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Mini-diggers, mini-excavators and compressors are the most commonly stolen plant equipment(06/10/2010)
TRACKER has announced that it recovered over 3.5 million pounds worth of stolen plant and farming equipment between June 2009 and July 2010. Supporting efforts to raise awareness of the issue, TRACKER confirms that the highest value item of stolen plant recovered by TRACKER was a Caterpillar Excavator worth £74,000, followed by a John-Derre 7930 Tractor worth £70,000. However, farmers and plant owners with smaller value items shouldn’t count t... [more]
TRACKER helps recover stolen forklift truck in less than 4 hours(08/09/2010)
With 95 per cent of stolen plant vehicles remaining unrecovered every year, the demand for effective plant security is higher than ever. TRACKER played a key role in finding a forklift after it was stolen from Thurrock Hospital in Essex and left at a nearby farm. Hertfordshire Police worked in conjunction with TRACKER to identify the location of the stolen plant equipment. A speedy recovery was made in less than four hours by activating the... [more]
Haul of stolen plant machinery recovered with TRACKER Plant(04/08/2010)
Police in Chorley, Staffordshire has recovered £300,000 worth of plant machinery, thanks to TRACKER. Police on the trail of a stolen vehicle, used its fitted TRACKER device to follow the signal to a remote farm, which led to the discovery of a haul of machinery and resulted in the arrest of three people. Large items of plant were found on the farm, including JCB diggers, Caterpillar vehicles, road rollers and forklift trucks, as well as an assort... [more]
TRACKER Plant takes the stress out of owning and using plant equipment(21/07/2010)
The launch of TRACKER Plant brings TRACKER’s fleet tracking capabilities together with its award winning stolen vehicle recovery (SVR) solutions, to meet the specific requirements of the Plant market. Now owners and hirers of plant machinery can monitor its actual usage on and off-site, helping to increase efficiency whilst benefiting from the ultimate security system in the event of theft. The National Plant & Equipment Register (TER) reports... [more]
Stolen JCB digger fitted with Tracker recovery device recovered by Essex Police(23/04/2010)
A JCB digger was recently stolen from a construction site near Great Casterton, in Leicestershire. Luckily, the hire company that owned it had fitted a Tracker stolen vehicle recovery device, which was activated to help police trace the missing JCB. Less than seven days after the theft, Essex Police picked up the signal and together with support from the helicopter unit they followed the silent signal to the Dartford River Crossing. Essex Poli... [more]
Construction businesses need to ramp up security on plant machinery(31/03/2009)
As the recession continues to bite, thieves are targeting low value construction items. By the close of 2008, Tracker assisted the police in recovering assets to the value of over £400million, resulting in over 1,800 arrests. 54 percent of plant recoveries were valued at £10,000 or less. With this in mind Tracker urges businesses to ramp up security on plant machinery. Tracker’s highest value recoveries include a Caterpillar 320 Excavator wort... [more]
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