Compound Fireworks are a recent innovation in the UK. In the past we had large fireworks containing over 1kg of explosive powder, this was required if you wanted one long lasting firework. New firework regulations have come into effect that has restricted the amount of explosive powder any one firework can contain to 1kg.

Compound Fireworks are a recent innovation in the UK. In the past we had large fireworks containing over 1kg of explosive powder, this was required if you wanted one long lasting firework. New firework regulations have come into effect that has restricted the amount of explosive powder any one firework can contain to 1kg. We always think that the firework manufacturers are a bit like formula 1 teams, who when faced with a restriction come up with an answer that results in an improvement in performance. To get around the 1kg weight restriction manufacturers have joined together several fireworks made up of several fireworks, each of which has less than 1kg of explosive powder. You can now have two or three or more fireworks where the overall powder weight is several kilos. Many of these fireworks put on displays lasting several minutes, allowing you to put on a display with the minimum number of fuses to light.