The theft of personal property whether it be an irreplaceable family heirloom, a child's laptop loaded with all their exam work or even a trusty old garden mower is both traumatic and highly disruptive.
The statistics are daunting: Every 37 seconds a home somewhere in Britain is burgled. Every year there are over 1 million burglaries and attempted burglaries with 20% of households experiencing more than one incident a year, 13% two and 7% three or more.(i)
High risk property does not have to be stolen to cause massive intrusion into your private life. A lost laptop for instance can be disastrous if not returned, especially if the data hasn't been backed up. Once again the statistics are frightening. For example 900 laptops are lost at Heathrow airport each week.(ii) and each year over 1 million bags are irretrievably lost by airlines worldwide.(iii)
Mobile phone theft and loss continues to be a serious problem especially among youngsters. According to the British Crime Survey 2005/06 800,000 mobile phone owners in England and Wales had experienced theft in the last year. Individuals aged 12 to 24 (with levels of around 95% ownership) were more likely than other age groups to have their phones stolen.
The Retainagroup security marking system, which includes registration of valuable items on the International Security Register (ISR) our highly secure and confidential database, can provide an inexpensive but very effective answer to the problem of protecting high risk personal property against loss or theft .
By permanently marking valuable property such as laptops, mobile phones, cameras, MP3 players, portable DVD players, games consoles, televisions,
Blackberries/iPhones, skis, snowboards, passports etc. with a unique security code and the 24/7/365 contact number of the ISR, verification of ownership and status of marked items (if reported stolen or lost) can be provided under strict security protocols by our fully trained operators - for just the price of a phone call.
This massively increases the difficulty and risk for a thief to re-sell a stolen marked item or, if lost, the system makes it far more likely that it will be returned to the owner.
In addition, if an item has been reported as stolen and an enquiry is made via our secure online service www.ISRcodecheck.com the theft will be confirmed immediately, free of charge.
Our comprehensive range of marking products has been developed to deter theft and to aid recovery of lost or stolen items. They can be tailored to meet specific customer requirements.
Deters theft and identity fraud and makes it far more likely that lost or stolen personal property will be restored to the rightful owner.
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Provides immediate verification of ownership and status of security marked property (if reported stolen or lost), 24/7/365.
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Has been tried and tested for nearly 30 years with over 14 million items currently marked, registered and protected.
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Meets 'Police Preferred Specifications'.
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Conforms to Home Office recommendations for marking and registration.
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Provides lifetime registration - no annual subscription - for as long as you own the item.
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Maintains a fully accredited and secure Register with all staff security vetted to BS7858.
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Loved by Police - hated by thieves.
To protect your high risk property against loss or theft -
If you have a requirement for one or more of our products please complete and email the Enquiry form below for a quotation.
If you have a need for a customised product or are interested in our 'Marking and Registration Service' for businesses and organisations please call us to discuss your specific enquiry.
