If you are looking for a safe for your home, office or shop, in this article you will get a good understanding of the subject: we will talk about 5 types of safes and a particular brand...
What do you need to know to choose a safe for your home or office? I would say that the important things to know are two:
- the types of safes;
- a good brand of safes.
In this article I will answer these needs. I'll tell you about 5 types of products:
- wall safe;
- mobile safe;
- countertop safe;
- floor safe;
- safe cabinet.
And as for the brand, all the products you will see in this article are
Bordogna safes , one of the best brands in the industry . We have chosen to become Bordogna Casseforti retailers because it is a verticalized brand on this product and, in our experience, specialization is always a sign of reliability.
Let's not waste time: before investing any 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 it is placed behind a painting or a piece of furniture);
- it does not take up space , so it is also suitable for small rooms;
- you have few objects or small objects to keep.
Here we will look at two types of wall safes with different characteristics.
I am looking for a simple but reliable wall safe
If you are not looking for a complex safe but a simple product
to secure cash, valuables or important documents , your safe could be
Vesta .
Let's get to know it better and let's start talking about safety. You must know that there is a standard that classifies safes for domestic use according to their degree of resistance to break-in attempts. It is
UNI EN 14450 and defines two classes:
- S1, basic resistance certificate;
- S2, certificate of superior resistance.
Vesta - following the tests required by the legislation - 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 assets contained.
What else to tell you about this wall safe? It is available in 3 sizes and allows you to choose 3 different locks, also certified:
- with key;
- electronic, with numeric keypad;
- mechanics, with combiner.
I want a cut-resistant wall safe
You are afraid of well-equipped thieves, those who come with a lot of flexible. Well, with the Bordogna Lorica Più safe they will find something for their teeth. This product
is part of the family of UNI EN 1143-1 certified wall safes, the reference standard for testing and classifying mobile, recessed (such as wall safes) and ATM safes based on their resistance to burglary.
What does it mean? Which is a flexible resistant
cut resistant safe. Not only that: Lorica Più is also equipped with
tear-proof closures , an extra barrier against break-in attempts. These are just some of the features that make this safe a security marvel. Discover the others in
the product sheet on Lorica Più .
Types of locks for safes
The safes you are familiar with in this article can be set up with 3 types of locks: lock
with key, electronic lock (with a numeric code),
mechanical combiner (i.e. a knob to be operated according to a certain combination). The locks of Bordogna safes are
certified according to the UNI EN 1300 standard , which specifies tests and requirements for high security locks.
Let's go on in our “journey”, but remember that Bordogna wall safes do not end there: also discover
Andromeda , certified EN 1143-1 in level III, and
Ares .
2. Mobile safe: without masonry works
Now let's see the mobile safes, your choice if
you don't want to do work to install the safe or if you plan to move and, therefore, you want a model that is easier to transport. Unlike the wall safe, the mobile one is not recessed but can be anchored to the wall or to the floor. A good mobile safe, then, has all the walls with the same degree of armor, just like the Bordogna safes of the Brixia range, which have the particularity of being timed. I'm about to introduce them to you in 3, 2, 1 ...
I want a timed safe
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
Brixia Tre 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 for Brixia Uno and 8 for Brixia Tre);
- choose the internal set-up , 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 color 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 the time delay function, so you will have a delayed opening safe also called a timed safe, an effective anti-theft method (you can set the opening delay time);
- is certified UNI EN 1300 in class B.
About certifications:
- Brixia Uno is certified according to the European standard EN 1143-1 in level I ;
- Brixia Tre is certified according to the European standard EN 1143-1 in level III .
Who certifies the safes?
The 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 to you, they are also a guarantee for insurance companies .
Before moving on to the next type of safes, I want to tell you that,
if you need to put jewelry in a safe place , Bordogna has designed an ad hoc mobile safe,
Horus . Think that it is also suitable for jewelers.
3. Portable Stand Safe: Take it with you wherever you want
As soon as you can, you go to your house by the sea or in the mountains and spend a lot of time outside in the summer. Even on vacation you want your safety and are therefore looking for a portable safe. Among the Bordogna safes there is the model 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 wardrobe (as we often see in hotels, in fact it is born as a safe for the rooms of accommodation facilities), but you can also fix it to the wall or floor if for example you want to leave it in your second home.
And now ... take your eyes to the floor!
4. Floor safe also known as the unobtainable safe!
Is there a safe even harder 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 superior protection: maybe every day they have to worry about keeping the day's income in a safe place. In fact, the Bordogna floor safe you see above is
recommended for shop owners (but nothing prevents you from putting it at home). It is called
P / 01 and is available both with key lock and electronic lock.
Let's raise our eyes from the floor, it's time to get to know the fifth and final type of safe.
5. Safe cabinet: for your most important documents
A large amount of documents are produced in your work and among these there are also many particularly important documents that you cannot afford to leave unattended. Here you need space and security at the same time: you need, therefore, a wardrobe safe. Meet
3000, a line of Bordogna armored cabinets certified according to the European standard EN 14450 in class S1.
From this wardrobe you can choose:
- the color , black or light gray;
- the model (there are 4 different in shape, size, weight, volume and number of shelves);
- the type of lock : with key only or with key and mechanical dialer.
Ah, you can also request other accessories for the inside of the wardrobe. For all the 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'll talk to you right away.
Armored cabinets also resistant to fire
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 created the fireproof safe in the form of a wardrobe. Indeed, to tell the truth it has created two lines of fire resistant armored cabinets:
PK-400 and
PK-400 MEDIA .
What is the difference between the two lines? PK-400 is designed
for paper documents while PK-400 MEDIA is specific
for the protection of IT media , such as CDs, hard-disks, USB sticks, etc.
How to be sure that an armored cabinet is fireproof?
In the case of the Bordogna PK-400 and PK-400 MEDIA wardrobes, a certification that follows the Scandinavian standard NT FIRE 017 comes to your rescue. This certification tells you that the cabinets guarantee a fire resistance of 120 minutes.
I gave you a lot of information but maybe I didn't address a topic that interested you. If so, write me in the comments and I promise to get back to you as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, I leave you the link to the page where
you can find all the Bordogna safes for sale here on Windowo .
Ah, if you are interested in learning more about "home security", you may find it useful to read this other article:
Window security: everything you need to know .
