Safeguarding Your Assets
Safeguarding Your Assets: The Importance of Insurance Against Plant Hire Equipment Theft
Every year, theft and vandalism on construction sites continues to rise, posing serious threats to the industry. With our tailored insurance for plant hire companies, we can help to protect your business against financial loss and equipment damage if the unexpected happens.
How to Prevent Theft of Plant Hire Equipment
Construction sites are a common target for thieves and vandals—especially after working hours when valuable materials and machinery are often left unattended. While having plant hire insurance is crucial to safeguard your assets, taking proactive steps can significantly reduce the risk of theft:
- Ensure fences, plants, and site facilities are securely locked
- Remove keys, plants, and valuable tools from the site
- Have security or surveillance monitoring
- Use immobilisers on plant machinery
Keeping a detailed inventory of your equipment—complete with serial numbers, registration details, and assigned operators—can make a real difference. Not only does it help the police recover stolen machinery, but it also supports your plant insurance claim if you need to make one.
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Understanding the insurance claims process in the unfortunate event of stolen equipment
If you find yourself dealing with theft, we aim to make the claims process as smooth as possible. Here’s what to do:
- Notify both us and your hire company immediately.
- Prepare all relevant documentation, including your policy number, hire agreement details, a completed claim form, and any supporting evidence such as photos or CCTV footage.
- Report the theft to the police and obtain a crime reference number.
- Provide proof of ongoing hire charges from the hire company following the loss of equipment.
Having this documentation ready will help speed up the process and ensure your claim is handled efficiently.
Avoid financial loss with our annual or short term plant insurance packages
The theft of plant equipment can have devastating consequences—financially and operationally. Beyond the cost of replacing machinery, downtime caused by missing equipment often leads to project delays and reputational damage.
That’s why we offer flexible cover options, including both short term plant insurance and annual hired in plant insurance packages. Whether you’re working on a single project or managing multiple sites year-round, our policies can protect all hired-in plant and site accommodation for the duration of your work.
Don’t leave your site vulnerable. Speak to our team today for expert advice on plant insurance UK and get the right cover for your business
Why an Insurance Expert is Your Best Asset
- Our experts provide coverage tailored to your business
- We can assist with proactive risk assessment to identify potential vulnerabilities
- We will support you through any claims, helping to simplify the often complex processes.
- Our team of industry experts remain informed about industry trends and changes to keep policies upto date and effective.
Our 25+ years experience of providing insurance for plant hire means we have the knowledge to guide and support you with plant hire insurance. Contact our team now to receive a bespoke quote for your business.
Insurance4plant covers under the facility include:
- Insurance4plant Combined Policy
- Insurance4plant Short Term
- Insurance4plant Contractors Plant Policy
- Management Liability
- Motor Fleet Policy
- Professional Indemnity
- Cyber
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Insurance4plant typically work with the following types of businesses:
- Tool Hire
- Plant Hire
- Traffic Management
- Crane Hire & Contract Lifting Companies