Firework Purchasing Tips1467942
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 Standard BS7114. This number should be printed on the box or firework, and shows that the product complies with strict security requirements. If you do not see this number, then leave well alone. These fireworks should not even be offered for sale, but unfortunately non compliant fireworks do nonetheless 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 products, so most of what you see in the shops will be in categories two and three.
The main criteria for category two fireworks are that the fuse must burn for between 3 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 sized show 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 found in more specialist outlets.
One extremely simple, but fairly dependable tip for gauging the worth and most likely performance of a firework is to really feel the weight of it. Generally speaking, the heavier a firework is, the much better show it will give you. This is by no indicates a hard and quick rule, but it is a very great rule of thumb.
Having been in the trade for 40 years now, I like to think I have had a reasonable 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 long, with too many 'same again' fireworks! The problem could so easily be solved with a bit of forward planning. Rather of the usual situation, 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 via a lacklustre display, 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. Everyone will then see a shorter, but far 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 show for them. Initially it might be tough to persuade them to spend any exactly where in between £40 and £140 on one firework, but almost with out exception, as soon as they have gone that route, they by no means look back!
