...Olusanjo O. Fadiya; Panos Georgakis; Ezekiel Chinyio; Peter Akadiri Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the significance of the sources of cost of construction plant theft identified in previous studies and derive rates which can enhance proper estimation of the cost of plant theft...

...David J. Edwards; Gary D. Holt Purpose Plant and equipment theft (PET) is inherent throughout the construction sector. Its effect places direct financial burden on those who have invested in such assets, but additionally, induces “indirect” costs for many other stakeholders including project...