- May 17, 2018
How are Safes rated?
Safes are an integral part of any home or business; they’re guaranteed to protect your personal possessions, ensuring that there is no compromise made to quality or functionality. When choosing a safe, you’ll notice that each of the safes provided by eSafes incorporate a unique rating which determines how much protection it has to offer, essentially making it easier for you to find the best safe!
Insurance Rating
Some safes are given an insurance rating to provide a clear indication of the maximum cash value that can be covered by the insurance company, should it be involved in an incidence of theft.
Generally, the higher rated safes are suited more towards the requirements of customers who are looking to store expensive items inside, so if you’re looking to keep all of your valuable items secure, a high insurance rated safe is ideal.
Cash Rating
Depending on how safes are designed, they have a cash rating that reflects exactly how much money you can protect. The cash rating is used by insurance companies to ensure that your cash is protected from burglars and that you’re fully covered.
To maximise the safety and security of safes, it’s suggested that you make sure that it’s installed professionally.
Fire Rating
At eSafes, they supply a complete range of safes which are designed to be fire resistant. A fire safe resists flames and exceedingly high temperatures, providing you with optimal protection for your valuable belongings.
If you’re planning on storing paper in the safe, a lower fire rated safe will do just fine… unlike data. DVD’s, CD’s and hard drives are best stored within higher fire rated safes to protect media from heat damage and spoilage.
What does the Rating mean?
Put simply, the rating of safes acts as an indicator as to how burglar resistant it is.
Using jewellery as an example, a safe is an ideal place to keep expensive and sentimental possessions out of harm’s way. If you’re looking for a safe to store your jewellery, but you’re confused by the “insurance rating” of the safe, you’d easily be forgiven!
A safe that has the has an insurance rating of £2,000 in cash is the equivalent of £20,000 worth of valuables- bear this in mind when choosing and storing items in a safe!
What is it determined by?
The rating of your safe is determined by several factors; including the following:
- Resistance to movement
Any safe that you install to your domestic or commercial property needs to be stored securely if you’re to protect the contents held inside it. The rating of the safe takes into consideration how easy it is to move and how easily burglars can gain access to it.
- Lock Security
Securing any safe with a high-security lock will protect your items further, making it incredibly difficult for opportunistic criminals to get their hands on your possessions. A high rated safe can potentially prevent theft.
- Build Quality
The thickness and strength of the walls and doors of your safe can also be reflected on within the rating. Safes that are well-designed and able to resist physical attack will have a higher rating than safes that are less sturdy. Any safe that is carefully designed and built is likely to protect your cash and jewellery more reliably.
When it comes to finding a high security safe, you’re in capable hands with eSafes! Their safes are designed to be reliable and suit the requirements of domestic and commercial customers alike. The Eurograde safes are ideal if you need to protect cash or valuables against theft and burglary.
The insurance rating of a Eurograde safe stipulates whether it has the ability to resist attacks and impacts, potentially helping customers to decide whether it’s suitable for their requirements.
The Eurograde approved safes have a rating between 0 and 7: Grade 0 being the lowest rating and Grade 7 being the highest. The Grade 7 safes are considered to be the most reliable safes when it comes to keeping items secure.
The Association of Insurance Surveyors (AiS Approved Safes) are the UK authority who asses the risks. Any safe that is AiS approved is guaranteed to be covered by insurance companies if assets were to be stolen from the safe.
Choosing an AiS approved safe will provide you with an improved standard of protection as well as the level of security that is required.
With approved brands like Chubbsafes and Securikey, eSafes are bound to provide you with a high-quality safe that is guaranteed to match your budget requirements!
Why not discuss your requirements in detail with the team of experts at eSafes and let them identify which rated safe will suit your needs best? Call them on 0800 7832328 today.
- May 17, 2018