Any decision to purchase a safe normally falls into two categories:
1) A voluntary purchase for peace of mind to secure cash, documents or data.
2) As an insurance company requirement where a stipulated grade of safe has been requested.
In all cases, we will assist in the most cost conscious choice of safes, with fast delivery to site anywhere in the UK.
Reconditioned Safes
All of our safes are reconditioned to a British Standard (BS7582). This means the safe is stripped back to base metal to make sure it has never been in a fire, drilled or compromised in any way. The unit is then primed up and resprayed to customer's choice. The inner working of the safe door is then attended to and all moving parts are checked to ensure good working order. Any anti-explosive devices that protect the lock in the event of an attack are services and checked to ensure efficiency. Locks are reconditioned or if unduly worn, they are replaced with a similar model, be it key locking, combination or digital. The bolts and hinges of the door are lubricated to ensure easy operation. The safe details are then recorded and the service logged. All safes then carry either a three, six or twelve month warranty on all moving parts.
New Safes
Depending on how safes perform, during simulated attack, they will attain the Eurograde label on badge which is then able to be attached to each model clearly identifying its grade (cash rating), year of manufacture and weight.
The Eurograde model cash ratings are:
- '0' £6,000 cash limit
- '1' £10,000 cash limit
- '2' £17,500 cash limit
- '3' £35,000 cash limit
- '4' £60,000 cash limit
- '5' £100,000 cash limit
For commercial premises, the insurers may multiply by up to 5 times to give a content cover other than cash. For instance, £10,000 cash cover will give you £50,000 jewellery cover. In domestic situations, they multiply the cash cover by ten, ie £10,000 cash, £100,000 jewellery cover.
The object of a Graded safe is that insurers/underwriters must accept the cash rating guidelines set independently by the ABI (Association of British Insurers). In practice this also means that if you buy say, a Chubb Eurograde 1 in England and you move to another European country, the same insurance cash rating should be recognised. The Ace Safe Co Ltd can supply new and reconditioned safes throughout Europe and the rest of the World.
Some manufacturers produce new safes at cash limits lower than eurograde levels, in these instances, the manufacturer will seek individual guidance for its cash levels from major insurance companies. This means that certain manufacturer models are perfectly acceptable for limits upto £10,000. However, individual insurance companies may vary in their rating of each model.
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