Oklahoma Contractor Uses Clever Technique to Catch Construction Site Thieves

September 14, 2015 Shane Hedmond

Photo by Surrey County Council News, CC BY ND 2.0

Construction sites are prime targets for theft, there are thousands of dollars’ worth of equipment and material at each location and cannot be manned 24/7. In the past, if a thief was not caught in the act of stealing, there is little to no chance of your item being recovered or the person being caught. Many contractors put cameras up on their sites, but even that only increases your odds of recovery slightly.

DeWalt’s ToolConnect App and Bluetooth Batteries are Now Available and They Both Look Awesome

August 26, 2015 Shane Hedmond

Back in early June, DeWalt announced the release of the first ever Bluetooth rechargeable battery, which would allow the owner to track performance and location of their inventory of batteries. On many job sites, rechargeable batteries are the unsung hero of the job site, they give workers flexibility and mobility to work in remote areas of the job site, but are often abused and misplaced. The ToolConnect app can alert the owner if a battery goes too far out of range, if it’s too hot or too cold, and even track the battery usage to keep workers productive.

New App Helps Contractors Recover Lost or Stolen Property

June 30, 2015 Shane Hedmond

Screenshots taken from Rejjee App.  (Far Left) Input product information for easy access later. (Middle) View of tool and equipment inventory (Far Right) Easily report your property lost or stolen and/or create a police report or and insurance … — Screenshots taken from Rejjee App. (Far Left) Input product information for easy access later. (Middle) View of tool and equipment inventory (Far Right) Easily report your property lost or stolen and/or create a police report or and insurance claim with the click of a button.

Contractors use a lot of tools and sometimes those tools end up getting lost or stolen. It's widely estimated that 93% of stolen property is ever recovered and the vast majority of that is motor vehicles. Many contractors never take the time to document the tools and equipment they buy, but now there's an app that not only makes it easy to document your company's assets, but also employs a crowd-sourced effort to help you recover the items.

Cool Tools: DeWalt Bluetooth Battery That Can Stop Thieves

June 12, 2015 Shane Hedmond

There are a ton of tools on any given job site, which makes it close to impossible to be able to monitor where they all are. Not much can hold up job site progress more than rechargeable batteries going missing or not being charged. To solve that issue, tool manufacturing giant Dewalt is soon releasing a line of Bluetooth enabled rechargeable batteries.

Beef Up Your Construction Site Security With This Mobile All-in-one Lighting System

May 27, 2015 Shane Hedmond

Theft is a big problem on job sites and it’s next to impossible to lock up and secure all of the valuable items on a job site at all times. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), there’s about a billion dollars worth of theft each year in the construction industry alone. ONE BILLION. That’s a lot of money to just be walking off of the job site.