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by Eileen Le Voi at Safe Local Trades
Did you know that tool theft costs Call us on 01733 748710 tradespeople £100 million a year? Not or 07512 394975 only this, but it ruins livelihoods and causes
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people. However, while this kind of crime is
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up with the thieves and there is now a new smartphone app available, which makes stolen tools “too hot to handle”.
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The easy-to-use app allows tradespeople to record pictures and details of their tools and receipts on a secure cloud server which holds the ‘ISO27001’ certificate. This list of tools can be downloaded as a PDF and sent to the police and insurance companies. Users can quickly report tools as stolen or lost from the app, which then sends an instant alert to all other local registered users, warning them that a theft has just happened. After tools are reported stolen, they appear on ‘Dodgy Gear’, a search engine for stolen goods which can be freely accessed by any member of the public or police. Before purchasing an item (online or at a market) you can very simply check on ‘Dodgy Gear’ to make sure the item you are about to buy is not listed as stolen. You can search for the tool by serial number, model number, brand, tool type and description.
