Firework Buying Tips3046204
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 should be printed on the box or firework, and shows that the product complies with strict safety standards. If you don't see this number, then leave well alone. These fireworks should not even be provided for sale, but sadly non compliant fireworks do nonetheless slip via 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 display items, 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 should burn for in between 3 and 13 seconds, and it must be viewed from at least five 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 main defining criteria. You tend to get category two fireworks in the smaller sized show boxes, sold through mainstream suppliers' such as newsagents and supermarkets. The much more spectacular category three items are generally sold as individual items, and are usually to be found in more specialist outlets.
One extremely simple, but fairly dependable tip for gauging the value and likely 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 means a hard and quick rule, but it is a very great 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 topic of DIY firework displays, and the thing that crops up time and again is that most displays last for too lengthy, with too many 'same again' fireworks! The issue could so effortlessly be solved with a bit of forward planning. Rather of the usual situation, 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 show, why not collect an agreed quantity of money from every guest instead, and then go to a specialist retailer, and buy a few truly spectacular fireworks. Everyone will then see a shorter, but far much better display.
We now have a normal customer base, which entrust their budget to us each 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 almost without exception, as soon as they have gone that route, they by no means look back!
