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Testing
First 4 Safes believe in offering reliable and realistic cash ratings on their safes. As a result many of the safes we supply are now independently attack tested to European standards, EN1143-1 & EN14450. This means that our customers can have peace of mind in the security of their safe.
Cash Ratings
These are an indication of the security level of a safe and the maximum level of money that should be stored inside it. A cash rating is what an underwriter will insure the contents of the safe for and can be multiplied by 10 times for jewellery. Therefore£1000 cash rated safe would be suitable to store £10,000 worth of jewellery.
The cash ratings given in this brochure are only a guide and assume correct installation. Insurance companies' ratings vary and higher or lower figures might be applied. If it is important always check with your insurance company before purchasing a safe.
Installation
Many safes are best installed by a professional locksmith or safe engineer. However, some of the smaller, domestic safes in this brochure are suitable for DIY fixing. If in doubt just contact us.
Cash Ratings
A cash rating refers to how much your insurance company will underwrite the contents of your safe for. If the rating is £1,000 then the safe is suitable for storing up to £1,000 in cash or ten times this sum in jewellery and other valuables i.e. £10,000 in jewellery.
Cash ratings can be used as general guide to the security level of your safe. The higher the cash rating, the higher the security level of your safe is and therefore the more you can safely keep inside it.
Cash ratings quoted are a guide only and assume correct installation. Individual insurance companies' ratings may vary. Higher or lower figures may be applied. If it is important you should check with your insurance company before you purchase a safe.
European Standards
You may sometimes find that your insurance company request that you get a European Graded safe, rather than specify a cash rating.
European standards generally apply to higher security safes. To obtain these standards safes must be rigorously tested by independent test houses based around Europe. Safes are graded on a score that is achieved depending on what tools were used and how long it took to gain partial and full access. All of our high security safes are tested and certified to EN 1143-1 by reputable testing houses. Below is a list of the standards that our safes are tested to and their equivalent cash ratings as agreed by the insurance industry.
EN 14450 S1 £2,000 Cash rating.
EN 14450 S2 £4,000 Cash rating.
EN 1143-1 Grade 0 £6,000 Cash rating.
EN 1143-1 Grade 1 £10,000 Cash rating.
EN 1143-1 Grade 2 £17,500 Cash rating.
EN 1143-1 Grade 3 £35,000 Cash rating.
EN 1143-1 Grade 4 £60,000 Cash rating.
EN 1143-1 Grade 5 £100,000 Cash rating.
EN 1143-1 Grade 6 £150,000 Cash rating.
Fire Safes
Our Fire Safes are tested by the Swedish National Testing & Research Institute. They have one of the most modern and advanced laboratories in Europe and are widely recognised as being leaders in their field. The tests carried out here are according to the Nordtest NT FIRE 017 & the European standard EN 1047-1.
