About Mutual Safes
The Mutual Safe Group was founded in 1984 and has since grown to become not only a household name but also a name synonymous with functionality, reliability and a dynamic team. With the continued expansion of services and product offering, a relentless pursuit of progress, and a passion for thinking out of the box, Mutual continues to challenge boundaries and deliver on our promises.
Since inception, Mutual has had traditional safes as its core business and within this stable, an extensive array of products are on offer, and have been warmly received both Nationally and Internationally. Mutual proudly offers premium quality Category Safes, SABS rated safes, Deposit and Cash Management Safes, Fire Safes and Filing Cabinets, Home, Office and Gun Safes, Lockers and Truck Hoppers.
The Leading Manufacturer and supplier of Safes
The Mutual Safes Factory
Mutual Safes was established in 1984 and the Head Office, with manufacturing plant and export division, is situated at 325 Zasm Street, Waltloo, Pretoria, which services associated companies and branches across the country with offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, and Bloemfontein.
Exports
The group has been actively exporting for over 25 years to the United States, the Middle East, Europe, Australia and into Africa. Exports form about 40% of Mutual’s business and Mutual exhibits on numerous international trade fairs on an annual basis.
Mutual’s largest foreign office is situated in California, USA, where the company warehouses and distributes, on a nationwide basis, a full range of UL approved safes and other safes.
EMEA
EMEA, the acronym for Europe, Middle East and Africa was launched as an independent export division of the Mutual Safe & Security Group. Since its inception in February 2015, EMEA has established agencies in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Kenya and Nigeria with a further 3 countries to be securely represented before the end of the year. EMEA operates out of Mutual Head Office in Waltloo, Pretoria, South Africa.
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SABS
South African Bureau of Standards approved (SABS). We are also approved by the Underwriter’s laboratory of USA (UL) amongst other international qualifications and we are listed in the European Safe Ratings.
The SABS 0157 compliance award was presented to Mutual Safes Chairman, Arun Green, in 1989. This achievement assured the continued success of the group’s exporting activities by qualifying the Mutual product to enter Europe with the equivalent of the ISO 9000 European standardisation market.
Mutual safes became the first South African manufacturer to be awarded to S.A.B.S.953.1990 mark for gun and weapon cabinets, and the company supplied to, and is recommended by the SA Police.
On 28 March 2003, Mutual safes was awarded the ISO 9001/2000 certification for quality management systems. This level incorporates ISO 9001 for the design of the safes, strong room doors and other physical security products, ISO 9002 for the manufacture and supply, and ISO 9003 for the installation and servicing of these products. This places Mutual in a class of its own in the South African Safe manufacturing business.
Mutual Safe and Security supplies most of South Africa’s retail chains and fast food chains with their safe requirements. Mutual is the preferred supplier to the petroleum industry, and also supplies other industry sectors such as corporate, mining, construction, jewellery, government, hospitality and banking. Mutual is the market leader in the supply of specialised cash-in-transit safes to cash collection companies.