My golden rules for site security planning

By Alexis Potter 2023-09-19T06:46:00

Thefts from construction sites are rising. Alexis Potter has some advice to help keep valuable equipment safe

We may not be in the grip of a recession quite yet, but these are undoubtedly tough times. And tough times lead to a rise in crime, particularly theft from construction sites which often lie empty overnight. The CIOB’s latest report on crime in the construction industry found that a fifth of sites experienced theft and vandalism on a weekly basis.

The last available statistics on metal theft from sites showed 20,000 incidents reported, a 20% rise on pre-pandemic levels. With materials inflation at an all-time high this year, driving up the going price for these metals, we can guess that these figures are even higher today.

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