Firework Buying Tips5898527
The 'standard' fireworks licence only permits a supplier to sell fireworks for a 3 week period before November 5th, a few days before New Year, Diwali and Chinese New Year.
If we deal with what to buy first, then the most essential factor 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 security standards. If you do not see this number, then leave nicely alone. These fireworks should not even be offered for sale, but unfortunately non compliant fireworks do still slip through the net.
Fireworks are divided into four categories, only two of which really concern us 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 in between three and 13 seconds, and it must 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 areas, but these are the primary defining criteria. You have a tendency to get category two fireworks in the smaller show boxes, sold through mainstream suppliers' such as newsagents and supermarkets. The much more spectacular category 3 products are generally sold as individual items, and are usually to be found in more specialist outlets.
One extremely easy, but quite dependable tip for gauging the worth and likely 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 very good rule of thumb.
Having 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 as well long, with as well many 'same again' fireworks! The issue could so effortlessly be solved with a bit of forward planning. Rather of the usual scenario, exactly where six people all turn up with a small box of fireworks, very most likely from a non specialist outlet, that fizzle and phutt their way through a lacklustre show, 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. Everybody will then see a shorter, but far much better show.
We now have a normal customer base, which entrust their budget to us every year, and rely us to construct a memorable display for them. Initially it may be difficult to persuade them to invest any where in between £40 and £140 on one firework, but nearly with out exception, once they have gone that route, they never look back!
