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Nearly four in 10 tradespeople use social media to help combat tool theft
|Date: 18 April, 2022

Nearly four in 10 tradespeople use social media to help combat tool theft
More than a third (37 per cent) of tradespeople use social media platforms to help combat tool theft The ...
More than a third (37 per cent) of tradespeople use social media platforms to help combat tool theft The same proportion (37 per cent) question whether the price “feels right” or is suspiciously low w ...
18 April, 2022
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Beat tool theft and get ARMD!
|Date: 7 April, 2022

Beat tool theft and get ARMD!
Tool theft is the scourge of the construction industry and is putting tradespeople out of business. ARMD, ...
Tool theft is the scourge of the construction industry and is putting tradespeople out of business. ARMD, built to protect the livelihoods of all tradespeople, is now encouraging the trade to protect ...
7 April, 2022
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The UK’s tool theft capitals
|Date: 4 March, 2022

The UK’s tool theft capitals
In 2020 close to 11,300 tool thefts were reported, equalling an average loss of £633,742 per area. By sub ...
In 2020 close to 11,300 tool thefts were reported, equalling an average loss of £633,742 per area. By submitting a freedom of information request to police constabularies, Toolstation have revealed th ...
4 March, 2022
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Tool theft: hotspots in London revealed
|Date: 1 February, 2022

Tool theft: hotspots in London revealed
With restrictions on non-essential building work during Covid-19 lockdowns, builders and tradesmen have b ...
With restrictions on non-essential building work during Covid-19 lockdowns, builders and tradesmen have been hit hard by the pandemic. New data has now revealed that almost £17.5 million in tools were ...
1 February, 2022
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Advice from AMI – How to protect your kit this winter
|Date: 18 November, 2021

Advice from AMI – How to protect your kit this winter
The dark winter months present more opportunities for plant thieves to steal equipment. Construction site ...
The dark winter months present more opportunities for plant thieves to steal equipment. Construction sites and depots are often located in remote, poorly lit areas, allowing criminals to hide under th ...
18 November, 2021
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Majority of tradespeople are victims of tool theft or van crime
|Date: 2 November, 2021

Majority of tradespeople are victims of tool theft or van crime
The majority (66%) of tradespeople have had their tools stolen or van broken into, a Screwfix survey has ...
The majority (66%) of tradespeople have had their tools stolen or van broken into, a Screwfix survey has found. 66% of tradespeople have had tools stolen or van broken into Two thirds (66%) of tool th ...
2 November, 2021
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MP proposes new legislation to tackle tool theft
|Date: 16 June, 2021

MP proposes new legislation to tackle tool theft
Greg Smith, MP is taking up a cause for his constituents with a proposal for new legislation to tackle to ...
Greg Smith, MP is taking up a cause for his constituents with a proposal for new legislation to tackle tool theft. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to the Conservative Member for Buckingham abou ...
16 June, 2021
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Six in ten tradespeople have encountered suspected stolen tool sellers
|Date: 7 June, 2021

Six in ten tradespeople have encountered suspected stolen tool sellers
Six in ten tradespeople (60 per cent) have been approached by or have seen someone trying to sell second- ...
Six in ten tradespeople (60 per cent) have been approached by or have seen someone trying to sell second-hand tools which they suspected were stolen, illustrating the scale of tool theft across the co ...
7 June, 2021
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Devastating van theft sets tradies back £264 million a year
|Date: 2 December, 2020

Devastating van theft sets tradies back £264 million a year
Tool theft costs tradespeople £5,584 on average Following a van break-in, the average tradie is unable to ...
Tool theft costs tradespeople £5,584 on average Following a van break-in, the average tradie is unable to work for 30 days, costing them £5,982 in missed jobs 89% of trade professionals say their van ...
2 December, 2020
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Yale’s top tips on protecting your tools from theft
|Date: 11 September, 2020

Yale’s top tips on protecting your tools from theft
Tool theft is a huge problem in the UK, with the Federation of Master Builders revealing the shocking rea ...
Tool theft is a huge problem in the UK, with the Federation of Master Builders revealing the shocking reality that more than three quarters of UK builders have had their tools stolen in the past. The ...
11 September, 2020
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Protecting your construction site from theft
|Date: 14 July, 2020

Protecting your construction site from theft
The Covid-19 epidemic proved just how vulnerable machinery can be to theft, but protection is at hand. Pr ...
The Covid-19 epidemic proved just how vulnerable machinery can be to theft, but protection is at hand. Professional Builder reviews the security procedures you should be putting in place. When the law ...
14 July, 2020
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Revealed: the cost of being a tradesperson
|Date: 16 June, 2020

Revealed: the cost of being a tradesperson
Howe Tools has carried out a survey into the life of a tradesperson including the costs of training, the ...
Howe Tools has carried out a survey into the life of a tradesperson including the costs of training, the impact of tool theft, views on apprenticeships and technology in the trades. Over the last two ...
16 June, 2020
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Tracking technology to recover stolen tools
|Date: 3 June, 2020

Tracking technology to recover stolen tools
AMI Group explains why you should be protecting your assets with its technology. It is no secret that the ...
AMI Group explains why you should be protecting your assets with its technology. It is no secret that the theft of tools and plant machinery is on the rise, with thieves becoming more brazen in their ...
3 June, 2020
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Protecting your van and its contents from thieves
|Date: 13 May, 2020

Protecting your van and its contents from thieves
With more builders getting back to work this week, Charles Stubbings from Moneybarn has some advice on ke ...
With more builders getting back to work this week, Charles Stubbings from Moneybarn has some advice on keeping your tools – and van – safe. The UK construction industry has been advised to start retur ...
13 May, 2020
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Keep batteries and chargers safe on site
|Date: 21 April, 2020

Keep batteries and chargers safe on site
Carpenter Jim Marshall has developed a new device for securing your batteries and chargers on site. As an ...
Carpenter Jim Marshall has developed a new device for securing your batteries and chargers on site. As any tradesmen will know to their cost, replacing lithium-ion batteries on cordless tools can be a ...
21 April, 2020
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WIN an ABUS van lock kit
|Date: 18 March, 2020

WIN an ABUS van lock kit
In the UK a van is broken into and tools are stolen from it every twenty minutes, costing tradespeople a ...
In the UK a van is broken into and tools are stolen from it every twenty minutes, costing tradespeople a staggering £100m year in total. Keeping a van secure is a constant headache as thieves become m ...
18 March, 2020
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