Firework Buying Tips6224508
The 'standard' fireworks licence only permits a supplier to sell fireworks for a three 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 important factor to look for is that the fireworks comply with British Standard BS7114. This number must 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 nonetheless slip via 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 3.
The primary criteria for category two fireworks are that the fuse must burn for in between three and 13 seconds, and it must be viewed from at least 5 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 locations, but these are the main defining criteria. You have a tendency to get category two fireworks in the smaller display boxes, sold through mainstream suppliers' such as newsagents and supermarkets. The more spectacular category three products are generally sold as person items, and are generally to be discovered in more specialist outlets.
One extremely easy, but quite dependable tip for gauging the value and likely performance of a firework is to really feel the weight of it. Usually 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 good 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 subject of DIY firework displays, and the factor 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. Instead of the usual situation, 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 via a lacklustre show, why not gather an agreed quantity of money from each guest instead, and then go to a specialist retailer, and buy a few truly spectacular fireworks. Everybody will then see a shorter, but far much better display.
We now have a normal customer base, which entrust their spending budget to us each year, and rely us to construct a memorable display for them. Initially it might be tough to persuade them to spend any where between £40 and £140 on one firework, but nearly with out exception, once they have gone that route, they never look back!
