Thieves targeted a specialty coffee roasting business and made off with equipment worth around £10k.
CCTV showed up to three raiders helping themselves at the premises of Neighbourhood Coffee on Dock Road at around 11.30pm on Thursday, January 13.
In a Facebook post following the incident, staff at the company said they were was "gutted".
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Mark Palmer, who is head of sales at Neighbourhood Coffee specialty coffee roasting company, said: "The burglars were wearing head torches, and came equipped with a crowbar to jack up the shutter and a sledgehammer to get through the door.
"They took items such as home espresso machines in boxes, coffee grinder equipment, along with cash. Altogether we reckon they got away with around £10,000 worth of equipment. They then loaded it all in an Audi car.
"It has an impact and we're all pretty gutted. There is never a good time to have a break-in, but it's not going to affect the business apart from reviewing security.
"It’s a real shame that someone would target an independent business, but the amount of people who have rallied round since we posted about the break-in has been great."
Neighbourhood Coffee was founded seven years ago by directors Edward Peck and Chris Holloway. For the past two years it has traded from a site on Sandon industrial estate on Dock Road.
Mark said: "We supply coffee making equipment to offices, shops, restaurants, as well as for home use. Our customers include such well-known local names as Mowgli, The Climbing Hangar, and The Watering Can."
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Merseyside Police was approached for comment.
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