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A pioneer access management company put one of its award-winning products through a live attack test as it received one of the UK's most prestigious business honours. The Key Safe Company, based in Worcester, was presented with a King's Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire, Beatrice Grant, during her visit to the company's headquarters. Live security demonstration The event, which was also attended by several other local dignitaries, included a tour of the company's premises at Nunnery Park in Hornhill Road, a live security demonstration on the company's attack wall and the formal presentation of the King's Award trophy. Three key safes were put through an attack test using a hammer during the demonstration. The two competitor products lasted only seconds before failing, while the ark Tamo™, the key safe recognised in the King’s Awards, remained locked and secured to the wall throughout. CEO David Ogden launched The Key Safe Company in 1996 to specialise in secure key storage and access solutions. Push-button mechanisms Its products are used by homeowners, care providers, local authorities, emergency services and businesses across the world, with more than three million sold to date. The award-winning technology, unlike conventional push-button mechanisms, allows each button to be used multiple times within a single code which creates more than 9.7 million possible combinations. Beatrice Grant, Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire, said: "It is always an enormous honour to recognise fantastic businesses here in Worcestershire on behalf of His Majesty the King. I enjoyed being shown around The Key Safe Company, meeting many of the staff in the process and learning about their products. I can see immediately why The Key Safe Company has won this award, and against formidable competition from thousands of competing companies around the United Kingdom.” Key-safe provider "The award represents the culmination of almost 30 years of British design, engineering and continuous improvement. Such success is a tribute not only to David's leadership and management, but also to all of the staff who make up this successful team, without which no business can prosper.” “The business continues to push the boundaries of innovative thinking and design, and cement their reputation as a leading key-safe provider. I congratulate The Key Safe Company and thank everyone for their work and wish the company continued success in the future." David Ogden, CEO and Founder of The Key Safe Company, said being presented with the King’s Award for Enterprise was an enormous honour. He said: "It's a very proud moment for us all. I'd like to thank the team for making this a reality. If it wasn’t for the team, our customers and us listening to our customers, this really wouldn't have happened. We're the best kept secret, we genuinely do think that. It's moments like this that make us all very proud.” Prestigious business accolades "We're extremely grateful for His Majesty's recognition of our innovation and the development of our latest Tamo range of key safes. We've got five years of this recognition, and I think we can do Worcester proud. I want to give a huge thank you to everybody who came to celebrate with us. I'm always genuinely blown away by how the team behave and how they represent the business and the county at trade shows and events. We'll be focusing on building on that, and hopefully growing this team and this business through this recognition." The Key Safe Company employs 27 people at its Worcester headquarters. The King's Awards for Enterprise, now in their 60th year, are the UK's most prestigious business accolades. Successful organisations may use the King's Awards Emblem for the next five years.

An access management company secured a new set of supporters after one of its maximum-security key safes proved impenetrable at Europe’s largest locksmith exhibition. The Key Safe Company invited locksmiths and industry experts at The Master Locksmiths Association (MLA) Expo to take on a lock-picking challenge, with the opportunity to win the cash inside. They were each given five minutes to pick the company’s formidable ark Tamo key safe, but not one of the 73 master locksmiths who participated was able to pull off the feat. It is widely reported that some key boxes on the market can be easily breached, not just by brute force attacks, but also by stealth picking attempts. Maximum security This is something David Ogden, Founder and Chief Executive of The Key Safe Company, felt strongly about when he developed the ark Tamo. He said: “We wanted to prove that a mechanical key safe could truly deliver maximum security without compromising on usability.” “Too many products on the market claim to be ‘secure’ but fall short when faced with a real-world attack. Our mission was to set a new benchmark to develop a product which locksmiths, security professionals and the general public could trust to provide protection.” Commitment to innovation “When we designed the ark Tamo range, we approached it from the perspective of not only the end users’ convenience, but also as an attacker seeking weak points. Therefore, every mechanism, every material and every tolerance was tested and refined to resist manipulation,” continued David. “Seeing so many skilled professionals attempt to breach the ark Tamo at the Expo, with no success, was a fantastic validation of our engineering and our commitment to innovation.” The ark Tamo features patented, multi-push technology that allows the same button to be used up to four times in one passcode. This world-first enables up to 9.7 million different passcode combinations. An advanced anti-pick mechanism is also included, divorcing the dial from the buttons to prevent