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How One Plumbing Company Stopped Its Constant Tool Theft

Legend shared a video of a plumbing company's firsthand account of the challenges its faced from tool theft.

October 3, 2023
How One Plumbing Company Stopped Its Constant Tool Theft

Magnolia Plumbing worked with Legend Lock to help prevent tool theft.

Photo: Legend/Work Truck

1 min to read


Tool theft from work trucks is very common. In fact, Magnolia Plumbing, a plumbing company based in Washington, D.C., has had every van broken into in the last two years.

Magnolia Plumbing shared their firsthand account of the challenges faced by tradespeople and the solutions they employ to safeguard their livelihoods.

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Watch the video below to see how Magnolia Plumbing revealed its strategies to combat tool theft plaguing hardworking professionals in the city.

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