On the 2nd April NCATT were contacted by West Mercia in relation to suspect machines seen on a farm in Frome, that they couldn’t identify. NCATT made enquiries and established that the items including, A JCB Roller, two JCB tracked dumpers and a Thwaites dumper had all been stolen.

On Thursday 16th April 2026 NCATT were contacted by KJ hire of South Wales. They reported that a Roller of theirs had been stolen from Chepstow in Gwent and was tracking to a location In Bristol. NCATT coordinated with their Avon and Somerset colleagues and attended the location where they located the roller.

The Combined Industry Theft Solutions (CITS) group, in partnership with police and industry partners, held a second special police training event in Scotland. The event held on the 23rd of April took place at Kelso racecourse and was supported by Scottish plant hirer, GAP Group.

The Combined Industry Theft Solutions (CITS) group, in partnership with police and industry partners, held a second special police training event in Scotland. The event held on the 23rd of April took place at Kelso racecourse and was supported by Scottish plant hirer, GAP Group.

A call for evidence on radio frequency (RF) jammers is now live. It will be open for 4 weeks, closing on 8 May. This call for evidence is seeking views on radiofrequency jammers and the UK legal framework that applies to them.

The Combined Industry Theft Solutions (CITS) group, in partnership with police and industry partners, held a second special police training event in Scotland. The event held on the 23rd of April took place at Kelso racecourse.

The Combined Industry Theft Solutions (CITS) group, in partnership with police and industry partners, held a special police training event at Thainstone Agricultural Centre. The event held on the 21st of April, is the first of two specialist training events to be held in Scotland this week.

Three men have been arrested after police seized plant machinery and farm vehicles worth £200,000.

Kent Police said that on 26 February it detained drivers at the Port of Dover after "suspicion was aroused" they were attempting to leave the country with stolen machinery.

The Combined Industry Theft Solutions (CITS) group, in partnership with police and industry partners, held the first police training event of 2026 at leading UK plant hirer, Flannery, at their new depot in Warrington.

On the 25th of February 2026, police and leading security experts from industry came together for a one-day special training event, which also took place on the launch day of the new Flannery’s depot.

A caterpillar machine belonging to Flannery's had been stolen, and its tracking device gave its location at the site in North Wales.

NCATT attended the site earlier this month, where several other machines and portable tools were discovered and confirmed to be stolen.

Last week, NCATT attended a site in West Yorkshire and recovered two stolen machines - a mini-excavator and dumper.

Two people were arrested at that location.

The Combined Industry Theft Solutions (CITS) group, in partnership with police and partners, held the final 2025 police training event in conjunction with Southern Water.

On the 20th November 2025, police and leading security experts from industry came together for a one day training event at the East Sussex hotel.

The Combined Industry Theft Solutions (CITS) group, in partnership with police and partners, held a special ‘police-only’ training event and conference as part of the biannual CITS industry conference, at the impressive JCB world headquarters in Rocester, Staffordshire.

Police officers and industry professionals dedicated to tackling machinery and equipment theft were recognised at this year’s CITS CESAR Awards, held on Thursday 6 November 2025 at JCB World Headquarters.

The awards took place following the CITS Conference, which brought together senior police officers, government representatives, and industry leaders to address the continuing threat of theft and fraud across the construction and agricultural sectors.

The CEA (Construction Equipment Association), owner of the official CESAR Scheme, attended this year’s CITS Conference on Thursday, 6 November 2025, at JCB World Headquarters, where CESAR featured prominently throughout the day’s discussions.

Hosted by Ian Elliott CITS Chairman and Dave Luscombe, who also represented the CEA at the afternoon’s Police Awards, the event brought together senior police officers, government representatives, and industry leaders to tackle the growing threat of theft and fraud across the construction and agricultural sectors.

The Conservative leader pledged to introduce dedicated rural police officers and increase sentences for those who steal from farmers and traders.

Kemi Badenoch has said she will stand with the country’s “grafters” as she pledged to crack down on the theft of work tools and agricultural equipment.

NCATT lead a warrant with West Yorkshire Police last week. A number of confirmed stolen items were removed from the site as well as cash and Class A drugs and a number of arrests were made.

Two chops shops were also located on the site and numerous vehicle parts seized.

A serial fraudster from Bradford is beginning a 33-month prison sentence after attempting to sell heavy earth-moving machinery that he didn’t own.

One victim paid Anthony Gribbin £10,200 in two instalments for heavy equipment that didn’t exist and later received only a partial refund.

CITS (Combined Industries Theft Solutions) will be holding their conference at JCB’s World Headquarters in Staffordshire on the 6th of November, which will focus on the threats and challenges industry faces in 2026 and beyond.

The conference has been specifically tailored to help address the concerns of industry, and to educate the police. The industry’s event will begin in the morning for industry, while a ‘police-only’ training and briefing session will be held in the afternoon.

On the 6th November 2025, CITS will hold a conference at the impressive JCB world headquarters in Staffordshire. The conference, will see two events run throughout the day. One a specific industry event, and a second a police only training and briefing session.

Detail of outcome

After analysing the evidence, the government will seek to implement forensic marking and database registration for new:

• all-terrain vehicles
• GPS units for agricultural and commercial use

The Combined Industry Theft Solutions (CITS) group, in partnership with police and partners, held a ‘police-only’ training event at the bi-annual Plantworx exhibition at Newark Showground.

On the 23rd September 2025, a CITS ‘police-only’ training event took place on the opening morning of the Plantworx exhibition, the event which runs for three days, showcases a mix of live demonstrations and the latest construction equipment and technology.

