GAFFCO in the News
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