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Material value of thousands of pounds stolen from a landmoving company as a component of what the manager described as a thoroughly planned raid.
Craig Ward, director of P W Dallimore, went to paintings the same age on Tuesday morning to realize that his Trelawnyd in Flintshire had been stolen.
The containers and assemblies in it were ripped through heavy machinery, causing damage of more than 6,000 euros.
Around £20,000 worth of equipment was stolen during the break-in, said Mr Ward, although the figure continues to increase as more items are found missing.
The thieves used the heavy machinery they discovered inside to get into the containers, Ward said.
“I came to the yard in the morning and the doors had been ripped off,” he said.
“They stole metal saws, chainsaws, scrubbers, lawnmowers, lawnmowers, a microloy, trailers, a motorcycle, tar appliances and also have the most of our vehicle’s keys.
“They would have needed several vehicles to be able to take the contents they stole,” Mr Ward said.
“They got the keys for those after breaking into one of the containers. They tried to cut into another container as well but they were unsuccessful for some reason – the damage was nonetheless quite significant.
“With the vehicle keys they were able to strap some of the vans to the containers and pull off the doors.”
Although the company’s JBCs parked in the same location as before, Ward suspects they used to enter some of the larger units.
He discovered that the doors of the sets “mutilated on the ground” on Tuesday morning, and the scale of the robbery led him to be a “great success arranged”.
Although none of the cars on site have been stolen, the thieves still have the keys to many of them, which is another fear for the business owner.
“It’s just that they’ll come back for those beloved pieces like JCB and vans,” he said.
“We had an assembly this morning and found out that there were also another 10 pieces missing in total, around 4,000 euros, so the charge is expanding right now.”
“It’s also a snowball because I had to spend a lot to get on board. There are also delays that this adds to our paint calendar.”
It’s running on generators lately, but Mr. Ward plans to install electric power on it so he can have an operational video surveillance system.
“Otherwise, it’s safe enough and you can’t do much if other people start using bulldozers and heavy equipment,” he said.
“We haven’t had any incidents before, so we’re pretty lucky in that sense, but it’s a shame to say it lightly.”
Since the robbery, Ward and his people have been running tirelessly to repair the damage.
“There was eight of us working from 8am to midnight yesterday trying to secure the place and there’s still a good crew of people here now,” he said.
“I have received so much help from friends and from the circle of relatives that I appreciate it. The builder traders have also set out to help, so I’d like to thank them.”
Mr Ward has appealed to anyone with any information on the missing items to contact him via [email protected].
A set of keys for a Ford Transit van and an Iveco van is missing and his return will be praised, he said.
A spokesman for North Wales Police said: “We won a call at 8.21am on Tuesday, July 21 to a break-in at a grocery store on London Road in Trelawnyd.
“Officers from our CSI unit were provided and our consultations are ongoing. Anyone with data contact us at 101 or through our live chat, presenting reference Y103946”.