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New Security Products Group teams up with CITS The Construction Equipment Association plans to form a security products interest group which will complement the work of the Combined Industries Theft Solutions (CITS) organisation. CEA Chief Executive and CITS board member, Rob Oliver, explains the reasons for the move.
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he CEA has taken a keen interest in the problems associated with theft in the construction industry. Since 2007 we have been promoters of the CESAR anti plant theft registration scheme which today protects over 250,000 construction and agricultural items of kit. During that time the nature of criminality has changed. Non CESAR protected plant is seven times more likely to be stolen but the overall proportion of machines stolen has dropped. This is thanks to CESAR, advances in tracking technology, more active policing, other theft deterrent products and more general awareness of risk. Today CITS is putting the spotlight on the fraudulent acquisition of machines via “dummy hires” where the
thieves pose as bona fide hirers and are literally given the machines to make off with. The CEA’s new Security Products Interest Group will work alongside, and help resource, CITS. The members will set their own agenda around product standards and accreditations, the showcasing of their latest innovations and regulatory compliance issues. Membership benefits will include discounts at PLANTWORX events, free participation at CEA conferences and gatherings and their own dedicated forum to develop policy. To register for the initial pathfinder meetings for the Group, manufacturers or suppliers of security related products and services should contact the CEA offices. ■
Micro CESAR Targets Tool Theft Datatag ID Limited, the power behind the official CESAR Scheme, has launched a new anti-theft system for small tools and equipment.
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eading insurers, manufacturers and industry bodies have raised the issue of small tool theft and Micro CESAR is the response from the Construction Equipment Association (CEA), who initiated CESAR, and Datatag. The Micro CESAR identity system, with Datatag technology including a unique RFID tag and a warning/registration label with an integrated QR code, will have the same effect that the CESAR Scheme has in deterring theft and assisting in recovery. CESAR, launched in 2007, has contributed to a 70+ percent reduction in the theft of large construction
equipment since launched. Micro-CESAR is poised to make a similar impact protecting small construction and landscaping equipment such as power tools, cut-off saws, hand-held hydraulic breakers and compaction plates. As an added bonus to many companies the technology in the MicroCESAR system can also be used as a stock management tool helping companies track tools in and out of jobs and allowing users to easily access on line health and safety advice and user manuals through the unique QR code and mobile enabled Micro CESAR website. ■
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