Types of Safes
A safe is not just a safe - everyone who concerned themselves with finding the ideal storage space for their valuables, eventually comes to this conclusion. Here, we want to make you more familiar with the different types of safes and value protection safes. We will also explain drawbacks and benefits and show you the ideal usage sites.
Value Protection Safes
Alternative Designations:Value Protection Cabinets, Safes, Security Cabinets, Steel Cabinets
Advantages:
Certified protection from theft up to security class EN5 in accordance with ECB-S and VdS ensures the best possible protection for your valuables. High Weight.
Disadvantages:
Despite a few exceptions, these safes mostly come only with a basic fire safety. Should you mainly want to store your documents, you should aim for a document safe.
Suitable for:
Jewellery, cash, watches, file folders, documents, goods of personal value, prescription medication, gold, etc.
Not suitable for:
Riffles
Manufacturers:
PRIMAT, CLES safe, Müller Safe, SISTEC, BORDOGNA
Furniture Safes
Alternative Designations:Furniture Built-in Safe, Furniture Built-in Cabinet
Advantages:
These safes can easily be built into pieces of furniture thanks to their insignificant size. This enhances the safety without needing a lot of space.
Disadvantages:
Value protection safes are better suited for the storage of pieces with a large worth and for the prescribed insurance values.
Suitable for:
Jewellery, cash, watches, documents, goods of personal value, prescription medication etc.
Not suitable for :
Gold, riffles, pieces of bigger values
Manufacturers:
PRIMAT, Müller Safe, CLES safe, SISTEC
Wall Safes
Alternative Designation:Immuring Safes, Wall Immuring Safes, Socket Safes
Advantages:
Space-saving and easily to hide due to them bing immured into a wall (for example; hidden behind paintings.
Disadvantages:
Ideally, the installation should be integrated into the planning of your own home, as their installation involves more effort and expenses.
Suitable for:
Jewellery, cash, watches, file folders, documents, goods of personal value, prescription medication, gold, etc.
Not suitable for:
Riffles, items of larger value
Manufacturers:
CLES safe, Müller Safe, BORDOGNA
Document Safes
Alternative Designations:File Cabinets, Fire-Proof Safes, Fire Protection Safes, File Storage Cabinets
Advantages:
These safes are design with the protection and storage of important documents in mind.
Disadvantages:
Despite a few exceptions, these safes do not provide a lot of protection against theft. If safety from fires is of less importance to you, you should consider buying a value protection safe.
Suitable for:
File folders, documents, jewellery, cash, watches, items of personal value, prescription medication etc.
Not suitable for:
Riffles
Manufacturers:
CLES safe, Müller Safe, PRIMAT, SISTEC
Data Safes
Alternative Designation:Data Safe, Data Cabinet, Data Carrier Safe
Advantages:
Thanks to their special design, these safes provide the best safety for data carriers of every kind, such as hard drives, CD/DVD and disks.
Disadvantages:
Due to their partially increased weight, they are not suitable for every place of installation.
Suitable for:
Hard drives, CD, DVD, disks, memory cards, USB sticks, etc.
Not suitable for:
Due to their design we exclusively recommend them for the storage of data carriers.
Manufacturers:
Müller Safe, SISTEC
Floor Safes
Alternative Designation:-
Advantages:
Due to its hidden installation (embedded into the floor) the safe is perfectly protected from burglars and is undetectable.
Disadvantages:
There is only a limited amount of space due to the small size.
Suitable for:
Jewelery, cash, watches, documents, items of personal value, prescription medication, gold, etc.
Not suitable for:
Rifles, items of larger value
Manufacturer:
CLES safe
Rifle Cabinet
Alternative Designations:Gun Safes, Rifle Cabinets, Gun Cabinets
Advantages:
The design and interior furnishings are ideally suited for the safe storage of rifles, guns and ammunition.
Disadvantages:
Because of their design, these safes are not suited for the storage of any kind of valuable items except from rifles. We hence recommend these types: value protection safe, furniture safes, etc.
Suitable for:
Rifles, guns, ammunition, items of personal value
Not suitable for:
Due to their design we exclusively recommend them for the best storage of guns and their accessories.
Manufacturers:
PRIMAT, Müller Safe, BORDOGNA
Deposit Safes
Alternative Designation:Drop safe deposits, Cashdrop Safes
Advantages:
Depending on the model, they come with a insertion slot and drawers - the deposit safes are hence ideally suited for gas stations, retail, gastronomy, etc.
Disadvantages:
For private areas and rare cash deposits, we recommend value protection safes or furniture safes etc.
Suitable for:
Cash, documents, items of personal value, prescription medication, gold, etc.
Not suitable for:
Rifles
Manufacturer:
CLES safe, Müller Safe, SISTEC
Key Safes
Alternative Designation:Key Cabinets, Emergency Key Cabinets
Advantages:
Perfectly suited for the safekeeping and neat organization of keys.
Disadvantages:
For the storage of other valuables despite keys we would recommend value protection safes, furniture safes, etc.
Suitable for:
Keys
Not suitable for:
Due to their specific design they are exclusively suited for the storage of keys and their accessories
Manufacturers:
Müller Safe
Hotel Room Safes
Alternative Designations:Hotel Safes
Advantages:
A simple usage for both guests and reception. Reliable for many years.
Disadvantages:
For the secure storages of items with a larger value, we recommend the purchase of a value protection safe. Furthermore, the hotel room safes are not suited for the storage of larger items such as files.
Suitable for:
Jewellery, cash, watches, documents, items of personal value, prescription medication, etc.
Not suitable for:
Rifles, items of larger value
Manufacturers:
DOMETIC
