Firework Purchasing Tips4876431
The 'standard' fireworks licence only permits a supplier to sell fireworks for a three week period before November 5th, a couple of days before New Year, Diwali and Chinese New Year.
If we deal with what to buy first, then the most essential thing 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 don't see this number, then leave well alone. These fireworks should not even be provided for sale, but sadly non compliant fireworks do still 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 products, 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 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 primary 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 much more spectacular category 3 products are generally sold as person products, and are usually to be found in much more specialist outlets.
One extremely simple, but quite reliable tip for gauging the value and most likely overall performance of a firework is to feel the weight of it. Usually speaking, the heavier a firework is, the much better display 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 amount of feed back on the subject of DIY firework displays, and the thing that crops up time and once more is that most displays last for as well lengthy, with as well many 'same again' fireworks! The issue could so easily be solved with a bit of forward planning. Instead of the usual situation, exactly where six individuals all turn up with a small box of fireworks, extremely likely from a non specialist outlet, that fizzle and phutt their way through a lacklustre display, why not gather 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 much better display.
We now have a normal customer base, which entrust their budget to us every year, and rely us to construct a memorable display for them. Initially it might be difficult to persuade them to spend any exactly where in between £40 and £140 on one firework, but nearly without exception, as soon as they have gone that route, they by no means look back!
