Automatrics was contacted by a plant hire company after five Takeuchi TB216 mini excavators were stolen during a burglary at a water treatment facility in Hatfield. With the stolen plant machinery valued at approximately £100,000, our recovery team immediately launched a large-scale theft recovery operation to locate the missing machines.
Using advanced MTrack tracking and recovery technology, Automatrics worked alongside local police to track the stolen excavators and overcome a series of operational challenges throughout the investigation. Recovering multiple stolen machines from a single theft is never straightforward, requiring careful coordination, real-time tracking data, and specialist recovery expertise.
This stolen plant machinery recovery highlights the growing problem of construction equipment theft across the UK and demonstrates how GPS and RF tracking systems can help recover high-value assets before they disappear into criminal networks.
Watch the full recovery video to see how Automatrics and local police responded to the theft of five Takeuchi TB216 mini excavators and discover whether all £100,000 worth of stolen machinery was successfully recovered.