Security Safe

In today’s world information and data are critical to all businesses. Try to imagine what would what happen if your office premises became the subject of fire or water damage. Computers, office furniture and most other items can be replaced, but important documents and digital media and storage may be irreplaceable.

You can safeguard your most critical information and data from the worst effects of fire including heat and smoke damage by investing in a good quality independently tested fire resistant security safe that can also provide protection against water damage.

Fire resistant security safes are built to withstand high temperatures whilst maintaining the internal temperature at a level that prevents the contents from being damaged or destroyed. They generally provide protection for between 60, 90 and 120 minutes. You will find the fire rating in the product description on the Office Products Marketplace website.

There are many aspects of your business you need to take into account when selecting a security safe including: -

• What type of protection you need  - security, fire and/or water
• What size and style of security safe will best suit your requirements – a chest, horizontal or vertical file or cupboard and whether it needs to be floor or wall mounted.
• What type of documents and data need to be protected – paper, digital media and storage, valuables, cash and/or electronics like laptops. With so much electronic working safeguarding data is becoming increasing important. As plastic data storage and media including hard drives, USB sticks, CDs and DVDs are damaged at lower temperatures than paper a data fire data safe or fire data cupboard (that can accommodate larger amounts of information and data) may be the appropriate choice for your business.
• The level of security you need. Locking mechanisms differ according to the type of security safe and may consist out of a physical key or electronic keypad. If you are storing valuables including cash whether the security safe has a cash rating insurance will be an important factor. The cash rating is the amount of cash, based on the manufacturer’s recommendation an insurer will cover overnight. In practice the actual amount an insurer will cover may be more or less depending on your location and conditions. This rating reflects the security of the safe and will reflect the thickness of the safes walls as well as the locking mechanism. Broadly speaking the higher the cash rating the higher the security of the safe. The cash rating can be multiplied by 10 to calculate the non cash valuables rating.

When thinking about the location and capacity of a safe keep in mind that the inside dimension of the best security safes is significantly smaller than the outside dimension. The total internal volume, measured in litres, is the key capacity measurement. And remember if your office is not on the ground floor that a security safe that has been drop tested will give you added peace of mind against impact resulting from a fall.

With flooding on the increase you may also want to consider whether you need a safe that, in addition to security and fire, provides protection against water damage. The added seal around the door is designed to provide complete water resistance for these safes. 

Unfortunately events happen to even the most well-managed businesses, but there is no reason why your critical information and data should not be protected. Making copies of important documents and data and keeping it off site as well as investing in a security safe are effective precautionary measures. Security safes are available in all shapes and sizes can provide protect for your business from theft, water and fire damage without resulting in major expenditure.

Here at Office Products Marketplace you will find security safes by leading manufacturers such as Sentry Safe and Phoenix .You will also find drawers, shelves and tray accessories to fit out larger security safes as well as a range of other security products including cash and document boxes as well as key safes and cabinets.