Thousands of pounds worth of copper piping and stainless steel were stolen from Midlands contractor Sandycroft’s building site in West Brighford.

The firm was well advanced on the £8m project to build the 72-bed Trent Bridge care home project at the Loughborough Road and Bridgford Road junction.

Police say the gang struck after workmen packed up on Monday afternoon (7 August) – either during the evening or in the early hours of Tuesday (8 August).

Investigating officer PC Lewis Cragg said: “I would appeal to anyone who may have seen people on the site between these times to contact us with information. The offenders may have looked like builders however; there shouldn’t have been anyone on site during this period.”

Anyone with information is asked to call the Nottinghamshire Police non-emergency number 101, quoting incident 209 of 8 August 2023.