PLANT MACHINERY & SITE SAFETY ENHANCING SITE SECURITY
Claire Blakemore, Managing Director of Mul-T-lock UK, highlights some back-to-basics approaches to physical security to help safeguard valuable plant machinery and protect financial margins.
Protecting your assets is crucial to the success of any business. This is especially true for those in the construction industry, classed as one of the most important for the world economy.
Theft, vandalism and fraud are rocketing and costing the industry huge amounts of money, stress and lost revenue. However, by working with security specialists, construction managers can demonstrate an ability to identify, assess and manage site issues quickly and effectively to take action as required.
The latest industry survey by the Chartered Institute of Building has revealed 92% of respondents have been directly affected by petty crime, with 21% stating that their construction sites have been impacted weekly.
“CONSTRUCTION SITE THEFT COSTS THE INDUSTRY £800M EVERY YEAR.”
It’s no surprise due to construction sites’ vulnerability. Plant machinery is hugely expensive, easy to sell for profit and, historically, has been difficult to track and recover. It is deemed as a relatively low gamble.
Construction site theft costs the industry £800m every year, with not only the equipment replacement costs to consider but also loss of productivity and contract
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delays, interim plant hire fees and potentially increased insurance costs.
Optimising the security measures put in place on a construction site is crucial and investment of resources in this will always be recouped in the long run.
Online, social media has become abuzz with anecdotal accounts of plant and fuel theft, a shameful practice sadly already rife in the construction industry.
The industry is struggling to protect itself from criminal activity. And while theft has a detrimental effect on all size of business, given the knock-on – it’s smaller to medium-sized enterprises that face the biggest risk, often leaving them struggling to survive.
Many business minds are taking matters into their own hands to try and stop the thieves in their tracks, installing state-of-the-art security technology. But it's equally important not to forget the basics, even down to the padlock chosen to secure the assets on site.
BACK TO BASICS Physical security measures can help prevent theft, damage, and unauthorised access to plant machinery and sites. These measures can include physical barriers, such as padlocks and locking mechanisms, as well as security cameras and alarms. They can also involve access control measures, such as ID cards and biometric systems.
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