We are receiving an increased number of reports relating to the theft of or attempted theft of diesel at our sites. Although the number of reports is relatively low at the moment, there appears to have been an obvious increase since Christmas.

It appears that no one particular area is being targeted but please make sure you take some simple steps to reduce the risk:

• Keep stock levels on site to a minimum.
• Keep the amount of diesel in plant vehicles low.
• Encourage our IHCs to do likewise with their vehicles.
• Do not leave empty containers lying around site that offenders can use to remove our fuel from our site, dispose of them (responsibly) or drill them or crush them, so they can’t be used.
• Make sure you have some security arrangements in place, check your site boundaries for possible points of entry etc.

Please continue to report all incidents to myself and where appropriate the police.

Make contact with John Sweeting in UK Security if you need to discuss further.