Metal deterrent accredited

A North Yorkshire company’s security product which protects lead roofs from metal thieves, has gained the police crime prevention accreditation Secured by Design.The process used by York-based Trace-in-Metal involves infusing thousands of microdots into metal sheets ‘marking’ them with a unique identifying code. Even the smelting process cannot destroy the nickel dots and their unique tags, the firm says.To achieve Secured by Design, this deterrent - which is in use on churches