FIRE-RESISTANT HOME AND OFFICE SAFES

SAFEGUARD fire-resistant safes are made from quality materials and products offering you maximum protection against fire. All SAFEGUARD fire safes are tested and approved by independent international organisations. SD series safes are key and combination locking with internal deadbolts on the hinge side to resist hinge attacks. Models from SD105 and up have changeable combination locks with independent relockers.

Designed for safe storage of paper and valuables against fire and the opportunist burglar.

All rated for 1-2 hour depending on model.

NOT DESIGNED FOR DATA AND COMPUTER MEDIA (see Other Safes).

History

The company was first established in 1880 as Thomas Henry Ltd. It specialised in light engineering, and expanded into locksmithing and gunsmithing. The original premises were at the corner of Police & Princes Streets.

Thomas Leahy Begg purchased the firm between 1923 and 1928. He changed the name to T.L. Begg Ltd. The company continued to expand, and added lawnmower servicing along with the sales of fishing, shooting and camping equipment to its activities.

By the mid 1940s Thomas had three of his sons working in the business, and it had been renamed to T.L. Begg and Sons Ltd. The firm had now shifted to 399 Princes St, about three buildings along from its original building. The next shift was in 1951, when the business moved to 401 Princes St. During this time it became more specialised in locksmithing, sporting goods and gunsmithing.

After Thomas’ death, his sons Archie, Ken and Bob ran the business until the early 1970s, when it was taken over by Archie’s son, Bob Begg jnr, and Bob snr’s son, Tony Begg.

In 1983 the business moved to 80 Filleul Street. It was during this time the business concentrated on locksmithing and sporting goods.

In 1990 Chris Begg (grandson of Thomas Leahy Begg) bought out the locksmith division to make it a stand-alone enterprise from the sporting goods division, which was headed by Bob Begg jnr and Tony Begg. The sporting goods division become a Stirling Sports franchise.

In October 1997 the locksmithing division moved to its current premises, 240 Hanover Street. The move was a historic one as it meant the locksmithing division could stand alone. The sporting goods operation moved into the Meridian (by this time it was owned by Tony and his wife Heather). Tony and Heather sold the sports store soon after to join Begg Security Group.

In 1999 the business bought Complete Security Systems. This meant the business could now start focussing on alarms and access control, and also led to the decision to change the name of the business to Begg Security Group.

Today, the Managing Director is Mike, who is the great-grandson of Thomas Leahy Begg. One of the shareholders is Tony Begg. The business is now focused on security. It has a staff of 13 – 7 locksmiths, 4 alarm technicians and 2 office staff.

STEEL PLATE SAFES

Steel plate safes come in a variety of sizes and thicknesses. Generally the thicker the steel, the more protection you will achieve against attacks with tools. As with any safe, we recommend that they are bolted securely to a solid base.

Magnetic media such as diskettes, floppy disks and data cartridges are easily damaged and susceptible to low levels of heat or humidity.

Backup tapes are not replaceable and should be stored only in approved security containers such as the Diplomat Data safes.

These have been designed to protect your data media from fire, floods and magnetic fields.

Would your business survive if you lost all your computer records?