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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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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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  • The trades lost more than £80m worth of stolen tools in last three years

    |Date: 21 February, 2020
    The trades lost more than £80m worth of stolen tools in last three years

    The trades lost more than £80m worth of stolen tools in last three years

    More than £83 million worth of tools have been stolen across England and Wales in the last three years, a ...

    More than £83 million worth of tools have been stolen across England and Wales in the last three years, according to new research from Direct Line for Business. This equates to £83,500 of equipment go ...

    21 February, 2020
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  • The products that can help prevent tool theft

    |Date: 21 February, 2020
    The products that can help prevent tool theft

    The products that can help prevent tool theft

    Protrade examines the products that are available to help prevent tool theft – and locate tools should th ...

    Protrade examines the products that are available to help prevent tool theft – and locate tools should they be stolen. Locks It may be worth considering speccing your van in a way that ensures it is f ...

    21 February, 2020
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  • Expanded insurance offer from Direct Line

    |Date: 31 January, 2020
    Expanded insurance offer from Direct Line

    Expanded insurance offer from Direct Line

    Direct Line for Business has expanded its coverage options for its tradesperson insurance. There is now a ...

    Direct Line for Business has expanded its coverage options for its tradesperson insurance. There is now an ‘Overnight Tools’ cover option, which insures tools overnight when kept in a locked vehicle, ...

    31 January, 2020
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  • Which trades are most at risk of tool theft?

    |Date: 23 December, 2019
    Which trades are most at risk of tool theft?

    Which trades are most at risk of tool theft?

    Which areas and what trades are must vulnerable to tool theft? Simply Business reveals the continuing sca ...

    Which areas and what trades are must vulnerable to tool theft? Simply Business reveals the continuing scale of the problem. In a sign that thieves are becoming increasingly sophisticated, new research ...

    23 December, 2019
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  • Expanded TuffBank range from Armorgard

    |Date: 19 November, 2019
    Expanded TuffBank range from Armorgard

    Expanded TuffBank range from Armorgard

    Tool and equipment storage specialist Armorgard is introducing four heavy duty, high security 1.2m and 1. ...

    Tool and equipment storage specialist Armorgard is introducing four heavy duty, high security 1.2m and 1.5m site boxes and chests to combat rising theft from building sites. The TuffBank TB2 and TB3 s ...

    19 November, 2019
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  • Protect your tools from thieves with Van Grille Pro

    |Date: 5 November, 2019
    Protect your tools from thieves with Van Grille Pro

    Protect your tools from thieves with Van Grille Pro

    Van Grille Pro is a security grille system that can be installed into a van’s side and rear doors to prev ...

    Van Grille Pro is a security grille system that can be installed into a van’s side and rear doors to prevent and deter thieves. ...

    5 November, 2019
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  • Park against a wall – and other ways to protect your van and tools

    |Date: 14 October, 2019
    Park against a wall – and other ways to protect your van and tools

    Park against a wall – and other ways to protect your van and tools

    Zoro has created this graphic to highlight the ways tradesmen and women can protect their tools from thef ...

    Zoro has created this graphic to highlight the ways tradesmen and women can protect their tools from theft. According to Which? Trusted Traders, 51 per cent of builders have been victim to tool theft ...

    14 October, 2019
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  • Fighting van and tool theft with technology

    |Date: 10 October, 2019
    Fighting van and tool theft with technology

    Fighting van and tool theft with technology

    Scott Chesworth, operations director at RAM Tracking, offers his advice on how to fight against van crime ...

    Scott Chesworth, operations director at RAM Tracking, offers his advice on how to fight against van crime. As a tradesman, vans and their contents are essential to the ability to work. However, vans c ...

    10 October, 2019
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