Tool Marking Events at Wickes

Let’s Make Tool Theft a Thing of the Past!

We need your help to combat tool theft!

The Fix Radio Street Team is supporting and attending tool-marking events organised by gas engineer Shoaib Awan and the Metropolitan Police.

The police have made multiple arrests for stolen tools since the van protest earlier this year. However, in many cases, they are forced to return stolen tools to thieves because they cannot prove ownership. Essentially, tools are often unregistered and unmarked.

The Metropolitan Police have big plans to tackle tool theft, but they need tradespeople to mark their tools forensically. This allows them to convict thieves and return tools to their rightful owners.

This is where we need YOU!

We need as many tradespeople as possible to attend these events. As a thank-you for your participation, you’ll receive a FREE SelectaDNA tool-marking kit! Each kit can mark up to 50 power tools.

On the days, up to 250 kits will be given out to tradespeople who register their kits and mark their tools.

Event Details:

Event 1

• Date: Monday, 10th March 2025
• Time: 8am - 2pm
• Location: Wickes Stirchley, 1 Ash Tree Road, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2BJ

Event 2

• Date: Friday, 21st March 2025
• Time: 8am - 2pm
• Location: Wickes St Albans, Acrewood Way, St Albans AL4 0JY

Please do your part to help the Metropolitan Police secure convictions by marking your tools with forensic identifiers.

We look forward to seeing you there!