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Gun Safe Buying Advice - Make Sure That New Gun Safe is UL Listed by Sargent & Greenleaf
Press Release
Gun Safes-Make sure that new gun-safe is UL Listed Sargent and Greenleaf and its customers extol the benefits of UL Listing at this year’s SHOT show in
Las Vegas
- Considering buying a gun safe for your home or business?
Shopping around to learn more?
If so, when you step into a safe manufacturer’s store, Sargent and Greenleaf
(S&G), world leader in safe locks, wants you to ask a very important question: “ Is the
gun safe and the lock UL Listed?”
S&G will be teaming up with its gun safe-manufacturing customers at this year’s show to
raise consumer awareness of the benefits of having the UL Listing on both the gun safe and
the lock. A UL Listing means the gun safe and lock have met Underwriters Laboratories
Inc.® stringent testing requirements for security and safety.
You may have seen the UL Mark on other products in your home. What you might not
realize is the extensive process involved in achieving that designation. Before a gun
safe, lock or any product can bear the UL Mark; it must pass stringent tests conducted by
UL engineers. Here’s a snapshot of the uncompromising tests a gun safe and lock must
endure to earn a UL Listing.
Gun Safe Requirements
• The lock and gun safe must survive a vigorous attack using physical force with tools
such as punches and hammers. The lock along with the safe body, hard plate and
bolt work are all subjected to the test.
• The lock must also perform a minimum of 10,000 open and close cycles. To put
this in perspective, if you opened and closed your safe once each day, this equates
to nearly 28 years.
• Electronic locks are also subjected to attacks with static electricity, stun guns and
power surges to see if the lock can be defeated.
“The last few years have seen an increase in low cost gun safes entering the U.S. market that
have not been UL Listed. We want consumers to know that the UL Mark on gun safes
and locks equates to better security, safety and confidence.
If the gun safe and lock have
passed UL’s testing, then consumers can be assured they are buying a high quality gun safe
and lock that will protect their valuables for years to come,” says Ned Urschel, vice
president of Sales at S&G.
At the store, or online, look for special “UL Mark” signs and literature on exhibitors’ gun safes that
use Sargent and Greenleaf locks. Also look for the “Secured by S&G” label on the gun
safe door, which assures the lock is UL Listed.
For more information about S&G visit the company web site at
www.sargentandgreenleaf.com. For more information about UL and UL Listings visit
www.ul.com.
Sargent and Greenleaf, headquartered in Nicholasville, Kentucky, is the world’s leading
manufacturer of medium and high security locks and locking systems. Since 1857,
Sargent and Greenleaf has provided security solutions to financial institutions,
commercial businesses, governments, and consumers around the world. Delivered
through an international network of distribution partners, Sargent and Greenleaf products
continue to set the standard for quality, value and technical innovation. For more
information, visit the company online at www.sargentandgreenleaf.com or call (859)
885-9411.
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