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The finalists for the Security & Fire Excellence Awards 2018 have been announced.
Held in partnership with IFSEC and FIREX International the awards will be presented on Wednesday 21 November 2018 at London Hilton on Park Lane.
Axis Security looks in a strong position to take home at least one gong. The security services company is a finalist in five categories, one of which – Security Guarding Company of the Year – it has now been a finalist in for seven consecutive years, three of which ended in triumph.
Operating in the same sector, Magenta Security and Amulet have been shortlisted three times.
Among developers of video surveillance technologies Panasonic business has been shortlisted in five categories, Axis Communictations in four, and Milestone, IDIS and Hanwha Techwin in two apiece.
The organisers say that tables are selling quickly and the previous four events sold out. Book your table now.
First Response Group is this year’s headline sponsor. Other sponsors include OPREMA, ICTS UK & Ireland and Chubb.
The security professionals and organisations that made the cut are as follows:
ACS Champion of the Year
Active Response Security Services
Axis Security
FGH Security
ICTS UK & Ireland
Professional Security
SecuriGroup Services
SSG Support Services Group
The ExcluSec Group
Active Fire Project of the Year
BusinessWatch Group with Blend & Bottle (BSMW)
International Fire Consultants Group with Holistic Fire Risk Engineering for Prevention and Control
Lindum Fire Services
Marlowe Fire & Security with Sprinklers save Lives – NCH Sprinkler Installation Initiative
Combined Security & Fire Solution of the Year
HID Global with HID Trusted Tag Services
Reveal with Hampshire Fire and Body Worn Cameras
Contribution to Standards in the Security Sector
Axis Security
Doug Edwards, Managing Director VPS Guardians
Meesons A.I.
Panasonic Business – Security Solutions
Professional Security
Tavcom Training with CTSP
Tony Weeks, Head of Technical Services, National Security Inspectorate
“By prioritising training and employee welfare initiatives, our officers in turn prioritise excellent service for our customers’ customers. These nominations are testament to this focus.” Jonathan Levine, CEO, Axis Group
Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year
CIS Security with Carl Palmer’s Clipper Race for London’s Air Ambulance
Dot Dot Dot Property Guardians
EFT Systems with CSR Policy
FGH Security with CSR Reflective Recruitment
Glevum Security
Magenta Security Services
Marlowe Fire & Security
Counter-Terrorism Project of the Year
Fenley Martel with High Footfall Screening Trials
Hardstaff Barriers
SGN
Stadium Traffic Management with HVM Solutions Team
StaySafe with IncidentEye
Vision Security Group (VSG) with in-house Global Security Operations Centre (GSOC)
Customer Care Initiative of the Year
Active Response Security Services with service and information access online, anytime
Assured Fire and Security with Assured Academy – The ‘Perfect Call’ Training Programme
BusinessWatch Group with Customer Charter
EFT Systems
FGH Security – Hospitality Led Customer Care
G4S with JLL Retail Re-solutioning
Magenta Security Services
Marlowe Fire & Security with Customer Charter
Panasonic Business – Security Solutions with Ticketing Service
ProtectBox with a cybersecurity comparison marketplace for small & medium businesses
Event Security Team of the Year
Amulet
Cardinal Security Services
FGH Security
ICTS UK & Ireland
ISA Support Services Event Division
Logic Service Management
SecuriGroup Services
Wilson James
Holistic Security Systems of the Year: Physical & Cyber Security
Axis Communications with Complying with cybersecurity legislation through partnership
Milestone Systems with Xprotect
Panasonic Business with Secure Communication – Cyber Security Protection
In-house Security Team of the Year
Cardinal Security Services
The Savoy, Strand
Large Security Installer of the Year
City Building Engineering Services
Kings Secure Technologies
Universal Security Systems
Vision Security Group (VSG)
VPS UK
Medium Security Installer of the Year
EFT Systems
Lazerbeam Fire and Security
Syncro Fire & Security
Taylor Technology Systems
Passive Fire Project of the Year
Coltraco Ultrasonics with Portasteele® CALCULATOR
EFT Systems with New EMS System Installation in Leeds Royal Armouries Museum
Security Consultancy of the Year
CornerStone
Cundall
FRM
ICTS Consult
Protectus Security Solutions
QCIC
Security Management International
SIDOS UK
Toren Consulting
VIDEF Security Consulting
Security Guarding Company of the Year Over £25M Turnover
Axis Security
CIS Security
