Gunnebo Safe Storage and IMHOTEC expand Swiss partnership

Gunnebo Safe Storage is strengthening its presence in the Swiss market through an expanded partnership with IMHOTEC Next Level Safes Engineering AG. Under the new arrangement, IMHOTEC will be an exclusive role for Chubbsafes and Primat across Switzerland.
 
IMHOTEC will become the exclusive Swiss partner for certified Chubbsafes and the complete Starprim range from Primat. The two portfolios will be supported by Imhotec’s established engineering expertise, local stock and nationwide service organisation, giving customers access to both ranges through a single, locally supported operation.
 
Says Robin Schneider, CEO of IMHOTEC Next Level Safes: "Twenty years ago the banking industry was largely convinced almost every asset would end up digital, and cash together with safe deposit lockers would gradually fade out. Digitalisation has advanced further, and crypto currency has arrived. Even so, the need to keep physical valuables safe has kept growing."
 
“We’ve learned a great deal from working in demanding environments, and this experience is now being applied to private clients and high-risk sites beyond the banking sector. The requirements can vary from one site to another, but the fundamentals remain the same: a well-built safe, reliable performance and proper service over the long term.”
 
IMHOTEC and Gunnebo Safe Storage have worked together since 2012, first as installation and service partner for SafeStore Auto systems, classic safe deposit lockers and vault construction. Distribution followed later, together with high security locks, management software and certified safes, allowing Imhotec to deliver complete safe storage solutions from a single source.
 
Together the two companies have made their safe deposit solutions a standard across the Swiss and Liechtenstein banking landscape. IMHOTEC today services between 400 and 500 safe deposit installations in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, covering automated, electronic and mechanical systems and the vault rooms that house them.
 
Robin adds: "Some of the installations we look after were built by Gunnebo Safe Storage and Leicher close to thirty years ago, before my time in this industry, and they are still in daily use. With this agreement our customers get both portfolios from a single Swiss source, with the same team behind them for the life of the equipment."
 
As bank branches have become more open and customer-focused, safe storage has become part of the wider service they offer. Automated safe storage gives customers direct access to their valuables, while allowing banks to provide an additional service alongside their core financial offering.
 
Viktoria Lövberg, Director Strategic Key Distributors & Defence, Gunnebo Safe Storage Europe, concludes: "The Swiss market continues to demonstrate the importance of safe storage for banks, businesses and private customers. Our collaboration with Imhotec has grown over many years, combining our expertise with their local market knowledge and technical capability."
 
"The expansion of this partnership strengthens the availability of both Primat and Chubbsafes solutions across Switzerland. By working closely together from the initial design and specification stages through to installation and ongoing service support, we bring together the right expertise at every stage of a project to meet each customer's specific requirements."