Organisational and priority changes within the Metropolitan Police led to the suspension of the activities of the Plant and Agricultural National Intelligence Unit (PANIU) earlier this year. The CEA confirms that it is looking forward to the formation of a new national police resource to co-ordinate the fight against plant theft and complement the work of the CESAR Network and that of the Combined Industries Theft Solutions group (CITS).
The Plant & Agricultural National Intelligence Unit (PANIU), hosted by the Metropolitan Police, has confirmed the suspension of its activities with effect 3rd June 2019. The Unit was formed in 2008 to combat the theft of construction and agricultural plant with the backing of leading insurers.
Tradespeople across the UK are losing out on thousands of pounds, as advanced thieves target vans & storage containers for the expensive tools inside. AMI Group have identified this growing problem in the construction industry and have figured out how our award winning solutions could help tackle this. Looking through data the stats uncovered show how big this issue is with half of builders in the UK being victims of tool theft.
GAP Hire Solutions has launched its new Interactive Toolbox Talks, a fun and eye-catching way of engaging workers with health and safety regulations, which can be accessed for free online.
GAP Hire Solutions is thrilled to announce that Joint Managing Director, Iain Anderson, has been shortlisted for The Institute of Directors (IOD) 'Director of the Year' award in the Family Business category.
Whilst Datatag's Police Liaison Managers Nick Mayell and Vince Wise were hosting a Plant Identification Training Seminar in Newcastle, Datatag's 24/7 Contact Centre received a call from a prospective buyer of a JCB roller and a Thwaites dumper, concerned that the price was just too good to be true.
The Construction Equipment Association’s official CESAR Scheme, powered by Datatag technologies, celebrated a significant milestone in its life today as it reached the figure of 300,000 registered machines since launched in 2007.
Following months of development work and consultation with customers, equipment tracking specialist AMI Group has launched a vastly enhanced version of the company's AMI Nexis app software portal which is used in conjunction with the company's solutions. The updated app empowers AMI customers with more information than ever before to help locate and manage assets more efficiently and safely.
In May 2018, GAP Hire Solutions launched its Mental Health Awareness Initiative to coincide with its commitment to its employees and their wellbeing. GAP's Think Safe campaign shows how important health and safety is to GAP and dealing with mental health and raising awareness plays a big part in this.
GAP Hire Solutions, the plant, tool and equipment rental company, has enjoyed another extremely successful year. GAP recorded an annual turnover of £186.6m, which is an increase from last year's £175m. The rise in turnover has been achieved despite the year to 31st March 2018 having three fewer trading days than the prior financial period.
BOMAG, the leader in compaction technology, has stepped-up security marking on its ever-popular range of asphalt rollers in order to help customers combat theft.
In summary, the delegates who are all senior business managers and board members within their respective organisations gave positive feedback indicating that the exercise was extremely useful and many have expressed support for hosting further exercise events for their own business groups.
The main topic of debate at the recent Combined Industries Theft Solutions (CITS) Conference, held at the NatWest offices in London, was the upsurge in fraud and cyber-crime with speakers providing good tips on how individuals and companies should keep their information safe. The Conference was titled 'Fraud - The Elephant in the Room'.
Construction Plant News' Kieran Nee attended the CITS 2017 Conference, dedicated to raising awareness of fraud within the construction industry.
At a recent event hosted by the Combined Industries Theft Solutions, attendees looked beyond the familiar threat of plant theft to the evolving menace of fraud.
Nick Johnson reports from the recent CITS Conference on the latest initiative to help combat plant theft. and the growing threats from fraud and cybercrime.