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HMF

The only safe maker here that publishes both wall and door thickness

HMF appears twice, and one of those listings does something rare in this category.

One millimeter and three millimeters

The 4612112 furniture safe publishes its steel: 1 mm (0.04 in) walls, 3 mm (0.12 in) door. That lets you judge the product accurately instead of guessing — it resists hands and a screwdriver, and it does not resist a cordless angle grinder.

That is true of most safes at this price whether or not their makers say so; in the hub, only the KESSER also states a thickness, its 4 mm (0.16 in) door. Publishing it is to HMF’s credit, and it is the reason this page can describe the safe in figures rather than in adjectives.

The fire box

The 250423 takes A4 documents flat, which matters because folding a deed or a certificate creates a crease that eventually tears. The construction is described — polycarbonate shell with a cement-bonded fire layer — though the internal temperature limit is not stated, which is half of what a real fire rating consists of.

Where a rating is incomplete, this site says so rather than filling it in.

Every HMF product we have reviewed

  • HMF 250423

    A4 · 30 min fire protection · waterproof · 36.5 × 32 × 15.5 cm (14.4 × 12.6 × 6.1 in) · polycarbonate and cement fire material

    An A4 fire and water resistant document box in thermoplastic polycarbonate with a cement-bonded fire layer, which HMF states protects papers for up to 30 minutes.

    Best for: Full A4 documents that should lie flat rather than be folded.

    7.8/10

  • HMF 4612112

    A5 documents · 3–8 digit code, silenceable · manual override · 1 mm (0.04 in) walls, 3 mm (0.12 in) door

    A furniture safe for A5 documents with a freely programmable three-to-eight digit code, a silenceable keypad and a manual override. HMF publishes the steel thicknesses: 1 mm (0.04 in) walls and a 3 mm (0.12 in) door.

    Best for: A hotel-style installation in a cupboard, where the published steel thickness lets you judge it honestly.

    8.1/10