TRACKER LAUNCHES BATTERY POWERED STOLEN PLANT RECOVERY PRODUCT

The War Against Thieves Steps Up a Gear

Stolen Vehicle Recovery (SVR) expert, TRACKER, has launched a new product to benefit the owners of plant and construction equipment. Battery Powered TRACKER Retrieve has been developed using TRACKER’s award winning technology, yet does not rely on equipment having its own power source in order to operate. An estimated £50 million to £70 million worth of plant and agricultural machinery is stolen every year, of which just five percent is ever recovered. However, this latest innovation from TRACKER promises to further close the net on thieves by helping police quickly locate a wider range of stolen plant and construction equipment.

Battery Powered TRACKER Retrieve is based on TRACKER’s successful and proven Very High Frequency (VHF) radio technology. Fundamentally, this is brought together in a robust and waterproof battery powered unit, proven to withstand the harshest plant usage. As with all TRACKER’s SVR solutions, the Battery Powered TRACKER Retrieve is also operated by all UK police forces to locate stolen assets.

“Battery Powered TRACKER Retrieve is an important development in our range of SVR solutions. Using its own power source that lasts for five years, the product does not rely on the asset’s battery or indeed the equipment having a battery at all,” says Stephen Doran, Managing Director of TRACKER. “When the customer reports the theft to the police and obtains a Crime Reference Number, TRACKER activates the unit, which emits a unique signal allowing the police to track the stolen equipment, even if it is being transported or hidden in a shipping container.”

TRACKER recovers a staggering 68 per cent of stolen plant machinery within 24 hours of the SVR device being activated and 10 per cent of those are recovered within just one hour. Over the past 5 years, TRACKER has recovered more than £15 million worth of plant machinery and equipment.

The latest offering from TRACKER is Thatcham approved, which means businesses that invest in having a TRACKER device fitted to plant and construction equipment could benefit from a possible insurance discount. Its launch confirms TRACKER’s ongoing commitment to developing new products and solutions to meet the ever changing needs of the assets it protects such as diggers, trailers, dumpers, excavators, cranes and much more.

“Battery Powered TRACKER Retrieve is a simple but highly effective way to gain peace of mind should the unthinkable happen,” concludes Stephen Doran. “The fact that our unit is small enough to hide; operates using its own power source and has a signal that can be picked up even if the stolen asset is hidden, means that TRACKER offers an unparalleled level of protection for all plant owners and significantly improves the chances of recovery.”