"The fact that we have been able to so quickly identify who the tools belong to and return them to their owners is a great result," he said.
"And it's purely down to the fact that the owners had engraved or marked their tools in such a way that we could easily identify who they belonged to.
"We would encourage all builders to follow their example."
Advice from police on how to reduce the risk of offenders targeting your tools and increase the prospect of having your property returned, included; engraving tools with a driver licence number and keeping a record of serial numbers.
Police also suggested taking tools home with you, or locking them up in a shed.
Construction companies that own tools are encouraged to engrave company names and phone numbers on to tools, and second hand dealers and the public should be wary of tools being offered to them at a price that's too good to be true.