Hi-tech bid to stop thieves hitting sites
Water giant Severn Trent is to spend £27,000 to protect its sites with a revolutionary crime-fighting liquid made by a Shropshire firm, following nearly £1 million worth of burglaries and thefts. Water giant Severn Trent is to spend £27,000 to protect its sites with a revolutionary crime-fighting liquid made by a Shropshire firm, following nearly £1 million worth of burglaries and thefts. Telford-based Smartwater has been asked to help Severn Trent tackle the spiralling burglary threat by marking property with its hi-tech fluid. The substance makes it easier for the police to identify both the stolen goods and the thieves. The SmartWater product, already widely used by police, neighbourhood watch groups and domestic property owners, is odourless and invisible and has a track record for reducing burglary by up to five times the national average. Read the full story in the Shropshire Star.