I feel like I’ve been giving door and lock hardware way more love than safes here lately so I thought I’d even it out today. Our techs service a lot of safes for us and we receive a lot of calls where our service reps sit back and shake their heads while thinking, “Oh man, […]
Read moreIf you work in the retail or restaurant space, it’s a sure bet you have a commercial safe to secure your cash (hopefully lots of it!). Have you ever stopped and thought, “Self, is my safe really secure enough to protect my valuables? Is there something better out there?” Well if you have, you my […]
Read moreEven though many of us carry around less cash than we used to, many of your patrons still pay with cash, which means you need secure safes to store your deposits. There are numerous different secure safes and safe locks available in today’s market, although the security level of these safes varies widely. Some are […]
Read moreWhen I was the service manager, I would occasionally cover the late shift. I remember one evening I received a call from manager trying to close up for the night who frantically said “My safe won’t open; help!” She was in a hurry to get home and had to access the safe before she could […]
Read moreSafe repair is never cheap. Depending on the type of safe, and the issues you have, it can take two or three men just to work on the safe repair. Worst case, you could have to drill the safe open and replace it altogether. So how can you keep your safe in tip-top shape? Our […]
Read moreAsk any safe cracker, and they will tell you that safe opening is an art. It has evolved throughout time to accommodate the increased security features in today’s safes. Many times, safe opening is performed with drill jigs, special drill bits, or drill templates. However, there are times where the art of lock manipulation is […]
Read moreAs you’ve seen in our past two mythbusters, movies get it wrong – a LOT. We’ve already debunked the idea that all you need to pick a lock is a bobby pin and good MacGyver hair; and we also tackled how kicking down a door isn’t necessarily ALWAYS your way to break in to a […]
Read moreHow many times a day do you use your safe? Have you ever stopped to think about how it works, or if you have the right kind of safe you need to protect what you need to secure? Throughout store managers’ shifts, they’ll use a multitude of different things, from cash registers to filing cabinets. […]
Read moreCommercial safes are nothing new to the loss prevention world; since being patented in 1835 safes have done nothing but increase in security and presence, which means it’s probably not necessary to spell out the benefits of installing a safe and protecting the valuables of your facility, business or home. Widely considered non-negotiable, commercial safes […]
Read moreBefore we move on to the types of safe locks, if you missed Types of Safes – What’s the Difference last week and you aren’t familiar with the different types of safes skim through it before you read this one. Its ok – I’ll wait for you. There’s a lot of useful information there, right? Remember […]
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