Here are the winners of the sixth UK Outstanding Security Performance Awards (UK OSPAs), as announced at the Royal Lancaster in London last night. Some 500 gathered to celebrate the best from across the sector at a dinner and presentation hosted by the ITV star of The Chase and stand-up comedian Paul Sinha.
OSPAs founder Professor Martin Gill said afterwards: “This year the competition was extremely tough with on average 20 entries per category and sometimes many more. Each year the calibre of the nominations exceeds expectations and made the job of selecting the winners particularly challenging for the 27-strong security experts that made up the judging panel – all nominated by the leading associations. All those that were selected as finalists and winners demonstrated that they really are the absolute best and should feel extremely proud.”
Lifetime achievement
One of the highlights of the evening was the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Graham Bassett. Graham has spent 30 years within the security sector. He has been a constant influencer in many areas and formal settings, and his voluntary contributions to the development of the security sector are second to none, the citation read. Increasing awareness, bringing stakeholders together, and raising funds for many charities and the wider crime prevention network are just a few of his accomplishments as noted by the judging panel.
The awards winners in full:
Outstanding In-House Security Manager/Director – sponsored by Bidvest Noonan
Laurence Perkins – University of Leicester (pictured; featured in the February 2020 print edition of Professional Security magazine)
Outstanding Contract Security Manager/Director – sponsored by Altia
Chris Middleton – ABM UK
Outstanding Security Equipment Manufacturer – sponsored by International Security Expo
Heald Ltd
Outstanding Security Team – sponsored by TrackTik
Valero Energy Team – Profile Security Services
Outstanding Security Consultant – sponsored by CIS
Sibylline
Outstanding Customer Service Initiative – sponsored by Securitas
Project Zeal – Mitie, Co-op and Nottinghamshire Police
Outstanding Security Installer/Integrator – sponsored by NSI
Sicuro UK
Outstanding Event Security Team – sponsored by Lodge Services Group
Edinburgh International Conference Centre Team – Croma Vigilant
Outstanding Security Training Initiative – sponsored by Skills for Security
Virtual Reality Training – Corps Security and MoonHub
Outstanding New Security Product – sponsored by NSI
Essential IP – BT Redcare
Outstanding Security Partnership – sponsored by Police Crime Prevention Initiatives
Birmingham City Centre Partnership – Mitie and West Midlands Police
Outstanding Young Security Professional – sponsored by ADS
James Bradley – Mitie
Outstanding Security Officer – sponsored by Corps Security
Hasan Afzal – Atlas Security
Outstanding Contract Security Company (Guarding) – sponsored by Team Software
Mitie Security
Outstanding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative – sponsored by Assist Group and supported by SyCom
Corps Together Campaign – Corps Security
Lifetime Achievement – sponsored by The Security Institute
Graham Bassett
The OSPAs supported charity is The Security Benevolent Fund. The guests made donations to assist those that have or are working in the security profession who are distressed and in need of welfare support.
Earlier, at the same venue, a thought leadership summit ran; more in the April print edition of Professional Security.
The event organisers thanked all who helped: supporting associations and judges; sponsors – TEAM Software (headline sponsor); SelectaDNA (trophies and certificates); SSR Personnel (menu); Corps Security (uniformed commissionaires; ADS, Altia, Assist, Bidvest Noonan, CIS, Corps, International Security Expo, Lodge, NSI, PCPI, Securitas, Skills for Security, the Security institute, and TrackTik (award categories); and media partners.
