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.

Chatwood Duplex Lost Keys

Chatwood Duplex safe with lost keys opened in Ulverston, Cumbria.

Antique Safe Lost Keys Opening

The family could not locate the keys to this antique square cornered safe at a home in Storth, Cumbria after the death of the owner. We attended and picked the lock open for them so that they could retrieve all of the paperwork and personal possessions.

Sentry T2-330 Safe Lost Keys

We received a call to open this Sentry safe with lost keys in Denbigh, Wales. The picture shows how we found the safe with a broken electronic lock and handle. We picked the lock open but with no handle to retract the boltwork we had to deal with that a different way but the owner was upgrading to a newer safe anyway and only required it opening so no repairs were necessary.

J. Grove & Son Antique Safe Lost Keys

This J.Grove & Son safe was acquired by the purchaser of a building in Bredbury, Stockport. Unfortunately it didn’t come with any keys so we were called to open the safe and supply new keys. Once we had picked the locks on the main door we found an internal locked coffer which we also picked open.

The safe plaque reads:

DEFIANCE SAFE WORKS LATE WITH CHUBBS

MANUFACTURED BY J.GROVE & SON BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND

The lock escutcheons read:

GROVE & SON INVINCIBLE LOCK

SMP Economy Safe Lost Key

The key had been lost to this SMP Economy safe at a residence in Heswall, Merseyside. We attended site and opened it for the elderly gentleman who no longer wished to use it as it was getting difficult for him to bend down to open it so we were not required to supply new keys on this occasion.

The safe was initially purchased from the Liverpool branch of Withy Grove Stores which was incorporated on the 20th November 1959 but the company has since been dissolved. The address on the sticker is 21-29 Fontenoy Street, Liverpool, L3 2EH

Antique Safe Lost Keys

The keys had been lost to this possibly antique safe at a pub in Hyde, Manchester. The name plate had been removed and we have so far been unable to identify the make of safe. This didn’t stop us from picking the lock open however and making new keys for the owner.

Denward Controlled Drug Cabinet Lost Keys

When an Ormskirk care home lost the keys to their Denward CDC335 controlled drug cabinet they called us to get it open. We picked the lock, re-levered it and provided new keys so that the old keys could no longer be used.

Denward manufacture these cabinets in the UK and they adhere to the requirements of “The Misuse of Drugs Safe Custody Regulations 1973”

Nomad Medication Trolley Lost Keys

We received a call at midnight from a residential care home in Ormskirk who had lost the keys to their Nomad medication trolley. The residents were in urgent need of the medication inside so we headed off immediately. Once on site we opened the trolley without causing any damage and replaced the lock supplying them with two new keys.

Kamasa Tools Digital Safe Opening

The electronics had failed on this Kamasa Tools digital safe on the Wirral some time ago and the customer had been using the override key lock to secure it. The keys were now lost and the customer had attempted to break into it himself without any luck. The damage you see is from from his attempts and not from our professional opening which caused no further damage to the safe.

After opening the safe we advised that it would be more cost effective to replace it than to have it repaired due to the damage that had been caused. Most safes require specialist tools and expert knowledge to open them without damage, attempting to open a safe without the key or combination is likely to not end up well and will often be more expensive than calling a professional from the start.