known picking techniques. Feedback from locksmiths and industry experts David added: “Seventy-three trained locksmiths attempted to pick the Tamo, via the picking challenge on our stand, and there was not a single successful pick all weekend!” “We offered a five-minute period to pick the key safe, based on competitor key boxes being breached online in less than one minute. The feedback from locksmiths and industry experts was really positive - proven by the hundreds of key safes sold - and we had great engagement around our ark Tamo and ark Tamo Pro products.” The Key Safe Company led two ‘training seminars’, titled Not All Key Safes are Equal, during the Expo at Telford International Centre. The sessions were designed to raise awareness within the industry of exactly what should be classified as ‘safe’ and to highlight the unique features of the ark Tamo range. Precision and engineering David said he was delighted by the industry’s collective response to the ark Tamo and that attending the MLA Expo had been a total success. “Day One of our training sessions was completely full, with no seats left, which was great for our team and we secured fantastic feedback. Our new Tamo display showing the interior mechanisms drew a lot of attention, with locksmiths fascinated by the detail, while the extreme attack testing videos created a real buzz at our stand.” “Overall, the show exceeded our expectations. It’s clear that locksmiths really appreciate the precision and engineering behind the ark Tamo range, and there’s great potential to continue building our presence in the industry.” Designed in-house The ark Tamo is designed in-house at The Key Safe Company, based in Worcester, UK, and has been endorsed by Secured by Design, the official UK Police security initiative that certifies products proven to reduce crime. Tamo Pro is the only mechanical key safe in the world to achieve an LPS1175 Issue 8 B1 security rating from the Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB), making it officially the world’s most secure mechanical key safe. The Key Safe Company has sold more than three million of their products worldwide since it launched in 1996, and supply national security distributors such as Aldridge, JMA and Duffels.

A specialist in access management hopes to use next week’s International Security Expo (ISE) 2025 in London to demonstrate that not all key safes are equal. The Key Safe Company will once again put its ark Tamo Pro under intense duress, when it goes under attack in the LPCB Live Testing Lab. BRE personnel The product, which stores keys at the point of need, could not be breached by BRE personnel The product, which stores keys at the point of need, could not be breached by Building Research Establishment (BRE) personnel during testing at last year’s ISE, reinforcing its claim as the world’s most secure mechanical key safe. And the company is confident that feat will be repeated when the product takes its turn in the attack testing spotlight on September 30 and October 1. ark Tamo Pro in action at the ISE “The ark Tamo Pro is as secure as most front doors because of the way it has been designed and manufactured,” said David Ogden, founder and Chief Executive of The Key Safe Company. He adds, “We don’t want people to take our word for it, we want them to see this for themselves, which is why we’re putting the ark Tamo Pro up for attack testing at one of the most important events in the security industry calendar. The response, whenever we have exhibited the product at trade shows around the world, has always been incredibly positive. We’re expecting exactly the same when industry experts see the ark Tamo Pro in action at the ISE.” Benchmark for other key safe manufacturers David Ogden continues: “The ark Tamo Pro is a product of 30 years’ worth of fine tuning and listening to customer feedback. It has evolved over time, in much the same way as the business. We have made research and development a big part of what we do. That hasn’t just benefitted the products we build in-house, it has had a positive impact on our many clients in the commercial and consumer worlds.” He adds, “This has also been felt by the access management sector as a whole because our products have long set the benchmark for other key safe manufacturers to reach. By always striving to deliver more for customers – more resilience, more reliability, more convenience – we have improved the standard of our competitors’ products.” LPS1175 Issue 8 B1 security rating The ark Tamo Pro is the only mechanical key safe to achieve the LPS1175 Issue 8 B1 security rating The ark Tamo Pro is the world’s first and only mechanical key safe to achieve the LPS1175 Issue 8 B1 security rating from the Loss Prevention Certification Board. It is the latest product to join the company’s police-preferred range of key safes, meaning it has been certified by Secured by Design, an official police-led, product-based scheme that works to improve home security. Vigorous physical attacks Only key safes able to withstand vigorous physical attacks can achieve a police-preferred seal of approval and specification badge. Not only is it built to withstand the type of attack that might compromise other products on the market, it’s built to last and engineered with security and reliability front and centre. Key safe features The key safe features an anti-pick mechanism that makes it highly resistant to lock-picking or covert attacks and nitride anti-saw pins strategically placed at vulnerable points to prevent drilling and cutting attacks. Its patented, multi-push button function extends the number of potential code combinations to 9.7 million, while its large, illuminated buttons ensure it is easy to use at all times of the day, and in all weathers. The Key Safe Company will exhibit from Stand C133 during the ISE.