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We are an established award winning British manufacturer – for over 38 years we have been designing, manufacturing and supplying mailboxes and parcel boxes from our UK factory in South Wales.

We are truly passionate about creating innovative, yet practical, high quality mail and parcel solutions, creating a balance of aesthetics and security. Over the years we have built a strong reputation in the market as a quality British manufacturer supplying many diverse sectors in the B2B and B2C markets in the UK and worldwide and truly believe in going the extra mile for our customers. We build our business firmly on putting our customer first and operating in a safe and Continuous improvement environment.

Our History

In 1986 the company was started by Ian Brown, who identified a need for a mailbox to be fitted to the back of a letterflap on a front door to contain unwanted items, threats of arson and intimidation. This was following a visit to an elderly couple living on the top floor of a tower block with no means of escape and living in fear of incidents via their letterflap.

An engineer and business owner, Ian produced a box called Homeguard, fitted with an intumescent extinguisher and returned to install it for them free of charge. It provided then with so much peace of mind that Ian decided to market the product.

When demonstrating this product to architects and developers he was asked for mailboxes to go on, in and through the wall, as a result he then duly created and developed our first range of mailboxes.

Fast forward 35 years and we now have over 180 models of mailboxes in our range and we are at the forefront of innovation and aesthetics within mailboxes and now parcelboxes, this includes a 2 hour Fire Rated mailbox range and Secured By Design mailbox solutions. We also designed and manufacture FlaplockTM, a lockable letterflap, designed to lock off the letterflap as a retro-fit product, produced as a result of demand from UK Arson Task force teams, again to address crime associated with the letterflap.

SLB bespoke solutions are second to none – adorning the most prestigious of developments worldwide; including the Burj Khalifa, Dubai, and projects in Mexico, Gibraltar, US, Qatar, Australia with multiple projects being installed weekly in the UK. Working with designers, architects and developers, SLB have created the most visually impactful and beautiful arrangements with clever technical expertise, literally turning their vision into reality.

In 2011 Ian Brown received an MBE for services to Industry in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List and continues to operate as a consultant to the business , following his retirement in 2012 when SLB became part of the Renz Group.

CURRENT

alisonThe Safety Letterbox Company is the UK’s leading mailbox and parcelbox manufacturer and run by Ian’s daughter, Alison Orrells, who joined the business in 1999. Alison was instrumental in setting up many departments within SLB and bringing in multiple processes and procedures, and took over as Managing Director & CEO in 2007. Alison has received many recognitions over the years such as South Wales Business Woman of the Year 2016, Female Managing Director of the Year and the business itself has been recognised many times for Innovation, Growth and Expansion and International business.

Joining the Renz Group in 2012 was a mutually beneficial arrangement providing the backing of a large International Group and its resource and the almost 100 years of experience Renz had in Europe, whilst allowing SLB to be run as it always has been with strong family values and culture and a thorough understanding of the UK market.

SLB continues to grow and currently employs over 60 local people, all are vitally important to the business. It is run very much with best practice and ethical standards in mind. Departments include Sales & Estimating, Accounts, R&D, Marketing, E-commerce, Continuous Improvement, Production control, Installation, Service & Maintenance and Despatch. All products are made in-house with departments such as sheet metal, welding and fabricating, powder coating, assembly and engraving.

As manufacturers with total control over R&D, it enables us to work with the customer to provide the very best solution for their project.

Safety Letterbox Co has a loyal, experienced and highly productive team that work within an open, measurable and quality driven culture.

As an Investors in People and ISO9001 company, SLB operates a continuous improvement environment with a passionate and proactive mindset.

The customer is at the forefront of everything at SLB, and being a British manufacturer is vitally important to SLB core values.

SLB is very much a trusted voice in the Industry with involvement within many bodies such as Made In Britain, Chamber of Trade, CBI. Alison also sits on the Board of Swansea Bay Business Club, Manufacturing Wales and the CBI Council for Wales and Nationally for SME’s and Manufacturing.

SLB is firmly committed to its Corporate Social Responsibility pillars and the road map it follows to ensure the Company is consistently delivering for the business, valued customers, the environment and our community.

Renz Group is Europe’s market leader – it  employs over 820 personnel, with factories in Germany, Poland, France and SLB in the UK. It has immense capability , knowledge and expertise. With a phenomenal range of products for both mail and parcel delivery including the multi award winning myRENZbox intelligent systems, to satisfy and future-proof the growing demands of e-commerce and intralogistics.

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Thinking Outside the Box in Mail & Parcel Delivery

Get the innovative, robust interior and exterior post box and parcel box solutions your building deserves. With over three decades’ experience of working with architects, developers and estate managers all over the world, we lead the way in developing solutions for today and tomorrow.

The Complete Turnkey Solution

The Safety Letterbox is the UK’s leading manufacturer of mail and parcel boxes. We manufacture and supply over 190 models of letterboxes, parcel boxes and Secure Information Boxes (SIB) worldwide, along with handling the Renz and MEFA collections from within the Group. We offer the myRENZbox intelligent parcel boxes for use in any scenario.

Our ranges include Secure Information Boxes (formally Premises Information boxes), wall mounted mailboxes, wall recessed letterboxes and through the wall post boxes, freestanding, panel mounted boxes, Fire Rated mailboxes, Secured by Design mailbox solutions and a wide range of individual mailboxes and parcel boxes. Mailboxes are suitable to fit any site profile and budget with total flexibility in price, finish, size and application.

BESPOKE. AFFORDABLE. SPECIFICATION LEAD. SMART. DIGITAL. We offer a full turnkey solution with our CSCS installation service from our inhouse team.

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An Award Winning Company

The Safety Letterbox Company are an Award-Winning organisation and have scooped up many awards and accolades over our 38 years of trading including our Founder Ian Brown receiving an MBE for Services to Industry.

The RENZ Group are also Award-Winning, picking up a number of German based awards for their development of the market-leading myRENZbox system.

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A British Manufacturer

We are proud of our ‘Britishness’ and how we have grown this business in the UK over the years since its creation in 1986. We understand the UK market fully, and our team have experience in dealing with a range of such diverse site profiles and budgets. We visit sites regularly and have great working relationships with so many of the UK construction industry – developers, architects, designers, housing associations, student accommodation. We are proud to offer total flexibility, a speedy turnaround if required and the commitment to deliver the best possible scenario for our customers.

We compete with imported products into the UK and Internationally and we are proud to say we have so many products to ensure we cannot be beaten on a like for like quote. We believe in British manufacturing and all it stands for, and invest continually in advances to ensure we are competitive and producing the very best value for money for our customers. Our reputation is important to us. We are happy to have visitors and encourage people to book a visit to see how our products are created from flat sheet steel and aluminium into over 150 models of mailboxes from our 15,000 sq ft factory in South Wales.

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The Safety Letterbox Company Team

Our team here at The Safety Letterbox are extremely experienced in providing the ultimate service to all customers, creating detailed project drawings for every enquiry, a range of site services including surveys and installations, and quick lead times.

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No-obligation consultation

We welcome the chance to discuss your project and we can share all that is current in terms of standards and product options totally free of charge.

Simply complete and submit the form and we will get back in touch to talk through your requirements.

We also provide Autocad drawings as required – it’s all part of the service!

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No-obligation consultation

We welcome the chance to discuss your project and we can share all that is current in terms of standards and product options totally free of charge.

Simply complete and submit the form and we will get back in touch to talk through your requirements.

We also provide Autocad drawings as required – it’s all part of the service!