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Plant theft reaches "all time high"

According to statistics from the National Plant and Equipment Register (TER) plant theft has reached...

According to statistics from the National Plant and Equipment Register (TER) plant theft has reached an all time high. In 2005, the value of equipment stolen was £43m.

In 2005, 4324 thefts were recorded by TER, 20% more than in 2004, with a 54% increase in stolen dumper trucks. 1169 excavators were stolen, a rise of 14% and this represents 43.3% of the total theft value.

Tim Purbrick, manager of TER, which maintains an international database of owned and stolen equipment, told Professional Broking

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