The Security & Fire Excellence Awards, supported by industry events IFSEC and FIREX, were announced for a 17th year, in an evening ceremony at the London Hilton Park Lane.
Recognising products, services and solutions spanning fire and security, the awards were hosted this year by comedian Jimmy Carr, host of Channel 4’s 8 out of 10 Cats. Winners were:
· Engineers of Tomorrow competition for young installers: Joint winners – Jack Baker and Harrison Cooke, Kings Security; Carlos and Bobby Dhunay, Telcam Security Systems. Third place: Padraig Lennon from NM Fire & Security and Johnny English, H&J Martin
· Wilf Knight Award: James Eaton
· Inspiration in HR Award: Wilson James
· International Achievement Award: Pilgrims Group
· Best Deployment of Lone Worker Technology: Guardian 24
· CCTV System of the Year (Excluding Cameras and Lens): Schneider Electric (Pelco)
· Communication Product of the Year: Parson360 by Parson IoT division (Video Systems Srl)
· Security Consultant of the Year: Cornerstone Independent Security Consultancy
· Security Manager of the Year: Guy Rampe, contract manager, Croma Vigilant Security
· Event Security Team of the Year: SecuriGroup
· Small to Medium Security Installer of the Year: Fidelity Integrated Systems
· Large Security Installer of the Year: VPS Vacant Property Specialists
· Combined Security & Fire Solution of the Year: Nobel Fire Systems with the GP-X ATM Protection System
· Active Fire Innovation of the Year (Product, Service or Project): Cirrus HYBRID by Protec Fire Detection
· Passive Fire Innovation of the Year (Product, Service or Project): CFS-C EL Firestop Collar Endless by Hilti
· Best Contribution to Standards in the Security Sector: Creation and Establishment of a Security Commonwealth by the Security Institute
· Corporate Social Responsibility of the Year: Dot Dot Dot Property Guardians
· Intruder Alarm or Exterior Deterrent Product of the Year: Smart-i Home Security System by Y3K
· Access Control Product of the Year (including Biometrics): MorphoWave by Morpho
· CCTV Camera Equipment of the Year: Nubo by Panasonic, pictured
· Security Project or Installation of the Year: CCTV system at Manchester City FC by G4S Security Solutions
· Customer Care Initiative of the Year: Fatality Mitigation Project by STM Group UK
· ACS Champion of the Year: Phoenix Eye Ltd trading as Phoenix Eye and Phoenix Security
· Security Guarding Company of the Year: Wilson James
· Security Partnering Initiative of the Year: Post Office and Crimestoppers
· Security Training Initiative of the Year: The Kings Training Academy: Kings Security.
Simon Banks, Group Managing Director, CSL Dualcom, gave an update on the industry apprentice Scheme Engineers of Tomorrow, established and organised by CSL Dualcom. The Engineers of Tomorrow Competition, at IFSEC each year, aims to recognise the best young engineers in the industry. For the first time the competition had joint winners; with Jack Baker, Harrison Cooke, Bradley Gilmour and Brian O’Reilly from Kings Security, with Carlos and Bobby Dhunay from Telcam Security Systems.
Gerry Dunphy, Event Director – IFSEC and FIREX International said: “This year has once again seen some really fantastic and worthy winners from across a wide range of companies working within security and fire. We really look forward to this event each year as it is a great opportunity to reflect on the year just gone and celebrate where the industry is heading whilst also a fantastic evening of networking with peers from across the many companies and associations working within fire and security.”
Xtralis was the headline sponsor; other sponsors included Magenta Security Services, SGC Facilities Management, Securitas, Axis Communications, Grosvenor Technology, Swift Fire & Security, Panasonic, Bolster Systems and Bosch. This year’s charity partners were the Ghana Education Trust and Suzy Lamplugh Trust. The 2016 Excellence Awards will run in London in November; IFSEC International and FIREX International will return to London’s ExCeL from June 21 to 23, 2016.