On Tuesday 16th September 2025, NCATT were contacted by a plant hire company who had had four machines stolen in two separate instances.

Two of the machines were tracked to Bulgaria, with the others in North Yorkshire and Essex.

On 10/9/2025 NCATT team member Gavin Hughes, was engaged in a multi-agency check in Cambridgeshire when this IFOR williams trailer (please see photo), was brought into the check site, it was straight away identified as stolen, and had been taken from a Farm in Suffolk in 2016 and subject to an NFU Mutual insurance pay out. Investigations are on going.

On Wednesday 10th September, the NCATT team were deployed to the West Midlands as a result of a reported stolen telehandler taken by means of fraud. As a result of enquiries on a Wolverhampton site, and by liaising with three hire companies, two males were arrested, and 11 stolen machines were seized from three different locations across the midlands.

NCATT were contacted last week by two CITS tracking companies - Cantrack and Tritontrak - regarding their customers' stolen machines being transported through the Czech Republic. Through swift action from NCATT, an urgent Interpol request was raised and two vehicles were detained and three occupants arrested.

A Thwaites dumper was yesterday (09/09/25) recovered by NCATT Supt Andrew Huddleston following enquiries in the Durham area, it had been stolen in August 2024 from West Yorkshire and is part of an ongoing investigation with West Yorkshire Police. Another great success from NCATT!

The NCATT team were alerted to a Derbyshire property, where 6 cloned machines were discovered and seized. The machines were three Manitous and three Thwaites.

The NCATT team were alerted to a Volvo Articulated Dump Truck (ADT), which had been stolen from a HS2 site at Kingsbury in the Midlands. Within 24-hours of the theft, NCATT had located the ADT, which belongs to Flannery’s, to the village of Desford in Leicester.

The NCATT police unit were successful in arresting several suspects in an operation last week in South Yorkshire. 

After obtaining a warrant, the recovery included dumpers, an excavator and roller, as well as other items of equipment - with a combined value of £250,000. 

A special ‘invitation only’ event at Coutts Bank, in conjunction with CITS and the Security Awareness Specialist Interest Group (SASIG), will take place on the 20th June.

The event is aimed to raise awareness of the real threats being faced by those responsible for the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure (CNI). This escalated threat from rogue state-owned sponsors is particularly being recognised by government.

The Combined Industry Theft Solutions (CITS) group, in partnership with police and partners, held the third police training event of 2025 at the Headquarters of Trade Vehicle Lock (TVL), in Essex.

On the 6 June 2025, a further CITS police training event took place at the headquarters of vehicle innovation providers TVL, in Brentwood, Essex. The event was hosted in conjunction with the National Construction and Agricultural Theft Team (NCATT), Police liaison officers of the official CESAR Scheme, and representatives of Leica, Clancy’s and J Murphy & Son’s.

Detectives from Cheshire Police have arrested eight people as part of an ongoing investigation in relation to the theft of approximately £1 million worth of plant equipment from across the UK.

The six men and two women were arrested earlier today, Wednesday 7 May, on suspicion of conspiracy to commit theft and fraud, following a series warrants in Burnley.

The Combined Industry Theft Solutions (CITS) group, in partnership with police and partners, held the second training event of 2025 in West Yorkshire.

On the 7th May 2025, the CITS police training event took place at Burntwood Court with the support of Hitachi Construction. The event was hosted in conjunction with the National Construction and Agricultural Theft Team (NCATT), Police liaison officers of the official CESAR Scheme, and representatives of Cantrack Global, NFU Mutual, Leica, Clancy’s and J Murphy & Son’s.

Iain McKinlay, Chair of the National Association of Stolen Vehicle Examiners (NASVE), has joined the CITS theft prevention partnership as Associate members.

NASVE is the UK’s only professional body dedicated to supporting Qualified Stolen Vehicle Examiners (QSVE)  involved in the Examination and identification of stolen vehicles.

In December 2024, Amanda Martin, MP for Portsmouth North spoke to Parliament regarding the ‘Theft of Tools (Sentencing)’ Bill.

In her address she outlined the impact of tool theft from vans by criminals, and the impact this has on victims. She spoke about current sentencing guidelines, and proposed new guidelines.

Officers from Cheshire Police have arrested ten people in connection to the theft of high value plant equipment following a series of dawn raids in Lancashire.

Earlier today, Wednesday 5 March, officers from Ellesmere Port CID, with the support of officers from The National Construction and Agriculture Theft Team (NCATT) and Lancashire Rural Crime Team, executed eight warrants at premises across Padiham and Burnley, leading to the arrest of ten people.

The Combined Industry Theft Solutions (CITS) group, in partnership with police and partners, held the first training event of 2025, hosted at agricultural dealer Farol in Milton Common, Oxfordshire.

On the 4th January 25, the first CITS police training event of 2025 took place, in conjunction with the National Construction and Agricultural theft team (NCATT), Police liaison officers of the official CESAR Scheme, representatives of Cantrack Global, Leica, Clancy’s and J Murphy & Son’s.

A new ERA Subgroup on Theft will look at the results, and they will look to pursue more effective anti-theft strategies and developing recommendations for the rental sector.

The survey contains 14 questions in total. All responses will be treated confidentially.

Police from four counties investigating a series of commercial burglaries across the region, have made two arrests and seized equipment estimated to be worth over a quarter of a million pounds.

On Friday 20 December, officers from Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire joined together to execute a warrant at a business park near Halstead in north Essex.