Find out who triumphed in last night’s awards across 27 categories, with awards focused on installers, integrators, service providers, projects, security managers and teams, guarding companies, consultancies and product innovation, among others.The awards, which took place at the Hilton Park Lane Hotel in London, starred Cold Feet actor James Nesbitt.
The event was supported by IFSEC International and FIREX International – the largest annual security and fire shows in Europe respectively – as well as SiX, the forthcoming Manchester event for security installers. SiX is hosted by Pro-Activ, publishers of PSi, Benchmark and Risk UK magazines, taking place at Event City in Manchester on 5-6 November 2019.
Before the Excellence Awards kicked off Pat Allen of Abel Alarm Company Ltd won the Peter Greenwood Security Award, courtesy of the Fire & Security Association (FSA), for outstanding contribution to the security systems industry. Pat has been instrumental in bringing the industry together in developing, testing and implementing a new apprenticeship standard for fire, emergency and security apprentices.
Kevin Griffin, of Logic Systems Fire and Security Ltd, won the Ian Marsh Fire Award for enthusiasm and selfless concern for the fire and emergency systems industry. Kevin has earned a strong reputation in Scotland for helping to improve standards within the fire industry.
Pat Allen, left, and Kevin Griffin
“Both Kevin and Pat have been fantastic servants to industry over the years, through their continued efforts to improve standards and bring more young people into the sector,” said FSA chair Tom Brookes.
The winners of the Security & Fire Excellence Awards 2018 were as follows:
Sponsored by Oprema
WINNER: ProtectBox with a cybersecurity comparison marketplace for small & medium businesses
In-house Security Team of the Year
Sponsored by Amulet
WINNER: The Savoy, Strand
Sponsored by HAND MEDIA INTERNATIONAL
WINNER: Reveal with Hampshire Fire and Body Worn Cameras
Holistic Security Systems of the Year- Physical & Cyber Security
Sponsored by AllSecurityEvents.com
WINNER: Panasonic Business with Secure Communication – Cyber Security Protection
A great @SecurityXAwards by host/ legend James Nesbitt (from the hit series, Stan Lee’s; Lucky man). Congratulations to all the Security & Fire Excellence Awards 2018 winners. 🎉 pic.twitter.com/JchO0Fco4p
— 𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚙𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝙰𝚌𝚔𝚛𝚘𝚢𝚍 𝙲𝚂𝚢𝙿 (@AvKeep) November 21, 2018
Sponsored by The Security Institute
WINNER: BAE Systems
Sponsored by FIREX
WINNER: Marlowe Fire & Security with Sprinklers save Lives – NCH Sprinkler Installation Initiative
Sponsored by IPSA
WINNER: Lifeline Alarms & Security Services
Sponsored by Revolution Events
WINNER: Taylor Technology Systems
Sponsored by Texecom
WINNER: Universal Security Systems
Great to see an ACF CFAV come second in the National Engineers of Tomorrow competition at the Security & Fire Excellence Awards in London tonight. Well done to PI Stuart McCluskie Nexus Integrated also 6plt Larkhall RSB Glasgow and Lanarkshire Battalion ACF. #EOT pic.twitter.com/WoxRo1jeMW
— Dep Commandant NACF (@dep_dacf) November 21, 2018
Security Integrator of the Year
Sponsored by Oprema
WINNER: Eclipse Digital Solutions
Sponsored by SSR Personnel
WINNER: AXIS Communications
Sponsored by SIDOS UK
WINNER: Fenley Martel with High Footfall Screening Trials
Sponsored by ISCE
WINNER: Doug Edwards, managing director, VPS Guardians
Sponsored by IFSEC
WINNER: Bisley Two with Evaclite Dynamic Emergency Exit Signs
Sponsored by Axis Communications
WINNER: Glevum Security
Sponsored by Axis Communications
WINNER: SecuriGroup Services
Sponsored by Chubb Fire & Security
WINNER: Sarah Watts, Wilson James
Sponsored by Professional Security
National recognition for Lifeline at the National Security & Fire Excellence Awards tonight at The Hilton Park Lane winning the Small Security Installer of the Year. A great business that I am so proud to work closely with that is an inspiration to others. pic.twitter.com/B28QKf62Kz
— Dale Howarth (@DaleHowarth) November 21, 2018
WINNER: ICTS Consult
Sponsored by First Response Group
WINNER: Axis Security
Sponsored by First Response Group
WINNER: ICTS UK & Ireland
Sponsored by Cardinal Security Services
WINNER: Pilgrims Group with StaySafer™
Sponsored by Beyond Media Services
WINNER: VPS UK with VPS Insights Super Portal
Sponsored by Amberstone
WINNER: Design Automator
Sponsored by ASIS UK
WINNER: ICTS Consult and the ASIS UK Chapter Young Professional Group with Young Professional Group
Sponsored by BSIA
WINNER: CriticalArc with SafeZone for Heriot-Watt University
Sponsored by ICTS UK & Ireland
WINNER: Pilgrims Group
Sponsored by ICTS UK & Ireland
WINNER: Axis Communications
Congrats Pilgrims! Glad to be part of the Pilgrims team!
Well done to all the participants and winners, in particular to Pilgrims Group, outstanding results for 2018.