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Rise in tool theft from vans is costing tradespeople £4.4 billion every year | Volkswagen

|Date: 12 October, 2022

Rise in tool theft from vans is costing tradespeople £4.4 billion every year | Volkswagen

Tool theft has soared in the last 12 months, with more than a third of van drivers falling victim – up fr ...

Tool theft has soared in the last 12 months, with more than a third of van drivers falling victim – up from a quarter the year before – according to research of 1,000 UK van drivers commissioned by Vo ...

12 October, 2022
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Protecting yourself and your business from tool theft | ARMD

|Date: 7 September, 2022

Protecting yourself and your business from tool theft | ARMD

Despite the grim statistics on tool thefts, not to mention the terrible effect it has on livelihoods, the ...

Despite the grim statistics on tool thefts, not to mention the terrible effect it has on livelihoods, there is a way to protect your business, says Duncan Jackson, co-founder of ARMD. Seemingly every ...

7 September, 2022
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Burg-Wächter supports Rainy Day Trust & Toolstation’s tool theft awareness campaign

|Date: 31 August, 2022

Burg-Wächter supports Rainy Day Trust & Toolstation’s tool theft awareness campaign

As part of its Secure Communities Scheme, leading security specialist, Burg-Wächter UK, has pledged to su ...

As part of its Secure Communities Scheme, leading security specialist, Burg-Wächter UK, has pledged to support the Rainy Day Trust – the only charity specifically supporting the home improvement indus ...

31 August, 2022
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Joiner gets tools just 72 hours after tool theft | ARMD

|Date: 31 May, 2022

Joiner gets tools just 72 hours after tool theft | ARMD

ARMD, the website and App built to protect the livelihoods of all tradespeople, has released the details ...

ARMD, the website and App built to protect the livelihoods of all tradespeople, has released the details of how it recently helped to negate the potentially devastating effect of a tool theft for Join ...

31 May, 2022
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Tool theft: Tools stolen every 17 minutes | Direct Line

|Date: 26 May, 2022

Tool theft: Tools stolen every 17 minutes | Direct Line

A tool has been stolen from a tradesperson every 17 minutes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since ...

A tool has been stolen from a tradesperson every 17 minutes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since March 2021, according to new analysis of police force data from Direct Line business insurance. ...

26 May, 2022
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Nearly four in ten tradespeople use social media to combat tool theft

|Date: 28 April, 2022

Nearly four in ten tradespeople use social media to combat tool theft

Nearly four in 10 tradespeople (37 per cent) are using social media platforms to combat tool theft, accor ...

Nearly four in 10 tradespeople (37 per cent) are using social media platforms to combat tool theft, according to new research from Direct Line business insurance. They are using these online channels ...

28 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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Herts Tools reveals hotspots of tool theft in London

|Date: 3 February, 2022

Herts Tools reveals hotspots of tool theft in London

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 ...

3 February, 2022
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Tool theft: A Taylor-made deterrent

|Date: 12 November, 2019

Tool theft: A Taylor-made deterrent

At the most recent ELEX show in Coventry, PE spoke to the man making headlines taking a stand against too ...

At the most recent ELEX show in Coventry, PE spoke to the man making headlines taking a stand against tool theft with his electrified contraption. Ray Taylor is a 61-year-old electrician from Wolverha ...

12 November, 2019
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Meet the man with the Electrified Van at ELEX Coventry

|Date: 10 September, 2019

Meet the man with the Electrified Van at ELEX Coventry

Thief zapping industry legend to make appearance at ELEX next week. Ray Taylor hit the headlines recently ...

Thief zapping industry legend to make appearance at ELEX next week. Ray Taylor hit the headlines recently through the invention of his Stingray alarm system. Like many tradespeople, Ray grew tired of ...

10 September, 2019
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