THE SNCF has signed a deal with the gendarmerie nationale to use a fleet of police helicopters in the fight against copper thieves. The company is estimated to be losing €35m a year through the theft of copper cables. According to the rail operator, the copper thefts are often the reason for trains being delayed, […]
A sophisticated network of metal thieves has targeted some 20 French wind turbines in a new looting trend, scaling the near 40-metre-high structures and stealing up to one tonne of metal from a single engine, Le Figaro reported Wednesday. Citing an anonymous police source, the daily newspaper said the ring stole metal from wind farms […]
Cresatech announce a new strategic investment and partnership with Briggs & Forrester group, in a deal which could result in Briggs & Forrester acquiring up to 22% of Cresatech. Briggs & Forrester is one of the UK’s leading building services engineering companies with a turnover of over £170m ($260m). Their reputation has been achieved through […]
Cresatech CuTS ZM® Named 2015 UK Energy Innovation Award Finalist Cresatech CuTS® platform recognized in “Best Safety Innovation Technology” category by distinguished panel of judges London, UK- April 14, 2015., the industry leader in innovative substation safety at the world’s largest electric utilities, rail and telecommunications providers, announced today that it was named a finalist […]
Cresatech, today announced the following changes to its executive management team in order to support of its next phase of growth: Paul Mumford steps down from the role of Chief Executive Officer with effect from 20th April 2015. He will remain on the board and take up a new role of New Market Development Director, […]
Cresatech business development Catherine Fulton attended Distributech as a delegate and attended the lectures, panels and keynotes alongside energy industry professionals. Integration and smart aggregation were themes, along with smart metering and what seemed to be the most popular topic- cyber security. Helen Whittaker from BC Hydro presented one of the best discussions on the […]
Amsterdam, NE Next week kicks off one the biggest events in energy and utilities-European Utility Week http://www.european-utility-week.com/visit. Cresatech CuTS® www.cresatech.com has been rolling out with new to market copper theft detection technology in the U.K. and U.S. with favorable results. There is a strong outlook for CuTS® proprietary sensing device. Metal theft is a worldwide […]
Publicly owned energy distributor Western United Electric now offers new to market technology that detects substation copper theft as is happens. CuTS® from Cresatech, Inc. is proprietary sensing technology that detects changes in substation grounding infrastructure as the theft occurs. October 29, 2014 Denver, Colorado Western United Electric Supply Corporation (WUE) is a member-owned not-for-profit […]
Application of the Cresatech CuTS® system to tackle the safety and service risks caused by removal/theft of grounding material on substation sites. The worldwide metal theft epidemic has significant impact in many service environments. This impact on safety and service provision is particularly acute in the Electrical Transmission and Distribution industry. While theft of valuable […]
At Cresatech, our business is copper theft detection. This story from San Francisco last year illustrates the hazards of undetected copper theft on a substation. It can be expensive to do, but the cost of doing nothing is worse than the cost of doing this. Investigators noted “experienced thieves” (look for a discussion on the […]