THE Construction Equipment Association (CEA) has said it is looking forward to the formation of a new national police resource to help combat plant theft.
Organisational and priority changes within the Metropolitan Police meant that the activities of the Plant and Agricultural National Intelligence Unit (PANIU) were suspended earlier this year. Details of a new dedicated police unit are still being worked through but the new resource is expected to compliment the work of the CESAR Network and that of the Combined Industries Theft Solutions group.
Rob Oliver, chief executive of the CEA said, “The main donors providing funding for PANIU came from the insurance industry. Consequent on the suspension of that unit, we are working closely with insurance representatives and key national policing leads with the objective of forming a new national police resource. This is providing us with the opportunity to ensure there is an alignment of the work of the police, the CESAR Network, CITS and others dedicated to combating plant theft in all its forms.”
