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Before purchasing a safe, the following considerations should be made:

What should go into the safe:

Basically all things, both business and private, that are an incentive to steal due to their value and low weight or that need to be protected from destruction by fire.

Where should the safe be placed:

Floor safes (that's most models) are placed freely in a suitable place. Furniture safes are generally smaller than floor safes and are usually installed in pieces of furniture and anchored to the floor or wall. Wall safes are set in concrete in the wall.

How secure should the safe be:

There are many levels of security, from a simple locker that only protects against quick access to a high-quality armored safe that safely stores millions of dollars.

What values ​​do you want to secure?

In principle, every safe can be used both privately and commercially. The only difference is the level of insurance.

Private use:

Jewelry, cash, checks, securities, insurance documents, stamps,weapons and other valuables.

Commercial use:

Cash, jewelry, balance sheets, vehicle registration documents, important keys, data storage devices, patient and other documents.

In our table you can see a comparison of insurance value and security level. These are guide values.

How big does the safe have to be?

Take your time to make a list of the things or documents you want to protect in your safe. Plan for any additional valuables that may be added in the future. You will be surprised that the space required is considerably larger than originally assumed. The security class, as well as the burglary and fire protection, should also be an important factor when choosing the right safe. The damage in the event of a fire can be enormous. The loss of certain documents due to fire can even mean the destruction of a company's existence. You should therefore definitely include this consideration in your purchase decision.

Security levels – what matters

The level of burglary protection of a safe is best expressed in its insurance rating. The higher the security level, the higher the insurance cover and thus the burglary protection against thermal and physical burglary tools. If the safe has certified or designated burglary protection, a test sticker is attached to the inside of the door that has been tested and certified by a neutral, independent testing institute such as VdS (Association of Damage Insurers), ECBS (European Certification Body) or IMP (Institute for Precision Mechanics).

In our table you can see a comparison of security level and insurance value. These are guide values.

Insurance coverage – what you should know

There are many different levels of security, from simple safes such as security level S1, whose contents can only be insured up to EUR 2,500, to class VI safes (insurable up to EUR 1,000,000). These amounts do not mean that you have to insure the safe, but it is a good measure of the security of your valuables.

If you would like to insure the value, we recommend that you clarify the security level with your insurance company before purchasing.

Fire protection – what you should pay attention to

In addition to burglary protection, you should attach importance to tested fire protection in both commercial and private areas.

Here it is important to clarify whether light fire protection such as LFS30P according to Euro standard EN 15659 is sufficient or whether increased fire protection S60P, S120P, S60DIS, S120DIS according to Euro standard EN1047-1 is required.

Where do you want to place the safe?

Basically, the choice of location depends on various criteria. Firstly, the size and the resulting weight - the statics of the building must be guaranteed and secondly, the location should be chosen so that the safe is not exposed to extreme weather conditions, such as moisture or heat.
If you decide to have it delivered directly to the installation site , please fill out the transport questionnaire so that we can bring your new safe safely to its place.

Wall installation :

Built-in safes offer excellent protection against burglary, although it should be noted that a corresponding insurance sum can only be achieved if the safe is encased in 10 cm of concrete. The choice can therefore be problematic for safes with a file depth. In this case, a safe with sufficient height and width should be selected.

Furniture safes :

These can be installed in a cupboard, for example, and anchored to the back wall or floor if desired.

Floor safes :

This category also includes safes, gun safes, document safes and fireproof cabinets. These cabinets generally have a much larger storage capacity than wall or furniture safes.

Strongroom doors :

If there is not enough space in a free-standing safe and if the spatial conditions are favorable, it is possible to build a vault room or convert existing rooms into a vault room. The safe room doors used in this case must be set in concrete.