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  • Tool theft epidemic costs London tradespeople over £16 million in stolen equipment

    |Date: 3 February, 2025
    Tool theft epidemic costs London tradespeople over £16 million in stolen equipment

    Tool theft epidemic costs London tradespeople over £16 million in stolen equipment

    New data acquired by Tell TVL has revealed the staggering state of tool theft in the capital, with an est ...

    New data acquired by Tell TVL has revealed the staggering state of tool theft in the capital, with an estimated £16.3 million worth of tools stolen* from vehicles across London in 2023**.  The data, s ...

    3 February, 2025
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  • Yale is helping to outsmart opportunists in 2025

    |Date: 15 January, 2025
    Yale is helping to outsmart opportunists in 2025

    Yale is helping to outsmart opportunists in 2025

    With recent figures from CrimeRate.co.uk revealing that police forces in England and Wales received nearl ...

    With recent figures from CrimeRate.co.uk revealing that police forces in England and Wales received nearly 240,000 crime reports about burglary in 2024, protecting homes should be of significant impor ...

    15 January, 2025
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  • TVL Security on how to upgrade your van’s security

    |Date: 15 March, 2024
    TVL Security on how to upgrade your van's security

    TVL Security on how to upgrade your van’s security

    The TVL Security message is simple – honest tradespeople should never have to go work worried that their ...

    The TVL Security message is simple – honest tradespeople should never have to go work worried that their tools, van or even themselves could be placed in danger The business deploys multiple approache ...

    15 March, 2024
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  • BauWatch report highlights “theft epidemic”

    |Date: 12 February, 2024
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    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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  • Fear of theft and violence putting a strain on tradespeople’s mental health

    |Date: 12 January, 2024
    Fear of theft and violence putting a strain on tradespeople’s mental health

    Fear of theft and violence putting a strain on tradespeople’s mental health

    The fear of theft and violence is putting a strain on the mental health of tradespeople as crime continue ...

    The fear of theft and violence is putting a strain on the mental health of tradespeople as crime continues to sweep through the industry.  New research from commercial insurer NFU Mutual found that mo ...

    12 January, 2024
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  • Professional Builder Podcast: Fighting Tool Theft Together

    |Date: 20 September, 2023
    Professional Builder Podcast: Fighting Tool Theft Together

    Professional Builder Podcast: Fighting Tool Theft Together

    Image Caption: Ray Stafford, Chair of Van Watch (R) meets Home Secretary, Suella Braverman (L) Profession ...

    Image Caption: Ray Stafford, Chair of Van Watch (R) meets Home Secretary, Suella Braverman (L) Professional Builder's latest Podcast is looking at Tool Theft. We talk to Van Watch, an organisation tac ...

    20 September, 2023
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  • Markel Direct talks The Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act

    |Date: 18 September, 2023
    Markel Direct talks The Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act

    Markel Direct talks The Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act

    The Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act: will it help protect the livelihood of tradespeople? The Equipment ...

    The Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act: will it help protect the livelihood of tradespeople? The Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act bill received Royal Assent on 20 July 2023, meaning it is now an Act of ...

    18 September, 2023
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  • ARMD provides tool theft solution for tradespeople

    |Date: 13 September, 2023
    ARMD provides tool theft solution for tradespeople

    ARMD provides tool theft solution for tradespeople

    Heating engineer fights back against tool theft using ARMD. Reheat, a thriving gas and heating business o ...

    Heating engineer fights back against tool theft using ARMD. Reheat, a thriving gas and heating business operating in the South East for over two decades, has found a powerful ally in ARMD, a revolutio ...

    13 September, 2023
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  • Crimewave sweeps through construction sites – 9 in 10 tradespeople victims of theft 

    |Date: 8 July, 2023
    Crimewave sweeps through construction sites - 9 in 10 tradespeople victims of theft 

    Crimewave sweeps through construction sites – 9 in 10 tradespeople victims of theft 

    Tradespeople are being warned to step up security as a crime wave sweeps through construction sites in th ...

    Tradespeople are being warned to step up security as a crime wave sweeps through construction sites in the UK. Commercial insurer NFU Mutual’s research from 29 June 2023 reveals almost nine in 10 (89% ...

    8 July, 2023
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  • How the latest security can protect tools from theft

    |Date: 4 October, 2022
    How the latest security can protect tools from theft

    How the latest security can protect tools from theft

    Craig Allan of ABAX explains how the latest security technology can protect tools from theft and, at the ...

    Craig Allan of ABAX explains how the latest security technology can protect tools from theft and, at the same time, improve productivity. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones finds out more. Security trac ...

    4 October, 2022
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  • The UK’s copper and lead theft hotspots

    |Date: 14 July, 2022
    The UK’s copper and lead theft hotspots

    The UK’s copper and lead theft hotspots

    New research from renovation and building specialists Roofing Megastore reveals the cities and towns in t ...

    New research from renovation and building specialists Roofing Megastore reveals the cities and towns in the UK which have the most reported building material thefts over the past five years.   The dat ...

    14 July, 2022
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  • Tools stolen everyday across the UK

    |Date: 13 July, 2022
    Tools stolen everyday across the UK

    Tools stolen everyday across the UK

    Research by property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix, has revealed that on average, 81 tradesm ...

    Research by property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix, has revealed that on average, 81 tradesmen per day will have tools stolen, incurring a cost of £1,705 - that’s a total cost of £137,438 ...

    13 July, 2022
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  • Traditional materials increase risk for M&E professionals

    |Date: 15 April, 2021
    Traditional materials increase risk for M&E professionals

    Traditional materials increase risk for M&E professionals

    With the value of raw materials regularly increasing, M&E specifiers and contractors are being urged ...

    With the value of raw materials regularly increasing, M&E specifiers and contractors are being urged to consider traditional pipework alternatives in order to reduce risk of theft. This warning co ...

    15 April, 2021
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