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🔐 Lost Keys for a Chubb Grade One Safe Near Embankment? Picking Saves the Day!

Recently, an existing client near Embankment reached out after losing the keys to his beloved Chubb Grade One safe. These safes are notoriously drill-resistant, making non-destructive entry via picking the ideal route.

🛠️ Why Chubb Grade One is Hard to Drill

Chubb Grade One safes are engineered to resist drilling, explosives, thermal cutting, and grinding. They're built with hardened steel, composite hardplates, and internal relockers designed specifically to frustrate forced entry attempt.

🧠 Picking: The Preferred, Non-Destructive Entry

Rather than drill—which would risk triggering relockers and cause unnecessary damage—choosing to pick the safe preserves its integrity. Safe pioneer practices and modern expert consensus agree: for high-security safes, lock manipulation is the least destructive  www.safebusters.co.uk.

🔓After too many hours of delicate manipulation—and admittedly, one slightly grumpy safe man (will @ Safebusters)—the Grade One lock finally surrendered.

🔑 Rekeying and Happy Customer

With successful entry achieved, we replaced the old lock and provided new keys. The safe was fully restored to perfect working order, avoiding costly replacement. Outcome: one very happy customer...and one slightly grumpy but proud engineer! Safebusters were happy to help

😅 Lesson Learned: Practice Makes Perfect

This job reminded me: use it or lose it! Safe picking is a fine skill that requires regular practice—getting rusty on those techniques makes even expert engineers frustrated. As I found out firsthand today 😁

German Stuv Safe

We were called to this German Stuv document safe in the financial heart of the city. After an office move, the key had been lost with no spares. By all accounts the contents of the safe included some very valuable and important documents that were needed asap.

We arrived on site and scoped the lock out to find it was exactly as described- a German Stuv lock - sometimes these are changed for other locks so you can never be 100% sure. We managed to pick it open, therefore, not compromising the integrity of the cabinet. We replace with a new lock and set of keys, much to the relief of the Facilities Manager.

SMP Safe

We received an emergency call on a Sunday morning from a frantic jeweller based in Kent. He had lost the keys to a high grade SMP safe, and was beside himself with worry as he had stored a local family's Christening silver in the safe for, ironically, ‘safe keeping’. The Christening was that afternoon, so after speaking to our engineer, Will was on his way. Bearing in mind this was a more than decent safe, with glass protection, so drilling wasn't an option. The only thing for it would be to pick the high grade lock open. Will managed to get the job done within an hour, the lock was picked and the safe door opened and there it was in all its glory - the silver gifts! They were rushed to a very relieved mum and dad just in time for the Christening. The jeweller himself was beyond happy and had the biggest smile on his face We had never seen anyone that overjoyed to pay the bill!

SMP Safe

This SMP (secure mechanical products) Salopian combination was located in the KT postcode area, Surrey. The customer had recently moved into a new house and found this safe on arrival. Unfortunately, he had no idea of the combination and was unable to get any information from the previous owners. After a quick call to Safebusters, our engineer was able to manipulate the combination open and reset a new combination of the customers choosing.

Withers Brothers Safe

Withers Brothers safes date back from the late 1800’s, extremely popular safe then and currently, renowned for their build quality.

This safe was opened, two new keys were cut for the lock and put back into full service. No need to replace the safe after entry for a happy customer in Stevenage.

Milners Safe

The Milners safe originates from the 1830s, a British family run company, known for their beautiful, fire-proof designs.

This safe was opened with no damage, with a new set of keys cut for yet another satisfied customer.

John Tann Safe

John Tann safes are popular with banks and bankers for their size and added security.

This indirect dial was opened and put back into service.