AMI Group, which protects more than 拢245m worth of assets across the UK with its tracking devices, analysed all of its plant theft recoveries nationwide so far this year. Rollers came out as the top target for criminals.
AMI Group operations director Peter Stockton said: 鈥淭he review we carried out revealed a marked increase in the theft of rollers from both construction sites and customer depots. This equipment tends to be smaller in size than much of the larger plant machinery so it is easier for criminals to conceal and transport in a panel van. Thieves may automatically presume that rollers don鈥檛 have a tracking device fitted so it is an easier option than larger kit which is more likely to have telematics fitted and overt property marking such as CESAR (the Construction & Agricultural Equipment Security and Registration Scheme).鈥�
AMI鈥檚 findings echo a recent report by the Metropolitan Police鈥檚 Plant & Agricultural National Intelligence Unit (PANIU), which stated that 鈥淧ANIU is seeing steady increases in the theft of smaller items. Tandem rollers, dumper trucks and the mini excavator remain popular to the criminal networks鈥�.
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