Plant theft set to rocket during Olympic build-up

The annual cost of plant and equipment theft is thought to be upwards of £400m, according to The Nat...

The annual cost of plant and equipment theft is thought to be upwards of £400m, according to The National Plant and Equipment Register (TER); a figure which could rocket as work starts on the Olympic development.

Last year, thefts were recorded by the TER, and the figures were on average 20% higher than in 2004, with dumper trucks recording the greatest increase (+54%).

The most attractive items to thieves are excavators with 1,169 being stolen, accounting for 43.3% of total theft value.

TER is a

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