Firework Purchasing Tips6169961
The 'standard' fireworks licence only permits a supplier to sell fireworks for a 3 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 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 don't 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 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 3.
The main criteria for category two fireworks are that the fuse must burn for between three and 13 seconds, and it must be viewed from at least five 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 areas, but these are the main defining criteria. You have a tendency to get category two fireworks in the smaller sized display boxes, sold via mainstream suppliers' such as newsagents and supermarkets. The more spectacular category 3 items are usually sold as person items, and are usually to be discovered in more specialist outlets.
One extremely simple, but quite reliable tip for gauging the worth and 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 quick rule, but it is a extremely great rule of thumb.
Getting been in the trade for 40 years now, I like to believe I have had a affordable quantity of feed back on the topic of DIY firework displays, and the factor that crops up time and once more is that most displays last for as well long, with too many 'same again' fireworks! The issue could so easily be solved with a bit of forward planning. Rather of the usual situation, 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 via 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. Everybody will then see a shorter, but far better display.
We now have a regular customer base, which entrust their budget to us every year, and rely us to construct a memorable display for them. Initially it might be tough to persuade them to spend any where in between £40 and £140 on one firework, but nearly with out exception, as soon as they have gone that route, they by no means look back!
