Office Safes
Certainly there are valuables in your office that you don’t want damaged, stolen, or destroyed, and one of the best modes of protection is with an office safe.
Ultimately, a safe is a safe, and protecting your valuables should be your number one priority, whether it’s at your home, office, or anywhere else you can think of. Being the case, office safes are practically interchangeable with home safes, with perhaps a few different minor points of interest to consider.
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One of the more practical things to consider when shopping for an office safe is the necessary size. If you’re a typical small business owner you can probably stand to protect a few important documents and other items, in which case a typical closet safe might do the trick. If anything, something like this Sentry Fire Safe Waterproof File is a perfectly viable and secure alternative to buying an entire safe just to protect a few important files. It weighs 42 pounds with inner dimensions of 14 1/8"H x 17 1/2"W x 20 1/4"D and costs under $200.
What tends to end up happening, however, especially as your business grows, is the need for more space. That’s why it may be in your best interest to invest in a safe that offers a little more space than you think you need.
For example, this Mesa Fireproof Office Safe is a nice mid-sized safe that is small enough to be tucked out of the way yet big enough to hold a good number of items. The inner dimensions are 47¼"H x 24¾"W x 18"D and it has three shelves.
Mesa offers this same style of office safe in both bigger and smaller models. The one pictured above is 12.9 cubic feet. They’ve also got models ranging from 1.7 cubic feet, all the way up to 21 cubic feet.
If it’s primarily office files that need protecting then perhaps another way to go would be with something like this Sentry 2-Drawer Office File Fire Safe. It functions just like a typical file cabinet but offers far superior protection. In addition to thwarting off burglars, it has verified one hour fire protection. So if disaster were to strike, you can rest easier knowing that not all is lost.
By the way, most modern safes offer some sort of fire protection, ranging from 30 minute to over two hours. If extended fire resistance is important to you, you can find out more about fire proof safes here.
If you’d like to be a little more covert you can always consider a wall safe, floor safe, or drawer safe.
So whatever you decide is the best way is to protect your office valuables, the bottom line is security and peace of mind.