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News Archive 2023
CEA AND INDUSTRY ALLIES COMMIT £650,000 TO STRENGTHEN UK'S FIGHT AGAINST MACHINERY THEFT
The Construction Equipment Association (CEA), together with key industry stakeholders like the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) and leading insurance companies such as NFU Mutual, has committed a substantial investment, totalling £650,000 over the next three years, to the UK's fight against machinery theft. Read More
Date Created: 01/12/2023
REVOLUTIONARY RAPID CHECK AND ULTRA RFID TAG SET TO TRANSFORM ASSET SECURITY
Datatag and CESAR Security Scheme unveil groundbreaking technology for Police and Security Agencies. In a significant advancement in the field of asset security, Datatag, the delivery partner of the Construction Equipment Association's (CEA) CESAR Security Scheme, has unveiled its latest innovation of a RAPID check (Registered Assets Police Information Database) and a cutting-edge 'Ultra Tag' RFID transponder. Read More
Date Created: 23/11/2023
JCB TRAINING DAY TO POLICE VEHICLE EXAMINERS AND RURAL CRIME TEAM OFFICERS
Datatag’s Police Liaison Team (PLT) recently held a training day at JCB for Police Vehicle Examiners and Rural Crime Team officers. The day consisted of a look at the JCB Telematics – LiveLink, a factory tour and the chance to examine new JCB machines just off the production line. Read More
Date Created: 22/11/2023
CESAR SCHEME DELIVERY PARTNER, DATATAG, CONFIRMED AS IMI APPROVED CENTRE.
Datatag has been delivering a range of Plant and Machinery courses for over 20 years, both through its in-house Police Liaison Teams and in collaboration with third-party administrative providers. Now, having successfully earned the accolade of being accredited by the IMI (Institute of the Motor Industry), Datatag can deliver these courses themselves. Read More
Date Created: 09/10/2023
DATATAG URGES ALL THOSE IN RURAL AREAS TO PROTECT THEIR ASSETS FROM ORGANISED CRIMINAL GANGS
The recent NFU Rural Crime Report highlighted, once again, that the issue of crime in the countryside is not going away and in 2021 cost a staggering £49.5 million (up 22%!) – that’s £135,616 each day, or £5,650 stolen from rural communities every hour. Read More
Date Created: 18/09/2023
POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER ROLLS OUT PROPERTY MARKING TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT FARMERS FROM CRIME
In preparation for Rural Crime Action Week from 18th-24th September 2023, the National Rural Crime Network (NRCN) will showcase the hard work of its Police and Crime Commissioners and their teams in addressing rural crime. Datatag and the CESAR Security Scheme, backed by the CEA (Construction Equipment Association), will also be supporting this week-long initiative. Throughout the week, the focus will be on highlighting the measures taken by the Police and Crime Commissioners and their forces against rural crime. Read More
Date Created: 18/09/2023
CESAR ANNOUNCES 600,000TH MACHINE PROTECTED
Last week at the country's foremost plant machinery show, Plantworx, the announcement of CESAR's 600,000th protected machine was made. Suneeta Johal, CEO of show hosts, the Construction Equipment Association was on hand to present to MANITOU a symbolic CESAR ID plate numbered 600,000. Read More
Date Created: 19/06/2023
CESAR AND DATATAG ATTEND THE INTERPOL 4TH GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON VEHICLE CRIME
Last week at the imposing INTERPOL Headquarters in Lyon, France the 4th INTERPOL Global Conference on Vehicle Crime took place. Close to 200 law enforcement delegates from around the world gathered to discuss global trends in vehicle crime and the steps being taken to combat this ever-present issue. Read More
Date Created: 05/06/2023
KIST MY ASSETS – AN ASSET MANAGEMENT SOLUTION DELIVERED BY DATATAG – SHORTLISTED FOR PLANTWORX INNOVATION AWARD
Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team and Congleton Police recover stolen plant equipment, highlighting the importance of CESAR marking scheme. The Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team recently celebrated the recovery and reunion of a stolen excavator with its rightful owner. Read More
