Now in their fourth year, the Securitas Community Awards provide a platform for recognising the outstanding work carried out by the company’s employees in the UK.
Nine awards categories encourage participation from as many stakeholders as possible, in turn building upon the Securitas community while encouraging present staff to remain and new recruits to be welcomed.
The Community Awards are an integral part of the Securitas philosophy, allowing not just members of staff but also customers and suppliers to find common ground in honouring significant achievements.
This year’s awards ceremony was held at The Tortworth Court Hotel, Wotton-under-Edge in South Gloucestershire, and featured a keynote speech from Erik-Jan Jansen, chief operating officer for Securitas across Europe.
The awards were supported by a number of companies and stakeholders including British Gas, Sainsbury’s, and IFSEC Global.com. The Winners of the 2013 Securitas Community Awards were:
- Securitas Community Award: Chris Gunter (JLL Centre Court Shopping Centre, Wimbledon)
- Securitas Community Award for Core Values: Valentins Gajeviks and Janis Gajeviks (City West Shopping Centre, Dublin)
- Securitas Community Award for Integrity: Tom Grierson (West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive)
- Securitas Community Award for Vigilance: Paul Baker and Graham Hine (CCTV Salisbury)
- Securitas Community Award for Helpfulness: Mohammed Ahmed (University of Hertfordshire)
- Securitas Community Team Award: JLL Millgate Shopping Centre Team
- Securitas Community Award for Innovation: Eric Grant and Michelle Pepper (Aviva)
- Securitas Community Award for Leadership: David Foster (Procter & Gamble)
- Securitas Community Award – Outstanding Act: David Fanthorpe and Safdar Zeb (Dewsbury Bus Station)
- 2013 Securitas-IFSECGlobal.com Good Customer Award: West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (WYPTE)
The Good Customer Award is run in association with IFSECGlobal.com. It recognises and rewards those customers whose actions demonstrate their commitment to the continuing improvement of quality in security provision.
WYPTE has been working in partnership with Securitas for 14 years. Indeed, security is fully recognised as an integral element of a business that places customer care at the very heart of its ethos.
They believe that well trained and educated security officers will enhance the host business. The security function is always represented at board-level, and performance management is continually under review.
WYPTE’s approach to doing business is based on a “Team of Teams” whereby people and their personal development are paramount.
It is extremely proactive in the wider security arena, with two of West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive’s management team speaking at IFSEC International 2013 as part of the IFSEC Academy. Training is also vital, with security personnel actively encouraged to become members of the Institute of Customer Service by way of study and examinations.
Congratulations to West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive and all the winners of the Securitas Community Awards 2013.