Case Study
SEVERN TRENT WATER
THE CRIME FIGHTING COMPANY ® SmartWater, the SmartWater yellow, the atom logo and THIEVES BEWARE are trademarks of SmartWater Limited. SmartWater is a proprietary forensic asset marking System and Strategy protected by worldwide trademarks and patents. www.smartwater.com PROOF OF CONCEPT SmartWater ® entered into a contracted proof-of-concept scheme with STW in August 2009 with a remit of suppressing break-ins and thefts from 521 of their waste-water treatment sites, which were considered to be most at risk of further break-ins. SmartWater forensic liquids were deployed at all 521 sites to mark vulnerable cables and metals along with high-visibility deterrent signage. Due to the success of the proof-of-concept scheme, which produced a 63% reduction in thefts during the first 12 m