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Britain’s biggest water company is losing £1.2m a year as a result of thieves who steal metal from its operational sites to sell on to scrap dealers.

A town mayor has got into the volunteering spirit with his support of a campaign to protect war memorials with SmartWater.

Virgin Trains has thrown its weight behind the fight to tackle cable theft, appealing to the public and politicians to get tough on criminals who steal copper cable from the lineside.

A man has been jailed after being caught trying to sell stolen lead that had been marked with SmartWater by Torfaen council.

Street furniture in Nottingham City is now being protected with SmartWater to deter thieves looking to profit from scrap metal.

Farmers taking part in a scheme that encourages them to mark their property with SmartWater have seen a ten per cent fall in crime over the course of just a year.

SmartWater has been credited with cutting rates of telephone cable theft in a national hotpsot area for the crime.

Police in Derbyshire have highlighted how relationships with the recycling industry and the spread of SmartWater are helping to foil scrap metal thieves.

A string of cable thefts in Nottinghamshire has led Western Power Distribution to put SmartWater to use in its network.

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water is the latest major utility firm to announce the deployment of SmartWater across its network.