Find what you seek.
109 resultados
Installing a Home Wall Safe
Installing a home safe into your wall can be a fun home project that is manageable with a little bit of research and some do-it-yourself knowhow. Everyone secretly wants to have a sleek wall safe hidden behind a knock-off Van Gogh in their lounge or den and with this simple guide you can be on your way to a cool new approach to holding your valuables.
Buying Your First Fireproof Safe
Buying your first fireproof safe can be a fun and enlightening endeavor. There is a multitude of options to choose from and countless ways to customize your safe to perfectly suit your needs.
Water-Proof Safes at SafeandVaultStore.com
We talk a lot about the need for a fireproof safe but what about those of us who live in areas that are commonly ravaged by hurricanes and floods?
How to Store Digital Media
Most of us use a locked filing cabinet, a safety deposit box, or a safe to store our physical belongings but what do we do when we want to keep track of our digital belongings? More and more of what we produce, care about, and value is kept in digital form.
Building a Vault in your Home or Office
For those of you who have unusually large firearm collections, or have home businesses that require large amounts of documents or other important storage features, a built in vault may be the best option.
What is the difference between a safe and a vault?
You’ve probably noticed that our website and our company is called Safe and Vault Store, right? Well, we’ve been getting a few questions lately about what exactly the difference between a safe and a vault is. Most of us use these words interchangeably but there are some key differences to be aware of when using these terms.
What is the UL? Why is it important
Whenever we talk about safe rankings and ratings here at Safe and Vault Store, we inevitably talk about the UL or the Underwriters Laboratories. But, what exactly is the UL and how does it come up with ratings for safes and vaults?
How large of a Safe do you need?
Determining the size of safe you need is a question that needs to be carefully considered before you invest in a safe or vault. If you don’t make this decision carefully you’ll find that you buy a safe that fits your current needs but doesn’t expand to meet the needs of your future—it’s always prudent to buy something that will leave you a bit of room to expand, whether it’s an expanding handgun collection or room for tax returns for the next seven years.
What Should You Keep in a Safe?
A safe is a wonderful piece of machinery that guarantees some peace of mind. If you are on the fence about whether or not you need a safe, I wanted to give you some idea of things that are often kept in safes—both in burglar safes and in fire safes.
Fire-Ratings Rundown
Since we did a run-down on burglar safe ratings, I thought it might be a good idea to do a rundown on fire-safe ratings. As with burglar ratings, the UL is THE authority for trustworthy ratings, although there are several other authorities that also provide ratings to a range of safes. Because of its prevalence and industry standard, we’re only going to look at UL ratings.
Gun Safety and the Aurora Shooting
Our hearts go out to the victims and families of the victims in the Aurora, Colorado shooting. Around here, we’re not quite sure what to make of such a senseless tragedy, the loss of life, and the heartbreak that affects not only a community but an entire country. As so much of the media has been talking about over the last week since the shooting, we’re also considering the need for better gun safety and gun control legislation. In an effort to do our (very, very) small part, we thought this...
Wall Safe Installation Video
In case our step-by-step guide didn’t help you decide to undertake your wall safe installation yourself, we’ve dug up this great video that will show you just how simple and easy the process is.
A Water-Safe Safe?
If you are in the market for a new safe, making sure that your choice is water-safe is one of the most important bits of research you can do. Did you know that water-related damage is one of the leading causes of damage in offices in the United States. Take a look at this video to get a look at what you’re in the market for if you decide to purchase a SentrySafe fire and water-safe filing cabinet. They’re the best in the biz!
Cash Handling Questionnaire
Do you own or work in a high cash business like a restaurant? Gas station? Retail shop? These sort of businesses involve several safety risks as employees are asked to handle large amounts of cash on a daily basis.
A Burglar isn't your friend - don't be his friend
It continually amazes me that after over 20 years in the security business, people visit our store and tell us that they have been burglarized for the third time. Call it bad luck but it keeps us in business. Seth Godin recently wrote an article about "Helping Your Customers Avoid Taking Responsibility." Within the article Seth writes about how society would rather blame someone or something for their bad luck. It seems logical to me that we'd rather push the responsibility elsewhere instead ...
Ready for a burglary? Why not just leave your door open?
While we cannot totally prevent someone from breaking into a home or business, there are some precautions that can be taken to better protect oneself against a loss. Many will say that insurance companies will pay to cover these losses and that it isn't something to worry about.
Wall safes provide inconspicuous protection for valuables
Hidden Wall Safes provide hidden protection while giving you easy access to your money, jewelry, and other valuables. This type of safe frees up floor space while the safe itself is concealed from view, giving you more piece of mind knowing that your safe is hidden from plain sight.
Who Would Steal from a Church?
Who would steal from a Church? According to dozens of reports, several people have and believe it or not it is usually an inside job. Watch this video on a Priest accused of stealing money from his parish.
Home Security for Grandma
The older we get, the more items we acquire such as important documents, valuables, and family heirlooms. Many times, these items are just put under a bed, in a closet, or on a shelf somewhere. A fire can be a real threat to these items if they are not protected. Just recently my grandmother had a fire-safe installed in her home. Most of the very important documents that she was going to store in the safe were being stored in a cardboard box!
Laptop Safes and Car Safes
Laptop safes and car safes are fast becoming a necessity in the fight to protect against identity theft. Recent studies show that even though consumers are becoming more aware of how to protect themselves from online identity theft and fraud, offline theft is still the biggest source of data and personal information loss in America.
Employee Theft and Depository Safes
A news article from the University of Florida shows that employee theft tops the list of what businesses call "inventory shrinkage." Employee theft beat out shoplifting as the primary reason for business inventory losses. It goes on to state that businesses lose nearly $26 billion each year due to inventory shrinkage.