If your business handles cash regularly such as an off-license, mini market, bookmakers or any high street business, keeping cash safe is vital. Burglary and robbery are a constant worry especially in the current climate and businesses are first choice targets for thieves. Installing a deposit safe can help secure your most fluid asset, cash.

Deposit safes (sometimes called drop safes) are easy and quick to use and provide great protection from thieves. Of course you need not just store cash in your deposit safe, many businesses such as jewelers and pawn brokers need the ability to quickly safeguard jewelry and other valuables.

It is a good idea when choosing a deposit safe to draw up a list of questions to ask yourself about your needs so you can make a more informed decision. Below is a short checklist of questions you can use along with your own.

* Is the safe for business or personal needs?
* What size do you need or have space for?
* How many safes will you need, one or one for each till etc?
* Where will you put your deposit safe?
* Will the safe be used all day or just contain emergency cash?
* How technical do you need or want the safe to be?

There are many options available on deposit safes and answering the questions above will go a long way to making your choice the right one.

Deposit safes can come with key locks, digital combination locks, dial combination locks plus more sophisticated options such as fingerprint scanners. Safes also come with dual access doors, safes for single users with single access codes or safes for several users.

The main choice of deposit safe will be decided by the first question. Is the safe for business or personal needs? Is it for depository security or simply as a safe for extra cash?

Drop safes for business should be of adequate dimensions that they fit your needs and that they have the volume to hold all the cash drops throughout the day, without having to be emptied it during business hours.

Deposit safes are ideal for large and small businesses, but you should always do your homework before rushing out to buy.

Phil J Driver provides advice and support to customers of The Safe Supermarket, a new website providing security, fire and data safes and supplies for the office and small business.

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