Anti-theft and recovery system
✔ Reduces machinery loss, keeps projects on track
✔ Innovative technology, enhances your brand
✔ Complies with the forthcoming Equipment Act
One-off fee from £160** no ongoing charges
See why the VIN CHIP theft detection and forensic security for construction plant machinery is the most advanced and effective system available.
VIN CHIP has a range of kits for construction plant machinery including excavators, telehandlers, loaders, dumpers, rollers, trailers and more.
What's in our construction plant anti-theft kits?
VIN CHIP is a technology led theft detection and layered forensic security system designed to change the future of construction plant security and reduce losses of construction plant equipment from theft.
Protecting your plant and machinery with the best anti theft devices will deter criminals and support the Police to quickly detect and recover them back to you. It will reduce disruption and inconvenience to your business as well as cost, for example, replacing your stolen asset. It is the most innovative and advanced Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) construction plant security system available – the best by a distance.
The system was introduced to combat leisure vehicle crime in 1998. It has evolved to become the leading security and recovery system for the industry and since being introduced theft of caravans has fallen by 90%.
VIN CHIP is now available to new sectors, including the construction plant and equipment industry, where theft is a major cause for concern.
The VIN CHIP plant machinery anti-theft devices and forensic security can be installed on almost all construction plant machinery and equipment such as Caterpillar, Hitachi, Case, Manitou, Liebherr, John Deere, Doosan, JCB, Volvo and more.
Theft of plant machinery and equipment is on the rise, despite having security measures in place. Latest trends and data report a sharp rise in incidents in the construction plant sector.
Our plant machinery security system is based on RFID theft detection technology which has been used by police for over 25 years because:
The most advanced radio frequency identification chips available, capable of being read from up to 30 meters distance by our leading-edge scanners to speed up identification by the police.
Our own in-house Secure Registration Database provides a reliable, efficient and secure verification facility.
24/7 access to our own in-house contact centre, which is IS0 9001 Quality Management certified.
Trigger an initial validation check to quickly confirm the asset identity, using a simple QR reader easily scanned on a mobile phone.
Using the very latest in tamper-evident material, maximising technology used in the aviation industry to add additional overt identification.
We apply 4000 micro-dots to add heavily populated covert markings. Each dot displays either the full Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) or a unique alphanumeric code that is registered to each asset.
As a business you invest heavily in innovative technology to increase the productivity and operational efficiency of your construction machinery and equipment. But when it comes to theft, it’s not just your customers’ machinery that is at risk. Fit an inferior deterrent system and your company’s hard-earned reputation could be lost too. Choose VIN CHIP and you’ll be fitting the best RFID theft detection and forensic security protection available and supporting the industry in reducing theft. You’ll also be compliant with key elements of the Equipment Theft Prevention Act 2023 when it becomes law.
Sadly, construction, plant and equipment thefts are on the rise. More than ever, customers need your help to protect these valuable assets. By ensuring every item of equipment you sell is fitted with VIN CHIP technology you can ensure these high-value investments have the best RFID theft detection and forensic security technology available. It’s an easy and cost-effective way to build even stronger relationships with your customers and gain more repeat business.
When your construction, or plant or equipment is stolen from a customer’s site, sourcing and supplying replacements costs your business time and money. It can also result in project delays, impacting your customer’s profit margins and your repeat business. Fit the VIN CHIP security solution and you’ll protect your high value assets with the best RFID theft detection technology available. It reduces the risk of equipment losses, which helps keep your customer’s construction projects on track, and ther clients happy, whilst encouraging loyalty and repeat business for everyone.
According to Allianz, a leading UK construction insurer, the cost of construction plant theft is as high as £800m a year when associated costs are considered, such as sourcing replacement plant machinery, project delays, and increased insurance premiums for plant and equipment.
The construction plant theft problem is escalating across the UK and the consequences to Construction Plant Management businesses are immense, affecting operational efficiency, profit margins and repeat business. More than ever companies need to protect their high value assets with plant machinery anti theft devices to reduce business losses from construction equipment theft.
VIN CHIP’s security system uses innovative technology and alongside our work with the Police, it has successfully disrupted criminal activity in the leisure vehicle industry, particularly the caravan sector and can be as effective in driving down construction plant theft in the construction industry.
Fitting VIN CHIP’s construction plant security system will provide the best RFID theft detection and forensic security protection for business critical machinery, whilst also supporting the industry to tackle construction equipment theft. It complies with the Equipment Theft Prevention Act 2023 and is an easy, cost-effective way to build in the best for your business and your customers.
£000’s in lost business, major disruption to construction plant management, and project delays impacting completion dates, when critical machinery and equipment is stolen
Don’t just take our word for it, see what leading experts say on plant theft:
"Whilst some plant theft remains opportunistic, there are reports of more organised professional criminals making a good living out of stealing plant items."
“Sites provide a lucrative target for thieves and the impact of plant and tool theft on construction projects is vast, with a ripple effect. The repercussions of project delays and late completion results in disappointed clients, reduced profit margins and increased insurance premiums. Optimising security measures on sites is crucial”
“Without proper identification of the machine, the case remains unsolved and sadly, this usually results in stolen machinery being handed back to the person from whom it was seized”. “it is the ID process which is usually problematic for them. Heavy equipment isn’t like cars which are littered with traceable ID features, quite simply, if the chassis number and identifying features are removed, it is generally accepted that the machine will remain unidentifiable”.
Plant equipment security is even more crucial than that required for other road vehicles as they are at similar high risk of theft but have such high resale value in the UK and in Europe that criminals often specifically target sites for their construction plant. While most passenger vehicles have many traceable components making them relatively easy to identify, with construction plant and equipment, it is far more complex. If the chassis number and identifying features are tampered with or removed, it is generally accepted that the plant machine will remain unidentifiable.
*https://www.bfmmagazine.co.uk/construction-site-theft-costs-800-million-a-year/
** Discounts apply to larger volumes. Example cost is a dealer fit, excluding VAT
