Locksmithing is the science and art of making and defeating locks. Locksmithing is a traditional trade and in most countries requires completion of an apprenticeship. The level of formal education required varies from country to country, from a simple training certificate awarded by an employer, to a full diploma from an engineering college in addition to time spent working as an apprentice.
A lock is a mechanical or electronic fastening device that is released by a physical object, by supplying secret information, or by a combination thereof or only being able to be opened from one side such as a door chain.
A safe is a secure lockable box used for securing valuable objects against theft and/or damage from fire. A safe is usually a hollow cuboid or cylinder, with one face being removable or hinged to form a door. The body and door may be cast from metal or formed out of plastic through blow molding. Bank teller safes typically are secured to the counter, have a slit opening for dropping valuables into the safe without opening it, and a time-delay combination lock to foil robbers/and or thieves. One significant distinction between types of safes is whether the safe is secured to a wall or structure or if it can be moved around. A less secure version is usually called a cash-box. Safes can be found in hotel rooms, offices and houses.
A bank vault is a secure space where money, valuables, records, and documents are stored. It is intended to protect their contents from theft, unauthorized use, fire, natural disasters, and other threats, much like a safe. Unlike safes, vaults are an integral part of the building within which they are built, using armored walls and a tightly fashioned door closed with a complex lock.
A Chubb detector lock is a type of lever tumbler lock with an integral security feature, a form of relocker, which frustrates unauthorised access attempts and indicates to the lock's owner that it has been interfered with. When someone tries to pick the lock or to open it using the wrong key, the lock is designed to jam in a locked state until either a special regulator key or the original key is inserted and turned in a different direction. This alerts the owner to the fact that the lock has been tampered with.
Safe-cracking is the process of opening a safe without either the combination or the key.
Heath Town is a district of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, located east of the city centre. It is also a ward of City of Wolverhampton Council. The ward forms part of the Wolverhampton North East constituency.
Chubb Locks is a brand name of the Mul-T-Lock subsidiary of the Assa Abloy Group, which manufactures high security locking systems for residential, secure confinement and commercial applications.
Ardeshir Burjorji Sorabji Godrej (1868–1936) was an Indian businessman. With his brother Pirojsha Burjorji, he co-founded the Godrej Brothers Company, the precursor of the modern Godrej Group.
Chubb Fire & Security is a fire and security subsidiary of Carrier Global.
Master Lock is an American company that develops padlocks, combination locks, safes, and related security products. Now a subsidiary of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Master Lock Company LLC was formed in 1921 by locksmith-inventor Harry E. Soref and is headquartered in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. In 1970 the company was purchased by American Brands from Soref's heirs. American Brands was later renamed to Fortune Brands, which then split on October 3, 2011, to create the Fortune Brands Home & Security company and the beverages company Beam Inc..
Charles Chubb was an English lock and safe manufacturer.
A gun safe is a safe for one or more firearms and/or ammunition for those guns. Gun safes are primarily used to prevent access to unauthorized or unqualified persons, for burglary protection, and, in more capable safes, to protect the contents from damage during a flood, fire, or natural disaster. Access prevention is required by law in many places, necessitating a gun lock, metal gun cabinet, or gun safe. Gun safes have largely replaced the gun cabinets made of fine stained wood with etched glass fronts used for display that were commonly used decades ago, although some gun safes are made to resemble such gun cabinets.
INKAS Group of Companies is a privately held Canadian company specializing in security, manufacturing & development services. Founded in 1995 in Toronto, Canada, INKAS offered armed messenger services to local merchants and later expanded its service portfolio to include cash management and security solutions. INKAS has business divisions that include armored vehicle and safe manufacturing, metal fabrication, software development, financial and environmental protection services. In 2015, INKAS opened the first armored vehicle showroom in Canada and has expanded to Lagos, Nigeria and Sderot, Israel.
Gunnebo is a multinational corporation headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, specialising in security products, services and solutions mainly in the areas of cash management, entrance control, safe storage and integrated security.
Gunnebo Belgium is a member of the Gunnebo Security Group. The Gunnebo Security Group is a multinational corporation headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden specialising in security solutions mainly in the areas of cash handling, physical security, electronic security and entrance control.
George Charles Hayter Chubb, 3rd Baron Hayter was a British industrialist and politician.
Rosengrens is a brand of safes and vaults from Sweden. It specialises in products which offer certified burglary protection and/or fire protection. The brand is widely sold in Scandinavia, Germany, Poland and Switzerland, as well as other parts of central and eastern Europe. Rosengrens is owned by the Gunnebo Security Group.
Fichet-Bauche is a brand of safes and vaults with its origins in France. It specialises in products which offer certified burglary protection and/or fire protection. The brand is widely sold and marketed in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and French speaking parts of Africa. Fichet-Bauche is a brand owned by the Gunnebo Security Group.
Banham Group is a family owned security company. Established in 1926, Banham Group is now the largest supplier of burglary and fire prevention systems in London.
