Whether you’re a plumber, builder, electrician, mechanic, self employed or employed, tool theft is no joke. With recent figures suggesting that tool theft is on the rise, it’s more important than ever to protect your livelihood from the devastating consequences of chancers and thieves.

With domestic burglary on the rise by more than 30%, a basic security routine needs to be introduced says the GBC Group.

There's no worse feeling than being ready to start a day full of work, only to realise that your van has been broken into and you are a victim of tool theft.

Joining other industry/brand leaders, Van Vault the originators of in-vehicle secure storage is putting its full weight behind an innovative campaign to tackle tool van tool theft.

Around 100,000 pounds worth of tradesmen and tradeswomen’s tools were reported stolen to police according to the most recently collated figures, in 2016, with the value of insurance claims going up by 15 percent from 2016 to 2017.