Who Makes Your Safe? Modern Safe Brands, Who Owns Them and Where They Are Made
The name on a safe door used to tell you who built it. Today it might be a licensed trademark, a brand bought by…
New Safes
Safes you can buy today, explained from the standards up: fire and burglary ratings, insurance grades, who makes what, and how to choose. We research, we do not test.
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Key Safes Explained: Police Preferred, Sold Secure and Which Ones Insurers Accept
A key safe is a small combination box on an outside wall that lets a carer, a guest or a plumber in when you…
Safe Fire Ratings Explained: UL Class 350, 1-Hour vs 2-Hour, and EN 1047-1 / EN 15659
A fire rating is two numbers and a name: how hot the inside may get, for how long, and who checked. Here’s what UL…
Watch Safes and Watch Winder Safes: What to Look For
A watch safe is a burglary safe first and a watch box second. The winders, the lighting and the leather are what you see…
Eurograde and Cash Ratings Explained: EN 1143-1, EN 14450 S1/S2 and What Your Insurer Means
“Grade 1, £10,000 cash rated” sounds like a promise from the maker. It isn’t. The grade comes from a laboratory test, the money figure…
Are Fireproof Safes Really Fireproof? What Survives a House Fire
No safe is fireproof, and the people who test them say so. A good fire safe buys time: it keeps the inside cooler than…
Replacing an Old Safe: Keep It, Restore It or Buy New?
An old safe looks as if it could stop anything. Against a modern house fire or a determined thief, it usually can’t, and your…
Safe Burglary Ratings Explained: UL RSC, B-Rate, TL-15, TL-30 and TRTL-30×6
TL-15, TL-30, TRTL-30×6, RSC, B-rate: the letters on an American safe tell you who tested it, with what tools, on which sides and for…
How to Choose a Jewellery Safe for Your Home
Before you look at lined drawers and watch winders, look at your insurance policy. The best jewellery safe is the one your insurer will…