks comply with British Standard 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 nicely alone. These fireworks should not even be provided for sale, but sadly non compliant fireworks do still slip through the net.
Fireworks are divided into four categories, only two of which really 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 should burn for between 3 and 13 seconds, and it should be viewed from at least five 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 have a tendency to get category two fireworks in the smaller sized show boxes, sold through mainstream suppliers' such as newsagents and supermarkets. The much more spectacular category three items are usually sold as person items, and are generally to be found in more specialist outlets.
One extremely simple, but quite reliable tip for gauging the worth and likely 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 believe I have had a affordable amount of feed back on the topic of DIY firework displays, and the thing that crops up time and once more is that most displays last for too lengthy, with as well many 'same again' fireworks! The problem could so effortlessly be solved with a bit of forward planning. Rather of the usual situation, 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 through a lacklustre display, why not collect an agreed amount of money from each guest rather, and then go to a specialist retailer, and buy a few really spectacular fireworks. Everybody will then see a shorter, but far much better show.
We now have a normal customer base, which entrust their spending budget to us every year, and rely us to construct a memorable display for them. Initially it might be difficult to persuade them to invest any exactly where between £40 and £140 on one firework, but nearly without exception, as soon as they have gone that route, they never look back!
