Police and a company's staff are celebrating after finding a haul of 30 boilers which were stolen last month.

Burglars targeted Halstead Boilers, using a sledgehammer to smash a three-foot hole in the warehouse wall, leaving behind a van.

They took £10,000 worth of boilers, nine of which are not sold anywhere else.

Insp Mick Pitcher of Halstead police, was delighted when his officers arrested two men for handling stolen goods, returning the boilers virtually untouched.

He said: "It is a right result for the firm. It's a little firm and was affected by a loss like that. It was quite a nasty one."

Andy Steed, Halstead Boilers director, said: "The police did very well, given the situation."

All the boilers have been returned with only a few scratches.

  • Two men, both aged 44 and from Ilford, were arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods, and released on bail.