A fire-resistant safe combines certified burglary protection with tested fire protection. This is why it is also known as a fireproof safe. The models in this range protect your documents, valuables and other sensitive contents against both risks at once.
Burglary resistance extends from levels S1 and S2 under EN 14450 up to Grade 7 under EN 1143-1, the highest resistance grade in the range. The right grade depends on the value of the contents and your insurer's requirements — for private use as well as for businesses and institutions.
For fire protection, what matters most is what you want to protect. Paper documents are damaged from around 170 °C, while digital media such as hard drives and magnetic tapes are affected from around 55 °C. The required fire resistance standard therefore depends on the material and the desired protection time.
How to choose the right fire-resistant safe — from burglary grade to fire protection time — and what delivery and installation include: you'll find it all below.
Two questions determine which fire-resistant safe you need: how much value requires burglary protection, and what must survive a fire? On the burglary side, the resistance grade under EN 1143-1 or EN 14450 sets both the level of protection and the indicative value that can be stored. Insurers base their requirements on this grade and on proper anchoring; if no insurer is involved, the grade remains your best benchmark for matching protection to contents. The complete overview is on our page about burglary resistance grades and test methods.
On the fire side, the standard tells the real story. Lighter standards such as EN 15659 (LFS 30P or 60P) and NT Fire 017 certify paper protection for 30 to 120 minutes, but the test ends when the clock stops — there is no cooling phase. EN 1047-1, the strictest standard, adds a drop test and a natural cooling phase, which matters because a safe stays hot for hours after a real fire, with the internal temperature still climbing. Digital media need their own classifications (S60D, S120DIS) with far lower temperature limits — though for most paper-rated models, an optional fire-resistant inner compartment for digital media saves you buying a separate data safe. See which standard fits which use on our page about fire resistance standards and test methods.
A genuine fire-resistant safe carries a certification plate inside the door showing both the burglary grade and the fire certificate. Be wary of cabinets marked only "DIN 4102 compliant" — that standard covers the material, not the contents — and of foreign webshops shipping uncertified safes to Belgium, where an impressive-looking box may protect very little. If you only need fire protection without burglary certification, our fire-resistant cabinets are likely the more suitable and more economical choice.
The range runs from compact fireproof safes for the home to large models for businesses, archives and professional use. Bear in mind that fire insulation thickens the walls: for the same external size, a fire-resistant safe holds less inside than a burglary-only safe, so always check the internal dimensions against what you plan to store. Delivery, installation and anchoring are included, in 95% of cases at no extra charge, even on upper floors.