VIN Chip and Iseki UK & Ireland announced a new partnership at SALTEX this week, bringing what they describe as "advanced forensic security marking and identification" to the manufacturer's groundcare machinery.

The companies said their partnership will help customers protect valuable equipment while giving Iseki's dealer network another way to support customers throughout ownership.
 
Richard Tyrrell, technical & product manager at Iseki UK & Ireland, said, “At Iseki, we take pride in supplying quality machinery built to last and exceeding our customers’ expectations. Partnering with VIN Chip is a natural extension of that commitment, bringing specialist forensic security marking and identification technology to our groundcare machinery to help customers protect their investment and enjoy greater peace of mind.”
 
John Lally, CEO of VIN Chip, added, “Our partnership with Iseki is an important step in extending specialist forensic security marking and identification across the groundcare sector. By combining VIN Chip’s technology and registration expertise with Iseki’s established dealer network, we can help make effective asset identification more accessible to machinery owners and support the identification of stolen equipment when recovered."

The system combines concealed UHF RFID chips, SmartWater forensic marking and microscopic identification dots (microdots) with visible warning labels and QR-coded identification labels. Each registered asset is linked to the secure Central Registration & Identification Scheme (CRiS) database, enabling police using compatible VIN Chip scanners to read RFID chips from up to 30 metres.