GAFFCO in the News
DON’T PANIC - Robb Report Feature Article on Safe Rooms
The Robb Report interviewed safe room expert (and Gaffco CEO) Tom Gaffney for its feature article on Safe Rooms... More ›
Manhattan townhouse with hidden panic room finally sells
Upper East Side (Manhattan) town home with advanced panic room sells for $24.9 million More ›
Gaffco Enters Strategic Partnership with Brosnan Security
The two companies have a synergistic relationship, each bringing unique capabilities, products and solutions... More ›
Gaffco Team Member Jordan Wheeler Featured In U.S. National Guard Video
U.S. Army National Guard video which highlights how Jordan resolved a construction challenge during a multi-national exercise ... More ›
Is a Swanky Safe Room the Ultimate Luxe Amenity?
Saferoom expert & Gaffco CEO, Tom Gaffney, is interviewed by luxury real estate publication Mansion Global ... More ›
Scared of MS-13 Gang, Hampton’s Jet Set Dropping Thousands on Panic Rooms
Tom Gaffney, CEO of Gaffco, was interviewed by Realtor.com ... More ›
Newsweek: War With North Korea? People Are Building Nuclear Bunkers & Shelters Again
Tom Gaffney, CEO of Gaffco, was interviewed by Newsweek ... More ›
The Mighty Fortress
Tom Gaffney, CEO of Gaffco, is interviewed by The Wall Street Journal regarding Safe Rooms / Panic Rooms ... More ›
Safe Rooms: Company Profile: Gaffco Ballistics, Thomas Gaffney
Tom Gaffney, CEO of Gaffco, is profiled by leading real estate magazine, Mann Report... More ›
Sweet home paranoia: The panic room business is booming for the 1 percent
Tom Gaffney, CEO of Gaffco, is interviewed for an article in Salon regarding Safe Rooms / Panic Rooms ... More ›
The Irish Times
Irish Times - Is your home as safe as houses?
Tom Gaffney, CEO of Gaffco, is interviewed by The Irish Times regarding Safe Rooms and home security. More ›
Kim Kardashian’s bodyguard & new generation of celebrity security
Tom Gaffney is interviewed about Safe Rooms & Celebrity security after Kim Kardashian robbery in Paris . . . More ›
Hollywood’s Newest Home Trend: Safe Rooms
"Safe rooms have become an important luxury 'checklist' item for high-end sales and a more common request in the past five years"... More ›
The new amenity for the super rich? Luxury panic rooms
Tom Gaffney, CEO of Gaffco, was interviewed about Safe Rooms for an article appearing in Market Watch, The New York Post, and other media outlets. More ›
A fortress against fear
Safe rooms, bunkers, and long-term survival preparation are discussed in this article about being "prepared for worst-case scenarios" More ›
The Latest High-End Real Estate Amenity? The Luxury Safe Room
Tom Gaffney, CEO of Gaffco, was recently interviewed by Town & Country magazine about Safe Rooms. More ›
Saferoom Sales Boom: Stuart Varney of FOX Business interviews Tom Gaffney
Gaffco Ballistics CEO Tom Gaffney was recently interviewed by Stuart Varney (Varney & Company) on FOX Business related to the increasing demand for Safe Rooms. More ›
Prepping for Doomsday: Bunkers, Panic Rooms, and Going Off the Grid
Tom Gaffney is interviewed by Realtor.com related to Safe Rooms. More ›
Gaffco on ABC News: Inside look at safe rooms or panic rooms and how they can keep you secure
Tom Gaffney is interviewed about saferooms by Stacey Sager of ABC News More ›
Gaffco on FOX News: Demand for safe rooms grows
Gaffco featured in FOX News coverage of Saferooms More ›
Gaffco on Channel 11 News: Concrete bunkers no more
PIX 11 TV interviewed Tom Gaffney about saferooms, a growing feature of many homes in New York City, The Hamptons, Greenwich, CT and other areas. More ›
Gaffco on CBS News: Luxury Lockdown Rooms Hiding In Plain Sight
Tom Gaffney, founder of Gaffco is interviewed by Dana Tyler of CBS News about Safe Room Construction. More ›
Safe rooms, now all dressed up
Tom Gaffney, founder of Gaffco is quoted by NY Real Estate Publication "The Real Deal" about Safe Rooms. More ›