Date Created: 03/04/2023
STOLEN EXCAVATOR WORTH £19,000 REUNITED WITH OWNER THANKS TO CHESHIRE RURAL CRIME TEAM AND CESAR MARKING SCHEME
Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team and Congleton Police recover stolen plant equipment, highlighting the importance of CESAR marking scheme. The Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team recently celebrated the recovery and reunion of a stolen excavator with its rightful owner. Read More
Date Created: 27/03/2023
DATATAG’S POLICE LIAISON TEAM HELP FOIL A LANCASHIRE GANG, RESULTING IN CONVICTIONS FOR THREE CAREER CRIMINALS FOR PLANT THEFT
Datatag Police Liaison Team were instrumental in the investigation in the Lancashire Police Force’s 'Operation North Star', where three offenders received a combined custodial sentence of a total of almost 23 years, for their part in the £1.3m plant theft heist. Four other men were handed suspended jail sentences at Preston Crown Court earlier this week. Read More
Date Created: 10/03/2023
POLICE AND INDUSTRY WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LEICA GEOSYSTEMS TO HELP TACKLE CRIME
The Combined Industry Theft Solutions (CITS) group, in partnership with Police, Datatag & CESAR Official Security Scheme, and Leica Geosystems, held a successful police training event at their facilities in Whitchurch, Shropshire. CITS in conjunction with Leica Geosystems, supported by equipment manufacturer Hitachi, and their fellow industry providers SITECH UK and Ireland, recently hosted a special police training event for over 60 police officers from regional forces. Read More
Date Created: 02/03/2023
CESAR CHAMPION AWARDS ARE PRESENTED TO THREE THAMES VALLEY POLICE OFFICERS FROM THE RURAL CRIME TASK-FORCE
The Construction Equipment Association (CEA) launched its CESAR Champion initiative in 2020 to recognise the efforts of officials who use CESAR technology to identify a stolen piece of machinery. In an effort to encourage more engagement with the CESAR Security Scheme, the award is now being given to any officer who completes 10 checks on agricultural or construction machines or ATVs protected with the security system. Read More
Date Created: 06/02/2023
AWARD SUCCESS FOR RURAL CRIME TASKFORCE – THAMES VALLEY
The Rob Oliver Award, for excellence in the fight against construction plant and agricultural machinery theft, was awarded to the taskforce for being the most proactive rural task force as the team collectively made over 120 checks against the secure CESAR database. Three taskforce officers also received CESAR Champion awards for identifying different stolen vehicles through the CESAR database. Read More
Date Created: 03/02/2023
MERLO'S GENERATION ZERO RANGE ADOPTS CESAR ECV
Merlo is amongst the latest machine distributors in the UK to fit CESAR and Emission Compliance Verification (ECV), to the Merlo range of machinery. The decision to begin fitting CESAR Security and ECV followed an industry-wide recognition of the importance of machine security and emission awareness across UK construction sites. Read More
Date Created: 01/02/2023
SKILL BUILDER TOOL THEFT CAMPAIGN VIDEO
Roger Bisby of Skill Builder catches up with Ian Elliott of Combined Industries Theft Solutions (CITS) to discuss the ongoing issue of tool theft and what has been achieved. Read More
Date Created: 27/01/2023
COMPLETE SECURITY SOLUTIONS FROM DATATAG AT THE EHS 2023
Datatag ID the power behind the official CESAR Scheme will exhibit at the unmissable Executive Hire Show (EHS) on stand K9 on the 8th and 9th of February at the Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry. The EHS is the UK’s most important show for the tool and plant hire industry. Read More
Date Created: 10/01/2023
FORMER CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATION CHIEF RECEIVES MBE
Rob Oliver, who retired as the Chief Executive of the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) in 2021, has been awarded an MBE in the King’s first New Year’s honours list. The Award of Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) was made in recognition of Oliver’s services to the construction equipment manufacturing sector. Read More
Date Created: 03/01/2023
