Safe Selection Guide: Are you looking for safes for your home, office or shop? In this article we will talk about 5 types of safes and one brand in particular...
What should you know to make an informed choice of a safe for your home or office? I would say that there are two important things to know:
- types of safes;
- a good brand of safes.
In this article I will answer these needs. I will tell you about 5 types of products:
- wall safe;
- furniture safe;
- freestanding safe;
- floor safe;
- wardrobe safe.
Best value for money safes
As for the brand, all the products you will see in this article are
Bordogna safes , one of the best brands in the sector . We have chosen to become Bordogna Casseforti resellers because it is a brand verticalized on this product and, in our experience, specialization is always a sign of reliability.
Let's not waste time: before investing money,
invest the next 5 minutes in discovering some of the best safes on the market .
1. Wall safe: hide it wherever you want
Let's start with the most sought-after safe, the one built into the wall. This solution is usually chosen because:
- it is easy to hide (typically placed behind a painting or piece of furniture);
- it doesn't take up space , so it's also suitable for small spaces;
- you have few or small objects to store.
Here we will see two types of wall safes with different features.
I am looking for a simple but reliable wall safe
If you are not looking for a complex safe but a simple product
to keep cash, valuables or important documents safe , your safe could be
Vesta .
Let's get to know it better and start by talking about
security . You should know that there is a standard that classifies safes for home use based on their degree of resistance to break-in attempts. It is the
UNI EN 14450 and defines two classes:
- S1, basic resistance certificate;
- S2, superior resistance certificate.
Vesta – following the tests required by law – has earned the
S2 class . In addition to offering you a greater guarantee of safety, the certification also allows you to take out an insurance policy to protect the goods contained.
What else can I tell you about this wall safe? It is available in 3 sizes and allows you to choose from 3 different locks, also certified:
- with key;
- electronic, with numeric keypad;
- mechanical, with combiner.
I want a cut-proof wall safe
You are afraid of well-equipped thieves, those who show up with a flexible hose. Well, with the Bordogna Lorica Più safe they will find something to their liking. This product
is part of the family of wall safes certified UNI EN 1143-1 , the reference standard for testing and classifying free-standing, built-in (such as wall safes) and ATM safes based on their resistance to burglary.
What does it mean? That it is a
cut-resistant safe resistant to flexible. Not only that: Lorica Più is also equipped with
tear-proof locks , an additional barrier against break-in attempts. These are just some of the features that make this safe a marvel in terms of security. Discover the others in the
product sheet on Lorica Più .
Types of Safe Locks
The safes you are learning about in this article can be equipped with 3 types of locks:
key lock, electronic lock (with a numeric code),
mechanical combiner (i.e. a
knob to be operated according to a specific combination). The locks of Bordogna safes are
certified according to the UNI EN 1300 regulation , which specifies tests and requirements for high security locks.
Let's continue on our "journey", but remember that Bordogna wall safes don't end here: also discover
Andromeda , certified EN 1143-1 level III, and
Ares .
2. Mobile safe: without masonry work
Let's now look at the mobile safes, your choice if
you don't want to do any work to install the safe or if you plan to move and, therefore, want a model that is easier to transport. Unlike the wall safe, the mobile safe is not built-in but can be anchored to the wall or floor. A good mobile safe, then, has all the walls with the same level of armor, just like the Bordogna safes from the Brixia range, which have the particularity of being timed. I'm about to present them to you in 3, 2, 1...
I want a timed safe
Do you want a safe with a more minimal design than ever, more customizable than ever and that opens only "when I say so!".
Brixia Uno and the
Brixia Tre safe model are
minimal, customizable, timed . And they are designed for homes and offices, to protect valuables, cash and documents.
Here's how you can customize Bordogna safes from the Brixia line:
- choose the color between black and white;
- choose the size (there are 6 different ones for Brixia Uno and 8 for Brixia Tre);
- choose the internal layout , for example you can choose whether to have the compartment empty or with drawers (you can also request a specific internal structure of the drawers) and you can also decide the fabric and colour of the upholstery.
Just ask!
