Register it, to protect it

Immobilise is the world's largest free register of possession ownership details.

Even businesses which already keep a log of assets – internally or by adding details to an external database – can gain unique benefits from adding their items to the register. If you're not already using Immobilise to register your organisation's devices and other assets, here's why you should:

• It helps police to identify your business as the owner of an item, if it is recovered after being lost or stolen, whilst also giving them valuable evidence to detain or even prosecute someone found in possession of your property.
• Immobilise is integrated with national police systems and will also send real-time alerts to second hand traders if anyone tries to sell them a business asset you have reported as lost or stolen, preventing the sale.
• It's completely free of charge and you can register an unlimited number of items with just a unique ID (such as a serial number); if an item doesn't already have an identifier, you can use a property marking solution to give it one - The system accepts them all.
• You can easily manage your account online 24/7 and your ownership certificates can be downloaded and used to help simplify insurance claims and police reports.
• It's secured to very high standards and is the only ownership registration service supported by all UK police forces and the mobile phone industry.
• Promote Immobilise to your employees as an extra benefit to encourage them to register their valuables, strengthening your company's security culture.

 

Best Practice for Businesses Using Immobilise

1. We would recommend that the Immobilise account is set up under the name of a business principal or manager, using a group email address that several people within the business have access.
2. You're likely to have more items to register than an individual, so we provide a spreadsheet template that can be downloaded from your account page to help you register hundreds of items at once. If you're already using an internal asset register, you may even be able to export your data in the same format before uploading to your account.
3. While the spreadsheet template makes adding multiple items to your account a breeze, once there, they do need managing – the list of items on your account should be regularly checked to ensure that it is up to date, removing any items that no longer belong to the business.
4. If your business has thousands of items, or rapidly changing stock profiles, this can become difficult manage. For this situation, we have a low-cost service that delivers additional benefits and peace of mind, read on below.

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AssetWatch vs Immobilise

For businesses with a higher quantity of rapidly changing stock or assets, we recognise that a more robust and pro-active solution is often needed for asset registration and monitoring.

Our AssetWatch service is low-cost, unique, simple and effective. We automatically receive daily files from your existing asset management or stock control systems. This synchronisation enables AssetWatch to offer functionality that an Immobilise account is unable to deliver:

• Automatically updates your list of assets, synchronising records that are shared with police systems.
• Every day, you'll receive reports that notify you whenever one of your business assets is detected in an unexpected location, such as being mentioned in an insurance claim or found in the possession of someone in police custody.
• Returns a 'red flag' result to any trader who has been offered an item legally owned by your business, warning them that the item cannot be legitimately sold to them.

In short, AssetWatch tells us that an item should not be seen in trade. We use that information to prevent sale among thousands of diligent traders and alert you to any attempts. In many cases, we're telling you that your business has been a victim of theft before you would have known otherwise. AssetWatch achieves this while also delivering all the repatriation opportunities and benefits of an Immobilise registration.

The use of AssetWatch can also help to reduce theft, by acting as a deterrent. We provide each of our data partners with a checkmark, serving as a warning that their assets are being monitored and are readily identifiable to police.

Learn more about AssetWatch