Firework Purchasing Tips6256084
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 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 safety requirements. If you do not see this number, then leave nicely 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 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 should 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 tend to get category two fireworks in the smaller display boxes, sold via mainstream suppliers' such as newsagents and supermarkets. The much more spectacular category 3 products are generally sold as individual products, and are generally to be found in more specialist outlets.
One extremely easy, but fairly dependable tip for gauging the value and likely overall performance of a firework is to really feel the weight of it. Generally speaking, the heavier a firework is, the much better display it will give you. This is by no indicates a hard and fast rule, but it is a very good rule of thumb.
Having 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 thing that crops up time and again 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, where six people all turn up with a small box of fireworks, extremely most 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 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 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 exactly where in between £40 and £140 on one firework, but almost with out exception, once they have gone that route, they never look back!
