Latest January firework news at Jordans Fireworks

We have just taken delivery of a few items supplied by UK suppliers that we had run out of. One of the items back in stock are the Ice Fountains.

These are a great firework for use on cakes (birthday, wedding, anniversary etc). They last around a  minute each and produce a shower of sparks around 12" tall. They are easy to light (unlike sparklers which always prove quite difficult) and leave little if any debris on the cake, so the cake is quite edible after the fountains have finished.

We have placed our first order for the coming bonfire/new year season but no new lines yet. The first of the UK importers brochures has dropped through the door (Fireworks International). They are introducing a new range of large cakes around the £100 mark. I'm not sure if they are going to sell in large numbers as it is quite an area of the market that is already awash with products. They do have a new little double break rocket though and that should sell well. As always with new products though, you are never quite sure what you are going to get until you open the container doors and go and let one off.

We're off to Spring Fair next week but two of our largest UK suppliers are no longer exhibiting there so limited opportunities there for us.

January 2013 update
We are just starting buying fireworks for Bonfire Night & New Year 2013; we know that we have only just got new year 2012 out of the way but we have to buy so far in advance. In some cases we are having to order 18 months in advance to get the products we require. Nothing new product wise to report yet but should be able to update regarding new products after the Spring Fair where several of the major UK importers will have stands.

However some of the largest importers/manufacturers do not show at Spring Fair so we will either be visiting them or they will be calling on us in the next few weeks.

January 2013 at Jordans Fireworks

We are back from our annual New Year break. We have had very good reports from customers about our fireworks, particularly many of the ones we have specificaly designed to our specifications. Also we have had very few fireworks that did not fire all the way through this year, in fact we think that 2012 has been our best year for firework performance.

Whilst the firework trade will generaly not talk about non-firing fireworks, particularly when trying to sell you a firework it is most important that you get the most reliable fireworks you can. Obviously a supplier cannot test all of their fireworks before selling them and fireworks are hand made, so there is always an issue with qulaity control. With new suppliers of fireworks we will test quantities of their products prior to selling them as it were on the open market. That way we get to find out if there are reliabilty problems. Products that have a higher then accepted failure rate do not get in to our range.

Many of the products that feature in our range may also have underwent a year of small qantities being supplied to regular customers to ensure their reliability prior to becoming a product that we would sell in large quantities with confidence. Our customers who help us with this testing appreciate being able to try something new and see a new effect (usualy at a special price) and their feedback is most helpful. Thay also know that if the product failed to work then they will be refunded in full.

Jordans Fireworks are well known for their after sales service and should any of our fireworks fail to work we do credit customers. A photo of the product (if we do not get the faulty item back) helps us to identify where the problem lay and that information is pased on to the quality control department of the manufacturer.

Here are a  few recent customers comments;-

I look forward to using your fireworks again and it's a pleasure dealing with a company which appears to have a genuine interest in meeting and responding to its customers' needs. DP

thankyou, all received safe and sound, thanks for following up. great  service as always! SR

Your service from start to finish was exemplary. I didn't think people looked after their clients this way any more. You and your fireworks are truly excellent. SB

New Year's eve fireworks - latest news

Our last deliveries have now been dispatched but you can still collect your fireworks from our Leamington Spa store. We are easy to find being only 2 miles from M40 junctions 13, 14 & 15.
Our opening hours for Christmas & the New Year are as follows;
Christmas Day – CLOSED
Boxing Day – CLOSED
Thursday 27th - CLOSED
Friday 28th 8.30 – 5.30pm
Saturday 29th December 9.00am – 5.15pm
Sunday 30th December 10.00am – 4.00pm
Monday 31st December 8.30am – 4.30pm
New Year’s Day – CLOSED
Re-open in the New Year on Monday 7th January

December news at Jordans Fireworks

The imminent launch of our new web site means that we are starting a monthly 'latest news' section. For December we are taking in stock of more single ignitions and large rockets in time for new year. We are just stating our delivery runs but remember that the couriers do not work between Christmas & New Year, hence the last day we are dispatching orders is 19th Decemeber. We may be in a position to do some more deliveries with our own vehicles after 19th Dec. but we cannot guarantee that, so our advise is to order early. Our retail shop in Leamington Spa will be open right up to New Year's Eve. Currently we are open Mon - Fri 8.30am - 5.30pm and Sat 9.00am - 5.15pm. We will be closed on 25th, 26th & 27th Dec but will then be open right up to and including new years eve. A big thank you to all the kind messages we received after bonfire night about our fireworks and the service we give. So remember to order your fireworks early.

Diamond Jubilee Fireworks

With the Queens Diamond Jubilee taking place during 2012 it looks as if this year could bring extra sales to the UK firework industry. As well as large scale organised displays many groups of people are getting together to organise street parties. A nice feature at the end of these parties will be a firework display.
A growing trend in fireworks over recent years has been the single ignition firework. Whilst obviously all fireworks only have to be lit once, the single ignition firework is a combination of different effects choreographed to provide as it were a complete firework display, hence the term 'a display in a box' is often used to describe them. There are many variations of the single ignition display firework, however the basis is to begin with high aerial bursts to create an initial impact, followed by sequences of varied effects building up to a rapid fired spectacular finale and all achieved by the lighting of just one fuse. Duration's of these fireworks are around one to two minutes, whilst this may on paper not seem very long in real time it is surprising that when you are looking at one part of the sky just how long it is. The number of shots that these fireworks fire also varies considerably, with some only firing around 50 aerial bursts up to other which fire over 500. Quantity however is not everything, the larger the number of shots a firework fires the smaller the burst and effects tend to be. An ideal number of shots is around 100 to 200 spread over one to two minutes, this ensures that each aerial burst if of a reasonable size and that there is always something happening in the sky during the entire duration.
There is now a special licence that has to be obtained to allow suppliers to have fireworks for sale all year round but the general public do not have to obtain any licence to organise their own firework display at times away from Bonfire Night or New Year's Eve. You can let off fireworks any day of the year but not after 11.00pm or before 7.00am with the following exceptions:-
til 1.00am following the first day of Chinese New Year, until midnight on Nov. 5th, until 1.00am on the day following Diwali Day and until 1.00am on the day following Dec. 31st.
Who do I need to tell? - It is common courtesy to inform neighbours, owners of animals, elderly residential homes etc. A note explaining the date and time of the display and an approximate duration is a good idea. A letter to the police, fire service and the coast guards/local airport (if applicable) particularly when the display is not during the main seasons is also beneficial.

fireworks for new year parties

First of our new fireworks delivered today ready for new year's eve displays & parties. Two large single ignition barrages (150 & 185 shot). a smaller 100 shot and the return of an old favourite but much improved 'The End of the World II'.
Plus free delivery for orders over £100 if your order includes any one of the new 'exclusive' items
http://www.jordansfireworks.co.uk/fwsite/single-ignition.html