This Fort Knox under floor safe was discovered by the new owners of a commercial premise in Chorley, Lancashire. Unfortunately the previous owners hadn’t left the keys so we were asked to open it and put it back in to service. We have opened a lot of these safes and this was the second one this week. We picked the lock open and provided two new keys as requested.
Lost Safe Keys
Fort Knox Safe Withy Grove Stores
We were asked to open and supply new keys to this Fort Knox underfloor safe in Oldham, Manchester. Upon arrival we identified that the safe lock was open but the lid would not move. There are a number of things that can cause this but after further discussion with the owner we found out that the safe hadn’t been used for fifteen years. The mostly likely cause then judging by the visible rust was that it had seized up. After much persuasion we got the lid out and was able to replace the lock and put the safe back in to service.
This particular safe was supplied by Withy Grove Stores in Manchester which we often see on safes that we open and previous research showed that they were established way back in 1850 and were still trading. Quite by chance yesterday whilst returning from another opening we passed their store for the first time and saw their impressive large display of safes in the window. We must drop by and have a proper look one day.
Chubb Commerce EDR Lost Keys
The keys had been lost for this Chubb Commerce EDR Isolator safe at a hotel in Warrington. We picked the lock open and supplied two new keys.
B&Q Digital Safe Lost Key
The electronics on this B&Q safe had failed and the owner was just using the override key until it got lost. With a plane to catch and the passports safely locked in it we were asked to attend the private residence in Manchester to get it open. Once on site we quickly picked the lock open and locked the safe open so that it couldn’t accidentally be locked shut again. The owner was in the process of moving home and believed the key would be found so did not require us to replace the lock.
Cathedral Safe Opening
Keys were lost to this Cathedral safe at a home in Liverpool. We picked the lock open so that the owners could retrieve their valuables and the spare key from inside.
Yale Under Floor Safe Lost Keys
We received a very late emergency call at 10pm to open this Yale under floor safe in Crewe. The owner had lost the keys and required the cash it contained to pay for building materials at 6am the next morning. We attended and opened it up despite the time as we appreciate that problems often occur at the worst possible moment and we will always do our best to help out our customers.
Churchill Trident Safe Lost Keys
The keys to this Churchill Trident under floor safe in St. Helens had been lost and the owner needed to get his passport out of it. We dutifully attended site at the agreed time and opened it.
Fort Knox Safe Lost Keys
The keys to this Fort Knox under floor safe in St. Helens had been lost and the contents needed to be recovered. We picked the safe open as we have done with many of these, rekeyed the lock and provided two new keys.
Withy Grove Stores Safe Opening
The key to this Withy Grove Stores safe at a home in Poynton had been put somewhere safe along with another couple of bunches of keys which were hoped to be locked in the safe. Once opened the other keys were indeed found inside which saved the owner hundreds of pounds in car key programming and other lock changes.
Brattonsound Gun Cabinet Lost Keys
The keys had been lost to this Brattonsound gun cabinet in the firearms evidence room of a forensics laboratory in Warrington. We picked the lock open without damage and supplied a new lock and keys.










