TOOLS worth £40,000 have been stolen from the South Hants Industrial Estate at Totton.

The thieves are thought to have used a vehicle to take a large number of snap-on tools from Renault Trucks.

Many of the tools have the name Harry or the initials SB, ST or RL painted or engraved on the side.

A police spokesman said: "Four or five people at Renault Trucks have their own tools - and those are the ones that were stolen.

"It's bound to cause a certain amount of disruption until they're replaced."