NW Pro were the winners of the ADS Security Innovation Award during the Home Office’s annual Security and Policing exhibition in mid-March at Farnborough.
Pictured from left courtesy of the defence and security trade association ADS Group are Gareth Thomas, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Services, Small Business and Exports at the Department for Business and Trade (DBT); Jay Richards – Managing Director, NW PRO; Budgie Dhanda – VP of Security and Resilience at ADS; Vadim Stasied – Head of Development, NW PRO; and Kevin Craven – ADS CEO.
Now in its 20th year, organisers say that the award is to recognise capabilities that have caused a change in the effectiveness of the UK’s ability to prevent, respond to, reduce the impact of or investigate risks and incidents. Capabilities are assessed by a panel of judges for their innovation, uniqueness in the market, demand for their product or service, and any clear impact on addressing security and resilience issues. ADS delivers the Security & Policing event on behalf of the Home Office’s Joint Security and Resilience Centre (Jsarc).
About the winner
NexuSec from NW Pro uses AI-driven computer vision and natural language processing (NLP) to provide an intuitive search capability for live and recorded CCTV footage. Users can search using natural language queries like “man in a high-visibility jacket carrying a toolbox” or upload an image to find visually similar individuals or items across multiple cameras. NexuSec does not rely on facial biometrics, meaning compliance with privacy regulations while remaining effective in scenarios where facial recognition fails—such as masked or obscured faces. The developers add that AI system is optimised for video indexing, allowing operators to perform instant searches across vast CCTV networks, drastically reducing the time needed to locate persons of interest.
The judges said that they were impressed by the system’s significant efficiency driven by engagement with an evidence-based source of information. A particular benefit noted by the panel was that the product is a non-specialist system, and can be used by untrained users.
Runners up were Inclutech, whose product ‘TapDA’ enables discreet and secure reporting by victims of domestic violence, that integrates with law enforcement systems.
About the event
Invitation-only Security and Policing 2026 is due to run at the same venue from March 10 to 12. Visit https://www.securityandpolicing.co.uk/.
