Safe opening

Dreadnought Defender ABP Underfloor Safe Opening

Dreadnought Defender ABP Safe Opening

This Dreadnought Defender ABP underfloor safe at a petrol station in Bromborough, Wirral would not open with the key. Initial inspection showed that the lock was loose and we could see that one of the three relocking devices had activated which meant that this was going to be a drill open job. Having drilled through the extremely tough lid it became apparent that all three relockers had fired which meant a second hole had to be made to deactivate them and finally allow the bolts to be withdrawn to open it.

Fort Knox Standard Underfloor Safe Opening

Fort Knox Standard Underfloor Safe Opening

The owner of this Fort Knox Standard underfloor safe had a spare key cut at a well known high street cobbler prior to leaving for Thailand. Unfortunately they omitted to test the key before his departure and only discovered that it didn’t work once the working key was the other side of the world. We attended the business in Leyland, Lancashire and picked the safe open so that they could remove the contents and relocate them until the working key returned from its holiday in the new year.

Fort Knox Safe Opening Leigh

Fort Knox Underfloor Safe Opening

The owner could not open this Fort Knox underfloor safe at a motor parts shop in Leigh, Greater Manchester despite having two keys for it. The safe hadn’t been opened for a number of years and a look inside the lock with our specialised optical equipment showed that it was full of rust. It took a while but eventually we got it open to find it was full of water so hardly surprising that the lock had seized after being submerged for so long.

Antique Safe Opening Manchester

Antique Safe Opening Manchester

This is the second time that we’ve been to open this antique safe at a pub in Manchester. The first time the owner had broken the handle off trying to force his safe open with a hammer and was going to get a friend to make him a new handle after we had opened it. This hadn’t happened so when the safe became difficult to open after redecorating the room we were called to open it and once again we did so without any further damage. We have agreed to help source a replacement handle to make it easier to use in the future.

SLS 1000 Safe Opening

SLS 1000 Safe Opening Lancashire

The door of this SLS 1000 safe at a pub in Skelmersdale, Lancashire would not open when the correct combination had been dialled. Unfortunately a lot of brute force had been attempted prior to calling us out causing much more damage by breaking the handle and damaging the combination lock dial. Once the door was open we repaired the handle and lock and put the safe back in to service.

Manifoil Mk IV Opening

Security Door Manifoil MK IV Comination Lock

When an international IT company could not open their secure comms room door at their office in Cheshire they called us for assistance. The door was locked with a Manifoil Mark IV combination lock which are secure enough to have been the UK government’s security standard for many years. We quickly identified the issue and was able to get the door open by giving instructions over the phone.

Fort Knox Underfloor Safe Opening

Fort Knox Underfloor Safe Opening

When a new publican took over a local public house in Skelmersdale, Lancashire he found a Fort Knox underfloor safe which was locked and no keys had been left for it. We were asked to open the safe and to provide new keys so that it could be used. We have opened many of these safes in the past and on first impressions we didn’t expect to have any problem picking the lock but we soon found that the mechanism had seized. We eventually got it moving again and was able to pick it open to find a rather unusual amount of carpet fibres in the lock which had been causing the issue. With new keys provided the safe was put back into service and another non-destructive safe opening was completed.