Two outstanding individuals from the fire, emergency and security industry have been recognised by the Fire & Security Association (FSA) at this year’s IFSEC Security and Fire Excellence Awards. The FSA was an official partner at the event, on Wednesday night, November 21 at the Park Lane Hilton in London.
Pat Allen, pictured, of Abel Alarm Company Ltd, won the Peter Greenwood Security Award 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 in Scotland.
Chairman of FSA Tom Brookes said: “The FSA is delighted to announce that Pat Allen and Kevin Griffin have won the Peter Greenwood Security Award and the Ian Marsh Fire Award respectively. 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.”
Judges for the awards included Tom Brookes, FSA Chair and managing director of Lindum Fire Services Ltd; Richard Jenkins, CEO of NSI; Alex Carmichael, CEO SSAIB; and Una Riley, a past Master of the Company of Security Professionals.
While the awards are open to the whole industry, the FSA consists of members of ECA, the electrotechnical and engineering services trade association, and Scottish electrical trade body SELECT. Visit http://www.eca.co.uk/business-industry-support/awards/peter-greenwood-security-award.