Croma Vigilant
ICTS UK & Ireland
Kingdom Services Group
SecuriGroup Services
Vision Security Group (VSG)
Wilson James
Security Guarding Company of the Year Under £25M Turnover
Active Response Security Services
Andrews International
FGH Security
Kennedy Security and Consultancy
Magenta Security Services
MAN Commercial Protection
Mercury Security Management
Pilgrims Group
The ExcluSec Group
Vistech Services
Security Hardware Manufacturer of the Year
Axis Communications
Elmdene International
Hanwha Techwin Europe
Honeywell Security
IDEMIA
IDIS
Oncam
Panasonic Business
Pyronix
RBH Security Group
Texecom
Todd Research
UNION
Vanderbilt
“I am delighted that the independent judging panel has recognised our efforts over the last 12 months as we continue pushing at technical boundaries in the video surveillance field.” James Min, MD, IDIS Europe
Security Integrator of the Year
Eclipse Digital Solutions
ICTS UK & Ireland
Lazerbeam Fire and Security
Taylor Technology Systems
Universal Security Systems
Security Manager of the Year
Biagio Paciolla, SecuriGroup
Daniel McClendon, Mitie TSM
Daniel Potter, Mode Security Group
Iain Palmer, c2c
Katy Fidler, VPS Site Security
Kuldeep Kainth, Goldsmith’s University of London, CIS Security
Mark Adedeji, The Hammersmith & Fulham Broadway Centres, CIS Security
Paul Brady, Croma Vigilant
Raymundo Baptista de Oliveira, Claro Telecom
Robert Moore, Securitas
Robert Woodward, Sodexo
Sarah Watts, Wilson James
Victoria Fox, Metro Bank
Security Partnering Initiative of the Year
Belfast City Centre Management with Retail Crimewatch
Charter Security (CS) with London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Street Enforcement and Response and CCTV Team
Chroma Vision with Westfield Public Safety & Experience Initiative
CIS Security and Lewisham Southwark College Employability Programme
Croma Vigilant Partner with Responsive Security Patrol and London Borough of Camden
FGH Security and Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) with Drastic on Plastic
G4S and EDF Energy at Hinkley Point C Nuclear New Build
ICTS Consult and the ASIS UK Chapter Young Professional Group with Young Professional Group
Incentive Facilities Management and Security Team at Bluewater
North Midland Construction and Severn Trent
Radius Security and Greater Manchester Police and Manchester City Council with Welfare Unit
Vision Security Group (VSG) and Clients and Law Enforcement Partners with Global Security Operations Centre (GSOC)
Vision Security Group (VSG) and JLL with NICC Hub
Security Project of the Year
Agent Video Intelligence (Agent Vi), City of Sofia & Ministry of Interior (Bulgaria), Telelink and Milestone Systems with a Unified Platform for Integration of Video Surveillance & Information Exchange Systems
ClanTect with Clantect MDT (Motion Detection Technology)
CriticalArc with SafeZone for Heriot-Watt University
Dahua UK and Ireland with Lincoln City Video Surveillance System
Diamond Systems with Axis Communications Redefining Security at Belfast’s premier entertainment venue The Odyssey Complex
Eclipse Digital Solutions with Drone Detection & Mitigation System, Les Nicolles Prison, Guernsey
Hanwha Techwin Europe with Transport for West Midlands
Pivot3 with University of Central Florida Ensures Campus Safety with Hyperconverged Infrastructure
ProtectBox with Cybersecurity Comparison Marketplace
RiskWatch with Amberstone Technology
SGS with Project River Island Delivery Escorts
VPS UK with VPS Site Security Protection of Paddington Station Crossrail
Amulet with The Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square Gardens Heritage Warden Training Course
Axis Security with ‘Security Masterclass’
Banham Academy Apprenticeship Programme
EFT Systems with EFT Training Academy
ICTS UK & Ireland with Deltar Level 5 Management Award in Corporate Risk and Crisis Management
Pilgrims Group with StaySafer
Security Management International with The Counter-Espionage for the Business Traveler book and course
Security Risk Management Consultants (SRMC™) Course and the Security Risk Management Alumni (SRM Alumni)
SSGC with e-learning Academy
Small Security Installer of the Year
Broadsword Security
Fidelity Integrated Systems
Intech Fire & Security
Integral Security
Intelligent Digital Solutions (IDS)
Lifeline Alarms & Security Services
Optimal Fire & Security
SmartInstall
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Finalists revealed for Security & Fire Excellence Awards 2018Held in partnership with IFSEC and FIREX International the awards will be presented on Wednesday 21 November 2018 at London Hilton on Park Lane.
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