larry8
Member
I don't know if this is in the right thread, so move it if needed.
I have contacted Liberty Safe with some questions:
My info request:
Hi,
I am doing some investigating about safes since I want to buy one and make a post report in the S&W and 2 Ruger forums on the quality of your safes.
I have noticed that several manufacturers have their safes made in China, and yours too (the Franklin 17).
Your website and brochures state “Made in the USA”.
Do you use Chinese made steel in your other safes?
Are your other safes manufactured in China and assembled here in the USA?
Is there any other Chinese made component in or on your safes?
I will report your answers in the forums (with your permission).
Reply by Liberty:
Dear Lawrence,
Thanks for your request. Liberty Safe was founded in 1988 in Provo, Utah and has manufactured the majority of its safes in the US. In the year 2004, Liberty entered the entry level safe market by contracting with a China manufacturer to produce those safes using Liberty’s proprietary design and engineering specifications. The number of safes produced in China accounted for 40% of our unit production (at its peak). Today, Liberty is transitioning that production of entry level safes back to America with an investment of $10 million dollar in our new computerized CNC in line process automated to produce a safe every 90 seconds and effectively doubling our production capacity to more than 700 safes a day (current production rate is 350 safes a day).
The majority of our safes and revenue come from our low to mid to high end safes produced here in the USA. More specifically, 70% of our safes are made in the USA. A list of our series show this to be the case:
Series (and model sizes) Made in the USA (70%):
Centurion (12, 18, 24) New line formally made in China
Revere (20, 23, 30)
Colonial (23, 30, 50)
FATBOY JR (48)
Franklin (25, 35, 50)
Lincoln (25, 35, 50)
Presidential (25, 40, 50)
National Security 25, 40, 50)
Models made in China that will be transitioning to the US (30%):
Centurion 17
Revere (20, 23, 30)
Franklin/Deluxe (17)
Home Safes (8, 12)
With our US built safes, we do buy a few parts from China that go in those safes, namely the handles, hard plates, pins, brackets and 50% of the fabric. We are in the process of transitioning those parts back to the US as we find part manufacturers that can meet our demand and costs. The majority or core of the safe (steel, sheetrock, paint, and mechanism) is made in the US by US citizens using US materials. Our goal is to have all of our safes made in the US by 2015.
We promote made in the USA because most other manufacturers, at least those who have some volume, are almost all made in China or Mexico. We take great pride in building the highest quality safes with top of the line features at a price range others can’t match. Due to our investment in the manufacturing process we have been are able to add more features that other companies leave out just to compete.
Hope this information is helpful. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. Do you want photos of our plant and safes? If so, you can go here and download them:
Liberty Safe Dealer Files
username: liberty
password: images
Sincerely,
Jamey Skousen
Marketing Director
I have contacted Liberty Safe with some questions:
My info request:
Hi,
I am doing some investigating about safes since I want to buy one and make a post report in the S&W and 2 Ruger forums on the quality of your safes.
I have noticed that several manufacturers have their safes made in China, and yours too (the Franklin 17).
Your website and brochures state “Made in the USA”.
Do you use Chinese made steel in your other safes?
Are your other safes manufactured in China and assembled here in the USA?
Is there any other Chinese made component in or on your safes?
I will report your answers in the forums (with your permission).
Reply by Liberty:
Dear Lawrence,
Thanks for your request. Liberty Safe was founded in 1988 in Provo, Utah and has manufactured the majority of its safes in the US. In the year 2004, Liberty entered the entry level safe market by contracting with a China manufacturer to produce those safes using Liberty’s proprietary design and engineering specifications. The number of safes produced in China accounted for 40% of our unit production (at its peak). Today, Liberty is transitioning that production of entry level safes back to America with an investment of $10 million dollar in our new computerized CNC in line process automated to produce a safe every 90 seconds and effectively doubling our production capacity to more than 700 safes a day (current production rate is 350 safes a day).
The majority of our safes and revenue come from our low to mid to high end safes produced here in the USA. More specifically, 70% of our safes are made in the USA. A list of our series show this to be the case:
Series (and model sizes) Made in the USA (70%):
Centurion (12, 18, 24) New line formally made in China
Revere (20, 23, 30)
Colonial (23, 30, 50)
FATBOY JR (48)
Franklin (25, 35, 50)
Lincoln (25, 35, 50)
Presidential (25, 40, 50)
National Security 25, 40, 50)
Models made in China that will be transitioning to the US (30%):
Centurion 17
Revere (20, 23, 30)
Franklin/Deluxe (17)
Home Safes (8, 12)
With our US built safes, we do buy a few parts from China that go in those safes, namely the handles, hard plates, pins, brackets and 50% of the fabric. We are in the process of transitioning those parts back to the US as we find part manufacturers that can meet our demand and costs. The majority or core of the safe (steel, sheetrock, paint, and mechanism) is made in the US by US citizens using US materials. Our goal is to have all of our safes made in the US by 2015.
We promote made in the USA because most other manufacturers, at least those who have some volume, are almost all made in China or Mexico. We take great pride in building the highest quality safes with top of the line features at a price range others can’t match. Due to our investment in the manufacturing process we have been are able to add more features that other companies leave out just to compete.
Hope this information is helpful. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. Do you want photos of our plant and safes? If so, you can go here and download them:
Liberty Safe Dealer Files
username: liberty
password: images
Sincerely,
Jamey Skousen
Marketing Director
