See us at the Intrastructure Show, NEC Birmingham
See us at the Intrastructure Show, NEC Birmingham, from 17th to 19th October. Hall 3A, Stand 420.
Plant theft is profitable for the CEA & CPA but very costly for CECA Contractors who are mad to pay for it. EU Contractors are smarter than the British.
UK Police recovered 1 percentage pa of plant stolen - 203 items of 11,200 stolen in 2009-10.
The CEA Cesar scheme is a farce. It adds £130 to the cost of every machine to assist the police confirm ownership of the plant they recover IF the manufacturers VIN is inadequate. THEY RECOVER 1
percentage. Plant theft is out of police control, rising 17 percentage in past two years with 92 percentage never recovered. Trackers recovered 7.8 percentage.
Theft & CEA:
Theft of all machines is up: JCB by 66 percentage, Kubota by 77 percentage.
The replacement of 2,000 stolen machines @ £25,000 each provides a repeat sales order for the Manufacturer of £50,000,000 - £50 million
- Hard to resist. Yes the replacement of 11,200 @ £25k is a bill for CECA members of £280m plus downtime, hassle, cross hire, excess etc.
There is no incentive for OEM Manufacturers to ‘effectively’ secure the machines they sell.
This is why, for the past 20 years and for the next 20 years OEMs will continue to supply electric immobilisers and after-theft recovery tracking systems supported by big marketing budgets about
‘tackling plant theft’ … lip-service from the CEA to CECA when the ‘proven’ solution to plant theft exists - the Kosran ECV® - electromechanical (diesel shut-off by smart-valve) immobilisation system
will stop your plant being stolen. Zero Kosran secured machines have been stolen in 2010-2011. (see three testimonials in the brochure attached).
Theft & CPA:
European Contractors have no responsibility for machines hired-in and stolen.
UK Contractors (the customer) sign CPA Model Conditions of Hire Clause 13 and accept machines on their sites which are not ‘fit for purpose’ and immediately expose them to theft and safety claims – and
then when stolen CECA members give CPA members money to replenish their fleet or bolster their cash flow – it’s madness – but this will continue until CECA shouts STOP enough is enough. The effective
immobilisation of diesel engines can reduce UK plant theft by at least 80 percentage.
Theft & CECA:
CECA – the Civil Engineering Contractors Association needs to provide its contractor members with their own CECA Terms & Conditions of Hire which specify your requirements to Hire Companies – “no
electric immobilisers and no tracker after theft recovery systems (8 percentage recovered!) thank you”, we want “fit for purpose electromechanical diesel immobilisation which also stops un-authorised use
by juveniles and employees and contains exposure to safety claims” … before a machine is considered ‘Fit for Purpose to Hire by CECA’ members.
. . . Contractors are the ultimate customer of OEMs and Hire Companies but the CEA & CPA are in control - the tail is wagging the dog.
However at the Show the Kosran Team and I really want to talk to Contractors about the utilisation benefits from being able to track, trace, electromechanically immobilise, id operators and view
machine/operator hours worked/idle, manage and audit your fleet 24/7 globally by remote control by pc or sms text which delivers a multiple of utilisation benefits to your bottom line and you only hire
and buy the machine types you require.
We would welcome the opportunity to meet you so please come and say hello at the Show Stand 420 HALL 3a – opposite the JCB Stand.
