A safe bet

Firms concerned about the dangers of plant theft and the problem of ensuring that sites are secured may be interested in a major conference scheduled for later this year.

The fourth annual Contract Journal and Plant Managers Journal Conference on Plant Theft and Site Security will take place on 28 November at the National Agricultural Centre near Coventry.

The scope of the conference has been broadened this year to include broader site security issues as well as pure plant matters as these are intimately connected with the whole issue of theft and damage involving expensive construction equipment.

The conference will once again be chaired by Peter Batchelor, chairman of the Government's Vehicle Crime Prevention Group, who has been instrumental in setting up a similar group dealing with plant crime and who will present an update on the first year of its work.

It was at last year's Plant theft Conference that Home Office Minister David Maclean announced Government plans to set up a new forum to deal with plant theft. For details contact David Waugh on 0181 652 4791 tickets cost œ135 ex VAT.