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Calls for tool thieves to face stricter punishment
|Date: 8 March, 2024

Calls for tool thieves to face stricter punishment
Calls are being made for criminals to face stricter punishments for robbing hard-working Brits of their v ...
Calls are being made for criminals to face stricter punishments for robbing hard-working Brits of their van tools. The motoring team at Lease Van are calling for offenders to have harsher sentences i ...
8 March, 2024
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BauWatch report highlights “theft epidemic”
|Date: 12 February, 2024

BauWatch report highlights “theft epidemic”
“We’re in a theft epidemic”: damning report about construction theft sparks urgent call for firms to tigh ...
“We’re in a theft epidemic”: damning report about construction theft sparks urgent call for firms to tighten security 7 in 10 construction workers witness theft as regularly as once a year, causing d ...
12 February, 2024
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The crime wave that’s targeting motorists
|Date: 6 September, 2022

The crime wave that’s targeting motorists
Dan Powell, editor of Honest John Vans, lifts the lid on the latest crime wave that’s targeting motorists ...
Dan Powell, editor of Honest John Vans, lifts the lid on the latest crime wave that’s targeting motorists. A growing number of builders are being targeted by criminals in a new UK crime wave t ...
6 September, 2022
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More than £100 million of tools have been stolen in the UK since 2020
|Date: 9 May, 2022

More than £100 million of tools have been stolen in the UK since 2020
Almost 60,000 tools have been stolen over the last two years. More than a third of the tools stolen were ...
Almost 60,000 tools have been stolen over the last two years. More than a third of the tools stolen were in London (21,630) Expert offers advice to tradespeople on how to protect themselves from tool ...
9 May, 2022
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Protecting against vehicle theft
|Date: 25 April, 2019

Protecting against vehicle theft
Professional Builder talks to CanTrack about its asset protection services. After two decades of decline, ...
Professional Builder talks to CanTrack about its asset protection services. After two decades of decline, every category of vehicle crime is on the increase, and it’s not just about opportunistic thie ...
25 April, 2019
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