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  Since the Covid Pandemic hit in March 2020, travelling abroad has become increasingly difficult due to the continuing changes to the traffic light system. This along with the high risk of self-isolation on return is making it unattractive to travel overseas. In comparison, the number of people planning staycations in the UK has risen significantly. The increased usage of... 26-07-2021

Looking to protect your cash or valuables but don’t want to break the bank? Then our budget safe range will be the perfect solution for you. We have put together our top 5 choices to choose from with advantages and disadvantages of each safe listed below. The Best 5 Budget Safes These are the 5 safes that our expert judges... 14-10-2020

Today, many cheap electronic safes are offered in DIY stores or online. It itself may seem tempting to purchase one, But watch out! Such safes are very fragile due to their construction. Are electronic safes not to be trusted at all? Yes, there are plenty of good certified electronic safes available that cannot be manipulated. All electronic safes certified according to European Standard EN... 03-08-2020

If you are looking for a safe you will undoubtedly have come across the term DIN 4102. This term is incorrectly used in many safes, and is referred to as a fire-resistant classification. In some cases, even 30 minutes of fire safety is claimed. Fire resistant tests show that such a construction does not provide fire safety for paper documents or other valuable property. Reason... 27-07-2020

In this expert review, we take a closer look at De Raat's popular PT1 home safe. It is a home safe designed to protect cash and valuables. De Raat's PT series is Security Level S2 certified according to European Standard EN 14450, filled with a fire-retardant material and can be anchored to the floor or wall. The ET series includes the same construction... 23-07-2020

Today we are going to review the Chubbsafes Homesafe 50 EL. The Homesafe series is the latest range of home safes from Chubbsafes and designed for the safe storage of money, jewellery and paper documents. The range offers certified protection against burglary and fire. The Homesafe series is European certified class S2 according to EN 14450 with a value storage... 21-07-2020

Always protect your irreplaceable valuables against fire! Vital and irreplaceable paper documents (tax returns, certificates, diplomas, customer information, personnel files, contracts, etc.) have high emotional value or are critical to any business operation and must be protected from fire. Statistics indicate that companies need to take additional measures to protect their sensitive information.   What is a fire resistant safe... 17-07-2020

A burglary takes place every 106 seconds in the UK ! Most of us don't expect to fall victim to a burglary. Yet there are 817 domestic burglaries in the UK every day! Do not wait until it is too late, but take timely measures to protect your valuables. Even good insurance is no substitute for your cash, jewellery, sensitive... 15-07-2020

Every safe offers a certain level of burglary resistance, but what really matters is whether the safe offers enough resistance to keep the burglar out for long enough. 1. What is a security safe? A security safe is a safe that delays against unauthorized access to valuables (contents) in an unmanaged situation. Burglary threat levels Undefined - we do not know in... 13-07-2020

It is often thought that every safe is fire resistant. That is possible, but not by definition. A safe is only truly fire resistant if it has been tested and certified according to a fire-resistant standard. In this blog article we will discuss what kind of safe a fire resistant safe is, what you can expect from it and what you should... 07-07-2020