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Safe makers in United Kingdom
Standard in force: EN 1143-1. Certifying bodies: ECB·S, AiS scheme.
Insurers lean on the AiS approved-safe list; a cash rating is what actually gets quoted.
Where the grades come from
Every grade below is read from a certifying body's own public register: the ECB·S product locator,
which lists each certified model with its grade, and the VdS register, which also publishes the
certificate number. The figure is the company's highest grade for a free-standing safe —
most of a range sits lower, so the plate inside the door of the safe in front of you is what counts.
“Unverified” means we have not found the company in a register we can read — a statement about our
search, not about the product. Registers checked 14 Oct 2026.
| Maker | Founded | Highest safe grade | On the register | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Safes www.burtonsafes.co.uk | not confirmed | Grade V | ECB·S: 102 certified safe models, highest Grade V | on register |
| Chubbsafes www.chubbsafes.com Published the clearest public account of the T2 change | 1835 | Grade IV · T2 models | ECB·S: 81 certified safe models, highest Grade III (held by Gunnebo Indonesia - P.T. CS Indonesia) VdS: 4 free-standing safe certificates, highest M125004, Grade IV | on register |
Grades are EN 1143-1. CD — also tested against core drilling; EX — against explosives; T2 — with the extended tool set introduced in 2019, explained here. VdS writes grade 0 as “N”; it is shown here as 0. Sites were reachable on the date recorded in our register. “Not confirmed” under Founded means exactly that: the year is repeated all over the trade press, and we have not yet seen a source worth citing.