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Don’t Hide your valuables and Jewellery around the house. Thieves will search and find them. Secure your valuables in a safe rated to protect them. For example, a safe with a £1000 over night cash cover is rated to £1000 in cash or £10,000 in Jewellery and Valuables. Never place items of a higher value than the safe is rated to take, as this will probably invalidate your Insurance.

When looking into buying a safe, we recommend you look at the combined value of the items you want to secure and think ahead 10 years, you don’t want to have to buy another safe because you have exceeded the safes rating. Note, its either £1000 or £10,000 valuables not both. However, there are safes available with upto £1000,000 Cash Cover Rating in the Euro Graded Safes.

Grade 0 – £6000 rated

Grade 1 – £10,000

Grade 2 – £17,500

Grade 3 – £35,000

Grade 4 – £60,000

Grade 5 – £100,000

As a rule of thumb, most insurers will allow you to times this rating by 10 for Jewellery and Valuables.

These Ratings apply to Freestanding Cash Safes.

Such as this Dudley Europa, which also has a top rotary deposit and an inner lockable compartment. (Both are added Extras)

Standard locking is by keylocking, but Manual Dial Combination and Electronic Locking are also available as extras.

As you can imagine, these units can weigh a considerable weight, So we always recommend a Site Survey and Risk Assessment.

If you would like Help choosing a safe, please Call/WhatsApp David Hill on 01865 481402 or Email d.hill@thamesvalleylockandsafe.co

David Hill QML

Qualified Master Locksmith

Are you a Landlord? maybe you own just one or many houses. Security is always a concern, but so is ease of use and management. We make property security easy to manage and accessible. BiLock Quick Change Core is a system where, if a key is lost or stolen, the lock can be changed easily without the need for tools or a third party.

How do we achieve this?

Each cylinder or suite of cylinders, comes complete with a core change key, with which the Core can be removed. (See above picture) once the old core has been removed, a new core can be inserted which has new keys.

All the common cylinders are available with this system.

Brass finish is available

A range of Padlocks

Cam Locks

And Cupboard Locks

Keys can also be colour coded to each property address.

BiLock is available from Thames Valley Lock and Safe, A BiLock UK Centre.

http://www.thamesvalleylockandsafe.co.uk

Call 01865 481402.

Get Smart with Ultion Smart from Thames Valley Lock and Safe. Unlock your Doors From Your Smartphone.

Lock your Doors with Amazon Alexa

Newbuild homes are proving an easy target at present with cheap cylinders in doors. An upgrade to a TS007 3* Sold Secure Diamond Grade Cylinder, Will secure your doors and ensure no one else has keys to your home. Don’t take chances with your Security. Have your door Security Upgraded to Brisant Ultion Cylinders.

Look for the 3 * and Diamond on the face of the cylinder. If you would like more information or would like to book a Free Security Check, Please call 01865 481402 Oxford or 01993 402120 or visit http://www.thamesvalleylockandsafe.co.uk

Does your car have keyless entry? If so, you need to be aware of a method thieves are using. They can steel your car easily off your driveway.

This method is being used by thieves now, to steel cars all over the UK.

The solution to this problem is low cost and simple to implement. You need to place all your remotes in an RFID Signal Blocking Pouch.

These can be bought for as little as £16.00m

Get in touch today and secure your car from theft!

Call 01865 481402 or Visit http://www.thamesvalleylockandsafe.co.uk

Does your car have keyless entry? Did you know thieves can steel your car by boosting the remotes signal?

This type of theft is easy to prevent, by placing your remotes into an RFID Signal Blocking Pouch.

Love Gardening? Keep Your Tools in a Shed? Thieves Love Your Gardening Tools To Use During a Break In To Your House! Don’t Skimp on Shed Security! Call 01865 481402 or Visit http://www.thamesvalleylockandsafe.co.uk

Your Garage can be a weak link in your Security Chain, we keep tools and other useful objects in our Garages, which can be used for a forced entry into our homes.

We can Secure your Garages against attack and help Secure your tools against being used against you.

The Bulldog Range of Garage Door Defenders is just one of the options, We have, We can use to Secure your Garage Door against Attack.

Let us help you to secure your Garage.

Call/Whatsapp 01865 481402

Did you know… homes with no security measures in place are five times more likely to be burgled than those with simple security measures. Despite this alarming statistic, 25% of Brits admit to having no home security at all!

Thames Valley Lock & Safe are an official supporter of National Home Security Month.

Week two of National Home Security Month focuses on security standards, exploring window and door locks in particular, as well as how you can secure your valuables inside your home. Burglars are opportunists and they notice areas of weakness. Don’t get caught out, learn how to keep your home protected for complete peace of mind.

Ensure external timber doors are secured with a mortice lock and/or nightlatch that meet British Standard BS3621.

 

If you have a PVC-u or composite door, consider upgrading the cylinder to a British Standard, TS007 Kitemarked model.

High-security anti-snap cylinders are available from Thames Valley Lock & Safe, such as the ABS range by Avocet and Ultion range by Brisant.

Top tip! By installing simple security measures that meet the required British standard, you can reduce home insurance premiums by up to 5%. All windows, upstairs and down, should be fitted with at least one appropriate key-operated lock. Thames Valley Lock & Safe offer a wide range of window locks.

The most commonly stolen items in domestic burglaries are electrical devices, jewellery, and cash. Keep these protected in a home safe that is securely bolted to the floor.  Thames Valley Lock & Safe are specialists in the supply and install a wide range of safes for commercial and residential properties, we can survey your property and offer you advice on what type of safe will suit you best.
Mark your property with your postcode and house number and register items for free with Immobilise, the UK’s National Property Register.  This makes it easier for police to return stolen items.

Just moved house? Time to change your Locks. If you have recently moved house and you have moved all your possessions into your new home, You should have changed your locks already. Unless you change your locks, You will never know who has keys to your home, especially if it was previously a rental property. Don’t put it off, Do you really want to take that chance? Your insurance probably won’t be valid either.

Get your locks changed today by a Locksmith who is a member of the MLA (Master Locksmiths Association)

This would also be an ideal time to upgrade your locks to a standard acceptable to your Insurance Company. Mortice Locks fitted to external wooden doors should have the Kitemark on the faceplate such as the lock in the picture below:

New build houses will generally have wooden composite doors installed with Multi-Point Locks with Euro Profile Cylinders Installed. See Picture Below:

The cylinder should be a TS007 3* Sold Secure Diamond Grade Cylinder such as the Avocet ABS Range or the Brisant Ultion Range. (See Pictures Below)

Want Help Securing your Home or Business? Call/WhatsApp Thames Valley Lock and Safe on 01865 481402 Email d.hill@thamesvalleylockandsafe.co.uk or visit our Website at http://www.thamesvalleylockandsafe.co.uk