Firework Purchasing Tips9062921
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 must 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 sadly non compliant fireworks do nonetheless slip through the net.
Fireworks are divided into four categories, only two of which truly concern us right here. Category one is for such things as indoor fireworks, and category four is for professional show 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 must burn for between 3 and 13 seconds, and it should be viewed from at least 5 metres away. For category 3 the fuse is five 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 sized display boxes, sold through mainstream suppliers' such as newsagents and supermarkets. The more spectacular category three products 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 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 means a hard and fast rule, but it is a extremely good rule of thumb.
Getting been in the trade for 40 years now, I like to think I have had a affordable quantity of feed back on the subject of DIY firework displays, and the thing that crops up time and again is that most displays last for too long, with as well many 'same again' fireworks! The problem could so easily be solved with a bit of forward planning. Instead of the usual situation, exactly 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 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 display.
We now have a regular customer base, which entrust their spending budget to us every year, and rely us to construct a memorable display for them. Initially it may be tough to persuade them to invest any where between £40 and £140 on one firework, but nearly with out exception, as soon as they have gone that route, they never look back!
