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Guide on safe choice

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Guide on safe choice

The safe range is wide, but also confused. The official resellers are perfectly able to inform cutomers about the different safes models, locks, certifications, resistance grades and insurance amounts. The end user can recognize the high quality certification from the blue certification label marked ECB·S. With an increasing number of thefts, a safe to store valuables is needed.

The offer is wide, but also complex. What is needed, who can advice and what must the customer watch out? We answer to the most frequently asked questions for a correct choice of the safe for your home or office.

  
How much must a safe be safe?
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How much must a safe be safe?

The crucial aspect is the value of its content. Most of Bordogna safes are certified in different grades according to the main European Norms (EN 14450 and EN 1143-1). The European Norm for the domestic sector is the EN 14450 with two resistance grades: S1 and S2. Insurance amounts help customers in choosing the right resistance grade and should be checked with the insurance company before purchasing the safe. Insurers usually require higher protection grades for the commercial sector than required for the domestic one. The reference European Norm is the EN 1143-1.
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Why is certification so important?

Certification is important because it is based on the severe European standards. Their parameters are stringent and don't allow manufacturers to infringe them. The products certified ECB·S are tested against fire and burglary. Audit for the quality of the products is regularly conducted in the manufacturing plants.
Why is certification so important?
 

What kind of safe do I need?

It depends on individual needs: what are you going to protect and what are the future necessities in terms of security? Besides cash, watches and jewellery, also electronic devices are particularly sought after by thieves. Hence, safes should be big enough to store notebooks, iPads, mobile phones, smartphones, digital cameras and other high-tech products.

What kind of protection against theft and fire is needed?

Both are important. Burglary proof safes are certified according to the European Norms EN 1143-1 and 14450. Fireproof products are certified according to the European Norms EN 1047-1 and 15659. Fire protection is interesting especially for data devices that are heat-sensitive: CD, DVD, Blu-ray, USB pen drive and hard disk. A safe does not protect automatically against fire and fire protection does not entail ipso facto burglary protection. When both characteristics are required, end users must watch out for both certifications. Bordogna offers products which combine burglary and fire protection.

 
Who can advice you?
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Who can advice you?

Offical Dealers and Bordogna Stores provide detailed information on every kind of safe, locks, certifications, resistance grades and insurance amounts.
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What must be watched out?

End users can recognize a high quality safe from its certification. Other promises concerning the safety of the products are usually only advertising messages.
What must be watched out?
What is the best place for a safe?
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What is the best place for a safe?

The safe must be easy to reach, so that it can be used every day. It must be possible to anchor it in order to avoid it being removed. Safes which weigh less than 1000 Kg must have holes to be fixed to a wall or floor.
 
 

Download the Certification Guide to know the certification types, the European Norms and the insurance amounts