The exposure is plant and copper, and it is expensive
Construction theft concentrates on the things that are quick to move and easy to sell: plant, power tools, cable, copper and fuel. The loss is rarely just the replacement cost — it is the programme delay while a replacement is sourced, which is usually the larger number.
Cover is therefore built around the hours the site is empty and the points where a perimeter is weakest, rather than a uniform presence that costs more and deters less.
Active sites and dormant sites are different problems
An active site needs access logging, delivery supervision and a handover at close of works. Contractors, deliveries and subcontractor teams all move through it, and the record of who was on site matters as much as the deterrence.
A dormant or paused site is closer to vacant property: the risks are squatting, fly-tipping, metal theft and undocumented deterioration. Documented inspections become the priority, because that is what an insurer will want to see.
Working with contractors, not against them
We cover live sites for main contractors including Vascroft, across build programmes rather than one-off nights. That means fitting the site's own procedures — sign-in systems, permit regimes, site rules and the principal contractor's reporting requirements — rather than imposing a parallel process.
Patrol reports and access logs are available the same evening, which is generally when a site manager wants them rather than the following month.