During the Master Locksmiths Association (MLA) Expo in Telford in October, The Key Safe Company invited locksmiths and industry experts 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 ark Tamo key safe, but not one of the 73 master locksmiths who participated was able to pull off the feat.
David Ogden, founder and chief executive of The Key Safe Company, 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. 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.
“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 multi-push technology that allows the same button to be used up to four times in one passcode. This enables up to 9.7 million different passcode combinations. An anti-pick mechanism is also included, divorcing the dial from the buttons to prevent known picking techniques.
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!”
