31.03.2015

Stolen scissor recovered

A brand new Skyjack scissor lift belonging to UK rental company AFI was stolen over the weekend from Pontefract Racecourse, but was quickly recovered thanks to its tracking system.

The machine was fitted with AFI’s SmartZone system, and as soon as it was discovered to be missing the company was able to trace it and alert the police.

Paul Maxwell, AFI business development manager, said: “This incident really does highlight the benefits of SmartZone. We had used the scissor lift as a demonstration machine at an industry Working Well Together event at the racecourse but when we went to collect it later, it had been taken. I then accessed SmartZone remotely from my laptop and saw that the machine had been moved to Batley in West Yorkshire.”

“We informed the Police but before they could get to the location the machine was on the move again, this time westbound along the M62 ending up on an industrial estate in Lancashire. The Police couldn’t immediately gain entry to the building where it had been stored, so we isolated the machine, ensuring that it couldn’t be moved again. The Police entered the building today and we were able to get the machine back.”