Buyer Guide

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What do you want to protect?

Cash ? This includes safes, cabinets, vaults & vault doors, designed to withstand physical attacks in different strengths or Grades. Each Grade represents a particular “cash rating” which is the amount an insurer will cover. Documents ? To survive a fire, documents require protection from temperatures higher than 177°C. Therefore, cabinets must be specifically designed, tested and then certified for this task. Without a credible certification, you cannot be sure that your documents are safe. Data media ? Just like for documents, the same is valid for data media, except here the cabinet must offer much greater protection due to the sensitivity of the material. If the inside of the cabinet exceeds a mere 55°C, then the information on a CD, DVD or tape will be destroyed. Collectables ? Choose this criteria if you’re looking for a safe storage to securely store collectables like stamp albums, coins, watches, etc. that require a respective fire protection. Jewellery ? This includes safes, cabinets, vaults & vault doors, designed to withstand physical attacks in different strengths or Grades. Each Grade represents a particular “valuables rating” which is the amount an insurer will cover. Other valuables ? Choose this criteria if you would like to protect other valuables, like business-critical products such as pharmaceutical products that need to be securely locked away or valuables that may require a higher storage capacity. Next question

What do you want to protect it from?

Burglary ? Select this parameter if your safe storage solution shall provide a good burglary protection, ranging from elementary to certified protection. Fire ? Choose this parameter if your safe storage solution shall protect your items from fire. Explosives ? Choose this parameter if your safe storage solution shall withstand explosions. Core Drills ? Choose this parameter if your safe storage solution shall provide resistance against powerful diamond-core drill bits. Back Next question

Height of the safe you are looking for?

How do you prefer to lock your safe?

Floor Load (in Kg/m²) you are looking for?

0-500 Kg/m² ? Choose this parameter if your want floor load under 500 kg. 500-1000 Kg/m² ? Choose this parameter if your want floor load from 500 to 1000 kg. 1000-1500 Kg/m² ? Choose this parameter if your want floor load from 1000 to 1500 Kg/m². 1500+ Kg/m² ? Choose this parameter if your want floor load more then 1500 Kg/m². Back Next question

Net weight of the safe you are looking for?

0-500 Kg ? Choose this parameter if your want weight of safe under 500 kg. 500-1000 Kg ? Choose this parameter if your want weight of safe from 500 to 1000 kg. 1000-1500 Kg ? Choose this parameter if your want weight of safe from 1000 to 1500 kg. 1500+ Kg ? Choose this parameter if your want weight of safe more then 1500 kg. Back Next question

Which certification level or grade should your safe have?

Ungraded ? Choose this parameter if your safe needs to provide an elementary burglary protection. Level S1 or S2 ? Level S1 and S2 are certifications for safes and cabinets for burglary protection according to EN 11450. Insurance amounts vary from country to country from 500 to 20,000 EUR for cash or valuables. In some countries an additional protection with an intruder alarm system is a prerequisite for obtaining a certain insurance value. Grade 0 to VI ? Grade 0 to VI are certifications for safes, cabinets and vaults for burglary protection according to EN 1143-1 or EN 1143-2. Insurance amounts vary from country to country from 2,000 to around 1.2 million EUR for cash or valuables. In some countries an additional protection with an intruder alarm system is a prerequisite for obtaining a certain insurance value. Grade VII to XIII ? Grade VII to XIII are certifications for safes, cabinets and vaults for burglary protection according to EN 1143-1. Insurance amounts vary from country to country from 500,000 to many million EUR for cash or valuables. In some countries an additional protection with an intruder alarm system or a protection against attacks with explosives are a prerequisite for obtaining a certain insurance value. Back Next question

For how many minutes would you need protection from fire?

30 ? The temperature at which data media (e.g. 52°C) and documents (e.g. 177°C) deteriorate differs according to the item protected. 30 minutes corresponds to a basic fire protection. 60 ? The temperature at which data media (e.g. 52°C) and documents (e.g. 177°C) deteriorate differs according to the item protected. 60 minutes corresponds to a good fire protection. 90 ? The temperature at which data media (e.g. 52°C) and documents (e.g. 177°C) deteriorate differs according to the item protected. 90 minutes corresponds to a very good fire protection. 120 ? The temperature at which data media (e.g. 52°C) and documents (e.g. 177°C) deteriorate differs according to the item protected. 120 minutes is the maximum fire protection you can get. Back

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