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SelectaDNA Launched Across Southampton to Tackle Retail Crime

21 Apr 2026

As part of Operation Predict, an ongoing partnership between Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, Southampton City Council and GO! Southampton, SelectaDNA technology is being deployed to help deter shoplifting, disrupt organised retail crime and suppor

Retail Crime in the UK: SelectaDNA Hosts Parliamentary Roundtable to Advance Retail Crime Solutions

8 Apr 2026

Senior retail security leaders, policing partners and MPs met at the Houses of Parliament to address rising UK retail crime - including shoplifting, organised theft and violence against retail workers - while exploring solutions to protect staff, stock an

1,000 UK Churches Now Protected with SelectaDNA Through Trinitas Partnership

7 Apr 2026

One thousand churches across the UK have now been protected with SelectaDNA forensic marking technology through a partnership with Trinitas Church Insurance.

Leeds City Council Deploys SelectaDNA to Protect Historic York Stone

23 Mar 2026

Leeds City Council has launched a new initiative to protect the city’s historic York stone paving by deploying advanced forensic marking technology across high‑risk areas. The move aims to deter theft, safeguard public spaces, and reduce the growing finan

Stolen Openreach Equipment Recovered Following Met Police’s Largest-Ever Haul of Stolen Tools

17 Mar 2026

A piece of specialist Openreach equipment has been recovered and returned to the company after the Metropolitan Police uncovered the UK’s largest-ever haul of stolen tools during Operation Larkwood.

SelectaDNA Backs Thames Valley Crackdown on Tool Theft

23 Feb 2026

SelectaDNA is partnering with Matthew Barber, Police & Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, to roll out an ambitious series of free tool‑marking events designed to strike back against rising tool theft and give tradespeople powerful protection.

SelectaDNA x National Rural Crime Network - Tackling Agricultural Equipment Theft

13 Feb 2026

SelectaDNA has renewed its partnership with the National Rural Crime Network, strengthening efforts to deter rural crime through advanced forensic marking technology, improved asset traceability and greater support for UK farming communities.

SelectaDNA Supports Met Police Operation Uncovering UK’s Largest-Ever Stolen Tools Haul

28 Jan 2026

SelectaDNA has supported a major Metropolitan Police operation, uncovering what is believed to be the largest stash of stolen tools ever discovered in the UK, with an estimated value of £2 million.

SelectaDNA Protects Over 200,000 Tools as Part of Long-Term Fight Against Tool Theft

23 Jan 2026

Tool theft costs UK tradespeople an estimated £800 million every year - but one company is turning the tide. SelectaDNA has now marked more than 200,000 tools across the country, in a landmark effort to make tool theft a thing of the past.