Choosing the Best Safe for a Small Business - Burton Safes, Phoenix and More

In a small business it is important to choose the best business security solutions available and that should always include a quality cash safe; but with so many safes available, which do you choose?

The biggest brands in the security industry, like Burton Safes, Phoenix and Chubbsafes, all manufacture office safes; and everybody from a florist to a financial advisor needs one. Choosing the best safe for your needs is straightforward enough once you know what to look for.

Here, we’ll take you on a whistle-stop tour of the business safe industry and what is available. If you’re taking your first steps into the world of self employment, these are the things you’ll need to know.

Business Safes

Fixed position business safes are designed to be virtually immovable in addition to being secure. If you’re working out of an office or a single store location, they’re exactly the kind of thing you need. If you’re always on the go, and don’t have a fixed HQ, you might prefer to look at portable (we’ll get around to those too).

• Fire Filing cabinet safes

Most offices have file cabinets but fireproof safes are cabinets which take security to the next level. They’re secure and the best ones offer hours of fire protection too. They can be used to protect hardcopy data, cash and much more; and they won’t be moved quickly or easily by the wrong people.

• Wall safes

These safes are installed to become integral to the room itself, making removal extremely difficult. In addition to being secure, they can be hidden behind pictures or wall panels so that they don’t attract unwanted attention to begin with.

• Floor safes

Like wall safes, floor safes become a part of the room. They set into the floor in concrete and some have deposit slots which allow items to be placed inside without the need to unlock or open the safe. In security terms, this means that business owners don’t need to give out the combination to the safe for staff to make deposits.

• Deposit safes

Floor safes aren’t the only kinds of deposit safe used in small business, particularly in retail. Deposit safes reduce internal fraud and come in all shapes and sizes, including those which feature chutes that carry items to the main stronghold of the safe. The common denominator is that they don’t require security access to make a deposit, so you don’t have to share out the burden of responsibility to the majority of employees.

• Key Boxes

Key cabinets won’t store fortunes in cash, but as the name suggests they’ll look after another valuable commodity: keys. Do you leave vehicle keys in desk draweres which are not secured? If you have a fleet of vehicles or a number of keyed security solutions a key box will help you to keep them secure but will also help you to organise them and avoid the frustration of a lost key.

Portable Business Safes

One of the most important factors, when choosing a business safe, is what you intend to use it for. That might sound obvious but often an affordable, portable business safe is a suitable security solution for your needs.

• Portable Drawer Safes

With room for cash and important documents, portable drawer safes are secure but also small enough to fit inside a larger permanent safe solution during office hours. Outside of work time, they can be easily transported into the boot of a car, or placed wherever is most secure.

• Portable Fire Safes

Like the name suggests, these safes have the additional benefit of increased fire resistance. They can be used to hold cash, documentation and valuables and they can be secured inside a larger save or transported elsewhere easily.

• Portable File Safes

If you’re transporting files or manuscripts from place to place, a portable file safe provides the same organisation as a file cabinet, in a more mobile format. Fireproof file safes are available and like all safe solutions, a choice of locking mechanisms are available from key locks to pin codes or even biometric locks activated by fingerprint.

Best Safe Brands

UK businesses rely on a number of highly respected security brands who all manufacture a diverse array of safe solutions. Here are three of the very best:

• Burton Safes

Known as The Sure Defence, Burton Safes are one of the UK’s leading home and office safe suppliers. All of the latest Burton Safes are designed to satisfy the very latest criteria set out by the insurance industry. Their products have even been approved by the police force.

• Phoenix Safes

As one of the longest running and most respected safe manufacturers around, this particular Phoenix didn’t have to come back from the flames; it never left in the first place. Phoenix Safes are tested to the highest possible standards and many are available for a great price.

• Chubbsafes

The world’s biggest security brand is trusted everywhere by large and small organisations. In addition to manufacturing reliable business safes, Chubbsafes excel in home security solutions. Small business owners can rely on Chubbsafes just about anywhere.

At the eSafes online store, you’ll find home and office safes from all of these brands and many more. You’ll also get all of the help and advice you might need to choose the right one for you. Pay a visit to https://www.esafes.co.uk today to find out more or give us a call on 0800 783 2328.