Safes – New and Second Hand
Buy the right safe for your needs – new, second hand or refurbished.
If you’re in need of a new safe (or used safe for that matter), Hardware Direct have a great range of options on display at our Balmoral showroom, 599 Dominion Rd, Balmoral, Auckland.
We recommend having a look in person at your options before committing to a new safe, so you can be sure that your choice will fit your needs. That starts by ensuring that the types of things you want to secure will fit comfortably in your safe. With so many safes on display, we can offer the right solution for you needs. And, because most safes are heavy, we offer a professional delivery and installation service.
Access control systems use multiple technologies working in partnership to provide increased security and control. These can include card readers, access cards and tags, or biometric or fingerprint scanners. This technology is pair with quality locks, alarms and in some cases CCTV cameras to give you complete control and confidence in your security.
New Safe or Second Hand Safe?
If you’re looking to get good value from a safe, you may be considering a used or second hand safe instead of a new one. There are plenty of good second hand safes available, but you’ll need to consider what you need it for in order to know if a used safe is appropriate for you. For example, many fire resistant safes can lose their effectiveness over time, so it’s important to know this if fire protection is a high priority for you.
What type of safe do you need?
With a wide range of safe options available, it pays to be clear about exactly what type of safe meets your needs. Here are some examples of the types of safe available to you:
High Security Safes
Fire Safes / Fire Cabinets
Medium Security Safes
Data Safe
Low Security
Floor Safes
High Security Safes
Ideal for locations that hold large amounts of cash and often referred to as ‘Bankers Safes’ due to this. A high security safe offers an effective barrier against attack. The higher the security rating, the more effort it will take for someone to breach the safe.
Medium Security Safes
Medium security safes are also used for locations that carry larger than normal amounts of cash. This might include large retail stores or businesses with high cash turnover such as bars or nightclubs.
Low Security
Typically a low security safe will be used to protect smaller amounts of cash and/or important documents. This might include smaller retail stores, or businesses who carry sensitive information.
Fire Safes and Fire Cabinets
A fire safe or fire cabinet typically offers a lower level of security, as they’re typically made of less metal as it conducts heat. It will protect paper by keeping the internal temperature below 177 degrees C. but will not protect computer media, which can be damaged at around 52 degrees C. or less.
Data safes
The role of a data safe is to keep temperature and humidity to below 52 degrees C. They use a different technology to a fire safe and can, depending on size be more expensive when compared to a fire safe.
Floor Safes
A good floor safe is, as suggested by the name, positioned on the floor, and should be able to be bolted down. If a floor safe doesn’t offer this facility, then it is more like a fire safe – especially if it is light enough for one or two people to carry.
Take advantage of our free safe advisory service
If you’re looking to purchase a safe elsewhere, feel free to take advantage of our free safe advisory service. Just let us know what you’re looking at and we’ll ask a few questions to help you make sure you’re really getting a good deal.
We are trained safe experts and certified locksmiths
You can be assured that if you need new or second hand safe, our team are trained safe experts and are certified locksmiths.
