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8 ways to protect against tool theft

|Date: 21 May, 2019

8 ways to protect against tool theft

Experts from LeaseVan.co.uk have come up with eight security measures that tradespeople can take to help ...

Experts from LeaseVan.co.uk have come up with eight security measures that tradespeople can take to help protect their tools. How many of them are you doing? Intruder alarms Many Brits nowadays find ...

21 May, 2019
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Protect your van against tool theft

|Date: 15 May, 2019

Protect your van against tool theft

When you are a sole trader using your van for work, and leaving tools in it overnight, the contents of yo ...

When you are a sole trader using your van for work, and leaving tools in it overnight, the contents of your vehicle are at risk of theft. It's not always possible - or practical - to completely empty ...

15 May, 2019
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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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Armorgard launches TuffBank with power source

|Date: 2 April, 2019

Armorgard launches TuffBank with power source

Armorgard has introduced a second-generation TuffBank tool vault. The new model includes additional safet ...

Armorgard has introduced a second-generation TuffBank tool vault. The new model includes additional safety, strength and security features, and optional PowerShelf and lifting eyes to a product that h ...

2 April, 2019
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Tool theft: three victims speak out

|Date: 25 March, 2019

Tool theft: three victims speak out

Professional Builder tells the story of three FMB members who are amongst the legions who have fallen vic ...

Professional Builder tells the story of three FMB members who are amongst the legions who have fallen victim to tool theft. Tool theft is an everyday worry for builders. Research by the Federation of ...

25 March, 2019
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Van Vault expands product range

|Date: 4 March, 2019

Van Vault expands product range

As part of its drive to tackle tool theft crime, Van Vault has launched a new product range offering incr ...

As part of its drive to tackle tool theft crime, Van Vault has launched a new product range offering increased protection. Last year saw around 280,000 tool theft crimes across the UK, with a break-in ...

4 March, 2019
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Keeping your tools and construction site secure

|Date: 12 February, 2019

Keeping your tools and construction site secure

According to the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) one in five tradespeople experience theft and van ...

According to the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) one in five tradespeople experience theft and vandalism every single week, with many crimes not being reported so the figures are undoubtedly co ...

12 February, 2019
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Advice on keeping your van and tools safe

|Date: 18 December, 2018

Advice on keeping your van and tools safe

A tool theft epidemic is making life very difficult for the country's tradespeople. Aside from signing th ...

A tool theft epidemic is making life very difficult for the country's tradespeople. Aside from signing the #noVANber petition, what else can you do to protect your livelihood? Wasim Bux from insurance ...

18 December, 2018
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#noVANber campaign hits over 23,000 signatures in just two weeks

|Date: 15 November, 2018

#noVANber campaign hits over 23,000 signatures in just two weeks

The #noVANber campaign concerning van and tool theft, started by heating engineer Peter Booth, has racked ...

The #noVANber campaign concerning van and tool theft, started by heating engineer Peter Booth, has racked up over 23,000 signatures since going live on 1st November. The petition is asking for the gov ...

15 November, 2018
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Highlights from this week’s #TradesTalk

|Date: 9 November, 2018

Highlights from this week’s #TradesTalk

If you're on Twitter, you might have seen #TradesTalk, which is a weekly Q&A looking at topics t ...

If you're on Twitter, you might have seen #TradesTalk, which is a weekly Q&A looking at topics that are relevant to tradespeople in the UK. The chat is on Tuesdays at 8pm and this week's disc ...

9 November, 2018
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