Vaults and Safes

Choosing a safe that works for you can be an arduous process. As you browse through different selections, you’ll notice that a good safe will carry a Fire Protection rating, Data protection rating or Security rating dependent on the type of safe.Stand alone units come in many different sizes and design but all basically fall into one of four main categories: Burglary Safes, Fire Safes, Burglary/Fire Safes, Data Safes.

Burglary Safe - is designed primarily to protect the contents against theft and will generally offer little or no protection against the damage of contents by fire or other risk.

Fire Safe - is basically designed to protect contents against fire damage and typically offer only a minimal level of security. Fire safes are tested and rated in respect of their performance in the event of a fire.

Fire/Burglary Safes - These are generally multi-purpose safes and offer good security against forced entry as well as protection from fire.

Data Safe - is similar to a fire safe but to be effective, must in the event of a fire, maintain a much lower internal temperature than a fire safe and also protect against other hazards such as high humidity, electro magnetic contamination, etc. Test ratings are applied in a similar way to those for fire safes however for a data safe, much more demanding.