Regarding the lock there are 3 things to know:
- it is electric and is controlled by a flat design keyboard;
- it has a time delay function, so you will have a safe with delayed opening, also called a timed safe, an effective anti-robbery method (you can set the opening delay time yourself);
- it is certified UNI EN 1300 in class B.
About certifications:
- Brixia Uno is certified according to the European standard EN 1143-1 at level I ;
- Brixia Tre is certified according to the European standard EN 1143-1 at level III .
Who certifies safes?
Certifications are issued by a third party , for example Brixia Uno and Brixia Tre are certified by ECB (European Certification Body GmbH), a neutral body specialized in testing safes and other technologies. The ECB issues the ECB•S certification as a guarantee of safety according to European standards (you will find a plate on the safe). It is important to buy certified safes because, as I have already mentioned, they are also a guarantee for insurance companies .
Before moving on to the next type of safe, I want to tell you that,
if you need to secure jewelry , Bordogna has designed a mobile safe specifically for this purpose,
Horus . It is also suitable for jewelry stores.
3. Portable Countertop Safe: Take it with you wherever you want
As soon as you can, you go to your house at the seaside or in the mountains and in the summer you spend a lot of time outside. Even on vacation you want your safety and therefore you are looking for a portable safe. Among the Bordogna safes there is the model that is right for you:
Giuno .
It weighs 28 or 37 kg depending on the model and is perfect as a travel safe. You can place it on a piece of furniture, put it in the closet (as we often see in hotels, in fact it was created specifically as a safe for the rooms of accommodation facilities), but you can also fix it to the wall or the floor if for example you want to leave it in your second home.
And now... bring your eyes to the floor!
4. Floor safe also known as the unfindable safe!
Is there a safe that is even more difficult to find than a wall safe? Ok, you will have understood that the question is rhetorical and that the answer is "yes, it exists": the floor safe. It is buried and can be hidden by a piece of furniture or a carpet.
Those who choose this solution want a higher level of protection: perhaps every day they have to worry about keeping the day's takings in a safe place. In fact, the Bordogna floor safe that you see above is
recommended for shop owners (but nothing stops you from putting it in your home). It is called
P/01 and is available with both a key lock and an electronic lock.
Let's look up from the floor, it's time to learn about the fifth and final type of safe.
5. Cabinet safe: for the most important documents
In your work you produce a large amount of documents and among these there are also many particularly important documents that you cannot afford to leave unattended. So you need space and security at the same time: you need, therefore, a cabinet safe. Let me introduce you
to 3000, a line of Bordogna armored cabinets certified according to the European regulation EN 14450 in class S1.
From this wardrobe you can choose:
- the color , black or light gray;
- the model (there are 4 different ones in shape, size, weight, volume and number of shelves);
- the type of lock : with key only or with key and mechanical combiner.
Oh, and you can also request other accessories for the inside of the wardrobe. For full details, go to the
product sheet dedicated to 3000 .
If you are interested in this type of safe, you should also know that there are fireproof ones. I will tell you about them right away.
Armored cabinets that are also fire resistant
Thieves are not the only source of danger for the things we consider precious. When it comes to documents, another great enemy to fight is fire. Bordogna has also thought of this and has created the fireproof safe in the form of a cabinet. In fact, to tell the truth, it has created two lines of fire-resistant armored cabinets:
PK-400 and the
PK-400 MEDIA model.
What is the difference between the two lines? PK-400 is designed
for paper documents while PK-400 MEDIA is specifically designed
for the protection of computer media , such as CDs, hard disks, USB sticks, etc.
How can you be sure that a safe is fireproof?
In the case of Bordogna PK-400 and PK-400 MEDIA cabinets, a certification that follows the Scandinavian standard NT FIRE 017 comes to your aid. This certification tells you that the cabinets guarantee fire resistance for 120 minutes.
I've given you a lot of information but maybe I haven't covered a topic you were interested in. If so, write me in the comments and I promise to get back to you as soon as I can.
In the meantime, I'll leave you the link to the page where
you can findall the Bordogna safes for sale on Windowo .
Oh, and if you're interested in learning more about the topic of "home security," you might find this other article useful:
Window Security: Everything You Need to Know .
