Fichet-Bauche Safecracker Liverpool

We were recently called to assist a business in Liverpool that was unable to open their Fichet-Bauche safe. The staff had always secured the safe using just the key, and it had worked perfectly for years. However, on this occasion the key suddenly would not open the safe, leaving them unable to access the contents.

Fichet-Bauche safes are well known for their high-security locking systems, often combining both a key lock and a mechanical combination lock. In many cases, businesses use only one of the locks during day-to-day operation. Unfortunately, if the combination dial is accidentally moved or “scrambled”, the safe will no longer open with the key alone, as both locks must be correctly set.

After attending the site and assessing the safe, we quickly identified that the combination lock had been accidentally altered, which was preventing the boltwork from operating even though the correct key was being used.

Using our specialist skills and experience with Fichet-Bauche locking systems, we were able to determine the correct combination for the lock. Once the dial was set to the proper numbers, the key operated the mechanism normally and the safe opened without any damage.

The business was relieved to regain access quickly and to learn what had caused the issue. We also provided advice on how the locking system works and how to avoid the same problem happening again in the future.

Another secure and professional safe opening completed by Paladin Safe Services in Liverpool, helping businesses get back into their safes quickly and safely.

Fichet Safe Lost Combination Safecracker Liverpool

We were recently contacted by a new homeowner in Liverpool who had discovered a French Fichet safe in their property. The previous owner had left behind the keys, and the safe had been working perfectly with just the key—until suddenly, it wouldn’t open.

After a bit of investigation, it became clear what had happened: although the safe had a combination lock in addition to the key lock, it hadn’t been engaged previously. At some point, someone had accidentally unset or scrambled the combination dial, reactivating the lock and effectively locking the safe with no known combination.

Fichet safes are well known for their high security and complex mechanisms, which make them excellent for protecting valuables—but also a real challenge to open without the correct access details. Fortunately, we have extensive experience working with Fichet models and were able to open the safe, preserving its full functionality.

Once open, we reset the combination and returned the safe to working order, ensuring the owner could confidently use it in the future—this time, with both key and combination working as intended.

Another secure and professional job completed in Liverpool by Paladin Safe Services—bringing forgotten or misunderstood safes back to life, one lock at a time.

Fichet Ordina Data Cabinet Key Stuck In Lock

It was a lovely drive to Wales to open this Fichet data cabinet. The key had snapped off in the safe and a local locksmith had no joy trying to open it so called on us. Having suspected that we would need to drill this one open it was a nice surprise to eventually get it open without damaging it. Patience certainly does pay off sometimes.

Fichet Carat Safe Cracker Blackpool

We were called by a client in Blackpool to crack their Fichet Carat safe. They had the key to open it but the handle would not fully turn to open the door. The safe was protected by a time lock which we could hear ticking but were assured that the time had elapsed for it to now be open. With everything else seeming normal the time lock was the obvious culprit and we discovered that a till draw which was stored inside the safe was blocking the time lock from releasing. With the till draw moved out of the way the door could now be opened.

Fichet-Bauche Safe Cracker

This Fichet-Bauche Egide safe utilises a key lock and a very clever C2CP combination lock, alternatively called the rotating toilet seat lock due to its design. We were called to this one in Kirkham Lancashire as the key would no longer open the safe. We discovered that the combination lock had mysteriously been locked and the combination was unknown. We were able to determine the combination through a surgically placed 6mm hole which was easily repaired to put the safe back into service for the customer.

Fichet-Bauche Safe Opening

We were called to open this unusual Fichet-Bauche safe at a residence in Ormskirk due to a lost combination. The lock uses four separate clickers to set the combination after which the key can be used to retract the boltwork to open the door.

Fichet-Bauche is of French origin and came about through the merger of the Fichet and Bauche companies in 1967.