Gunnebo Safe Storage is celebrating a 30-year partnership with Thornhill Security, a relationship that continues to support the delivery of complex security projects across Europe.
The two companies have worked together on a significant range of installations across different sectors, including pharmaceuticals and high security sites, often involving specific operational constraints or non-standard layouts. This includes projects within modular buildings, where security solutions need to be carefully planned around space limitations, structural considerations and installation timeframes.
Having an established working relationship has allowed Thornhill Security to involve Gunnebo Safe Storage early in the process, bringing technical input into the design and specification phase. This has helped ensure solutions are developed with a clear understanding of how they will be installed and used in practice, particularly on projects where conditions on site can change.
Phil Hill and Pete Thorne, owners of Thornhill Security jointly commented: “Thirty years of working together comes down to consistency. You know how each other works, you can have direct conversations and you get on with solving the problem in front of you. ‘Adapt. Improvise & Overcome,’ is how we approach every project, and that mindset only works when the people you’re working with take the same approach. This has always been the case with Gunnebo Safe Storage.”
The partnership has supported delivery of specialist requirements, including the integration of the first Grade 12 vault within a live project environment, as well as a growing demand for vault doors and panic rooms across critical infrastructure. Thornhill is among the first UK customers to supply the Gunnebo Safe Storage Encry lock with OTC software, enabling one-time code access without the need for a network connection.
Work at this level depends on a shared understanding of compliance and performance standards. Such understanding is now being passed in Thornhill Security to the next generation of its locksmiths and safe engineers.
Darran Bailey, Business Development Manager at Gunnebo Safe Storage, added: “This is a partnership that’s grown through doing the work, project by project. There’s a shared understanding of what’s needed and a straightforward way of working together to get there. With projects spanning different countries, and new market opportunities such consistency in the solutions and the technical support makes a real difference. It’s a pleasure to work with Thornhill and we look forward to continuing our partnership for decades to come.”