LIFTING equipment worth more than £30,000 has been stolen from a Borders factory.

Earlier this month, between 8pm and midnight on Sunday, November 5, the Farne Salmon factory in Duns was entered and the scissor lift taken.

Police believe the machine, which has a price tag of £34,000, was loaded onto an HGV parked in the Station Road area nearby.

The machinery was situated at the back of the unit when it is believed to have been removed and loaded onto a HGV lorry that was seen parked on nearby Station Road.

Inspector John Scott said: “This is a brazen theft of high value machinery and we are eager to trace those responsible.

“I would appeal to anyone who saw a HGV in the Station Road area on November 5, or who has seen the scissor lift since, to contact police.

“Equally anyone who saw any suspicious behaviour in the Duns Industrial Park area in the days prior are asked to come forward to police with any information.”

The stolen machine is a MEWP Scissor Lift 6RS JLG, yellow and orange in colour and has the serial number B200015536.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Kelso Police Station via 101, quoting incident number 0647 of 22 November.

Alternatively, an anonymous report can be made through the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.