Why a Fireproof Safe is Essential for Any Business

People usually have a very clear idea of what a safe or security box is and what it does, and this idea hasn’t really changed for the last century or more. Indeed, this traditional kind of lock-and-key safe is still very much in existence and its popularity has hardly waned, but there are also dozens of other designs to choose from that boast various extremely useful features. Many of them don’t really divert from the classic style in any visual sense, but it’s how they are put together that really gives them something revolutionary to offer.

A particularly practical addition to safe design is the introduction of fireproofing. Here, the experts at E-Safes explain why this attribute can make a world of difference to business owners and the companies they direct.

1. Your Valuable Items are Secure

This, naturally, is the chief and most simple motivation for any individual or company to purchase a safe. Whether the main concern is theft, loss or damage, a safe provides a foolproof method of keeping items… well… safe. If preferred, you can stick to the tried and tested method of lock and key, but, with the advent of new technology, there are now many different ways in which a safe can be secured. Combination locks have always been popular, but digital locks now also exist, meaning that you can enter your access code using a simple electronic keyboard. Beyond this, you can even open your safe biometrically. The technology now exists to allow a permitted individual access using just a fingerprint. Finally, with the addition of fireproofing, your safe can be rendered absolutely impenetrable.

2. It’s Not Just for Money

Safes are available in many various sizes and to a wide range of different specifications. Because of this, they are able to offer protection to a myriad different items. Typically, safes are presumed to exist for the secure storage of money. However, almost anything can be protected by a safe - from jewelry and other valuables to sensitive paperwork. You can even invest in a “data safe”. When shopping for a safe, most reputable dealers will be able to explain to you the different insurance ratings for cash and non-cash content. Non-cash items can always be insured for ten times the amount that cash can be when stored in various grades of safe. Of course, a fireproof safe is always the best choice to protect, cash, papers and your company’s sensitive data.

3. Protect Hard Copies

We rely heavily on electronic storage in the modern digital age, and we hate to admit that technology can sometimes fail us. However, that is unfortunately the case. This is why it is so important for businesses to keep hard copies of vital documents, and perhaps to keep extremely sensitive papers off computers and other devices altogether. In instances where physical paper copies are necessary, a safe is always the best choice to keep them secure - a fireproof safe doubly so, as we have already mentioned.

4. Better Premiums

The points so far have underlined why modern safes in general are exceptionally useful items for a business to have in its possession and, naturally, the addition of fireproofing to those items can only improve their performance and effectiveness. However, there is yet another element to which fireproofing in particular can offer improvement, and that is the element of insurance. The ability to demonstrate that your business has invested in additional security features is always beneficial when it comes to insuring its assets, and this goes doubly for the design of a company’s safes. Adding fireproofing can vastly improve the insurance premiums you will be expected to pay, as brokers will be able to see the lengths you have already gone to in order to protect your valuable items from theft, loss, natural disasters and arson or intentional damage.

As you can see, there are a great many benefits to opting not only for a safe, but for one with built in fireproofing. With their double-layered walls and specially developed fire-resistant composite linings, there is virtually nothing on the market that could prove a more secure location for your company’s valuable items, sensitive information or vital data than these expertly crafted security boxes. For further information on fire resistant safes, all you need to do is give eSafes a call today on 0800 783 2328 or email them via info@esafes.co.uk. Their expert advisers will be happy to offer you help and assistance.