Safes

A Beginners’ Guide To Choosing A Safe

When choosing a safe, there are certain key considerations. If you purchase a safe that doesn't offer sufficient safeguards - either in terms of anti-theft protections or resistance to other threats, such as fire - you could be practicing a false economy. By familiarising yourself with some basic information about the various options available, you will be able to make an informed decision.

How to Store Cash Securely

Cash is extremely vulnerable to loss, theft or damage by fire - and obtaining help from your insurance company in the wake of such an event can be a nightmare. A good safe can protect your cash, giving you peace of mind. From security safes to time delay safes and deposit safes that allow non-keyholders to add money but not remove it, our advice will help you keep your cash secure. 

Testing Standards Of Safes

Before you can rely on a safe, you need to know what standards it has been tested to. Penetrating industry jargon to find out what each specification means can be a severe headache for the layperson. This plain-English guide cuts through the jargon to give you a clear and understandable explanation of standards and what they mean for you.

How to Install a Home Safe

Keeping your most precious belongings in a home safe protects them from fire and theft as well as potentially reducing your insurance premiums. To be fully secure, however, a home safe needs to be properly installed. This handy guide will help you choose the best location for your safe and make sure that it's fitted appropriately.

Chubbsafes Elements Buyers Guide

Chubbsafes is one of the premier names in security. To assist you in choosing the Chubbsafe that's right for you, their Elements range is helpfully sorted into four different categories: entry-level AIR, burglar-proof WATER, higher-security EARTH and extra-heavy-duty FIRE. Our Chubbsafes buyer's guide walks you through the differences between the categories and clears up any potential misunderstandings.

Fire or Security Safe?

Many safes protect adequately against theft; but will your valuables be secure if there's a fire? High temperatures can ruin documents and cash as well as damaging jewellery, paintings and other precious items. Data stored on media such as CDs and DVDs can also be lost. In this article, we explore the different options available when it comes to protecting valuable items.

All you need to know about High Security Safes

This article gives you the information you need on Eurograde Ratings and what they mean to you. We outline what distinguishes a high security safe from a standard safe and look at some of the important standards and certifications to look out for. This guide will help you decide whether you need a Eurograde rated safe and what grade to choose, from Eurograde 0 (£6,000) to Eurograde 6 (£150,000).

What is a Fire Data Safe?

Data loss can be a disaster for a business. While a standard fire safe can protect conventional paper documents against the effects of heat and water from firefighting efforts, data stored on removable media (CDs, DVDs, magnetic media, tapes or flash drives, for example) can be completely destroyed. This guide gives you vital information on safes that can protect your valuable data in the event of a fire.

What are Hotel Safes?

Hotel safes give guests peace of mind by allowing them to deposit their valuables in a secure location. Indeed, the lack of a safe could be a deal-breaker for some security-conscious guests in choosing to stay at your hotel. Because of the unique ethical, legal and insurance issues involved in offering this kind of facility for guests, it's important to choose a secure, well-designed safe. This guide looks at both lobby safes and safes for use in hotel rooms.