Still Secret and Secure, Safe Rooms Now Hide in Plain Sight
Tom Gaffney, founder of Gaffco is interviewed by The New York Times about Safe Rooms / Panic Rooms. More ›
Panic suites and secret tunnels
Tom Gaffney, founder of Gaffco is interviewed by London Magazine about Safe Rooms / Panic Rooms. More ›
London Evening Standard: Why London’s super-rich are busy installing panic rooms
Gaffco's founder Tom Gaffney is interviewed by London Evening Standard's Lucy Tobin about Safe Rooms / Panic Rooms More ›
David and Victoria Beckham install panic room in new £50 million home
David and Victoria Beckham are refurbishing their luxury £50 million home near Kensington Palace in London and intend to include a panic room to ensure their family's safety. The couple have bought a seven-bedroom home near Kensington Palace in London and are going to install a state-of-the-art security system including the room... More ›
Playing it Safe
Up until recently, Gaffco, Inc. was known for installing the fancy woodworking, often in cherry or mahogany, that adorns executive suites. But these days the Mount Vernon, N.Y., company has a new growth business — bulletproofing boardrooms. More ›
The Sunday Times (UK)
Queen gets panic rooms in palaces
FEARS of an Al-Qaeda terrorist attack have prompted the Queen to install “panic rooms” at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace at a cost of at least £1m to the taxpayer. More ›
Crains New York
Seeking a Sense of Safety
Panic Room isn't just a film out of Hollywood's overactive imagination. Particularly since after Sept. 11, interest in fortified hiding places — for both residential and corporate spaces — has grown dramatically in New York City. More ›Interest In Movie ‘Panic Room’ has Media Beating Path To Door Of Area Safe Room Manufacturer
The recent release of the film "Panic Room" -- here and then in Europe -- has created interest in the growing phenomenon of residential and corporate 'safe rooms.' These bullet resistant spaces protect occupants against intruders while providing them with communications contact with the outside world. Since 9-11 interest in these rooms is skyrocketing. More ›
The Ottawa Citizen
The Corporate World Gets Bulletproofed
Up until recently, Gaffco, Inc. was known for installing the fancy woodworking, often in cherry or mahogany, that adorns executive suites. But these days the Mount Vernon, N.Y., company has a new growth business — bulletproofing boardrooms. More ›
New York Daily News
Brit royals get 1.6M palace ‘Panic Rooms’
Fears of an Al Qaeda terrorist attack prompted Queen Elizabeth to install so called panic rooms at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, The Sunday Times of London reported today. More ›
Westchester County Business Journal
Increasing Demand For Safe Rooms
For the past five years Tom Gaffney, president of Gaffco Inc., has been on average installing 15 to 20 residential safe rooms each year. If all goes well, Gaffney is on his way to installing as many as 75 this year into residential homes all over the tri-state area. More ›
Somewhere to Hide
When Tom Gaffney gets done refinishing a bathroom, it looks the same as it did when he started. But look beyond the porcelain fixtures and tiled floors and you find the equivalent of a mini-fortress. More ›
Panic Mode
Since the events of September 11th, Americans, as a whole, seem to be feeling a bit less safe in even their most familiar surroundings. For Thomas Gaftney, president and founder of Mount Vernon, NY-based Gaftea (www.bulletproofing.com). helping building owners feel safe is what his business is all about. More ›
The Safe Room
With home invasions on the rise and a new breed of more destructive and potentially more dangerous invaders at work, the wealthy are increasingly making safe rooms, also known as panic rooms, an integral part of their homes, businesses and leisure spaces. More ›
Irish Independent