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The Professional Builder Podcast: Trades United Van Rally
|Date: 3 July, 2024

The Professional Builder Podcast: Trades United Van Rally
In the latest episode of the Professional Builder podcast we report from last month’s Trades United van r ...
In the latest episode of the Professional Builder podcast we report from last month’s Trades United van rally in Parliament Square and talk to some of its organisers and participants. With tool theft ...
3 July, 2024
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Urgent social media warning to tradespeople 
|Date: 16 June, 2024

Urgent social media warning to tradespeople 
Tradespeople have been warned thieves are using social media to target them for their valuable tools and ...
Tradespeople have been warned thieves are using social media to target them for their valuable tools and equipment.  Motoring insurance experts from Quotezone.co.uk are urging tradespeople to avoid p ...
16 June, 2024
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£98 million worth of tools stolen from tradespeople
|Date: 7 May, 2024

£98 million worth of tools stolen from tradespeople
Tools worth £98 million were stolen from tradespeople in 2023 according to new analysis by Direct Line bu ...
Tools worth £98 million were stolen from tradespeople in 2023 according to new analysis by Direct Line business insurance. 44,514 tools thefts were reported to the police in 2023 – up five per cent fr ...
7 May, 2024
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Markel Direct talks The Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act
|Date: 18 September, 2023

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
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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NFU Mutual talks tool theft
|Date: 4 September, 2023

NFU Mutual talks tool theft
Tradespeople rely on their tools and equipment to be able to do their jobs. Having these tools stolen can ...
Tradespeople rely on their tools and equipment to be able to do their jobs. Having these tools stolen can have a devastating impact professionally, financially and even mentally. In the current clim ...
4 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 
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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TVL Security unveils UK’s first smart van locks with remote monitoring capability
|Date: 19 May, 2023

TVL Security unveils UK’s first smart van locks with remote monitoring capability
TVL Security, the UK’s leader in vehicle security innovation, has unveiled updated versions of two of its ...
TVL Security, the UK’s leader in vehicle security innovation, has unveiled updated versions of two of its award-winning aftermarket lock packages, complete with intelligent connected technology. The n ...
19 May, 2023
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Nearly a quarter of tradespeople have had tools stolen from their van in the last 12 months
|Date: 21 April, 2023

Nearly a quarter of tradespeople have had tools stolen from their van in the last 12 months
New research from Direct Line business insurance reveals 22 per cent of tradespeople report having tools ...
New research from Direct Line business insurance reveals 22 per cent of tradespeople report having tools stolen from their van in the last 12 months. It is unsurprising therefore that 87 per cent of t ...
21 April, 2023
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