Brian Sims
Editor

Fire and Security Matters Awards 2023 shortlist of finalists revealed

THE SHORTLIST of finalists for the Fire and Security Matters Awards 2023 has been published following a record number of entries. The Fire and Security Matters (FSM) Awards are organised by Western Business Media in conjunction with the Fire Industry Association. Aico is serving as the Headline Sponsor. The FSM Awards are designed to recognise excellence and innovation in the security and fire sectors.

More than 280 entries were submitted for this year's awards. The winners will be revealed at a gala dinner hosted by popular comedian Hugh Dennis and taking place on 15 June 2023 at the Coventry Building Society Arena. 50% of tickets for the event have already been sold.

You can purchase tickets for this must-attend event in the industry’s calendar. Tickets are priced at £199+VAT per person or £1,800+VAT for a table of ten.

Buy your tickets online now at https://firesecurityawards.com/

The FSM Awards are supported by a number of key industry bodies operating in the security and fire sectors including The Security Institute, the National Security Inspectorate, the Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board, ASIS UK, the Institute of Strategic Risk Management, the International Foundation for Protection Officers, BAFE, the Institute of Fire Safety Managers and the Independent Fire Engineering and Distributors’ Association.

Finalists for 2023

The shortlisted candidates for the Fire and Security Matters Awards 2023 are as follows:

SECURITY MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR 

  • Gallagher Security
  • CSL
  • ASSA ABLOY
  • Bandweaver Technology Ltd
  • Accessium Ltd
  • BeaverFit Ltd

SECURITY GUARDING COMPANY OF THE YEAR 

  • Anubis Security
  • Atlas Security
  • Kingwood Services
  • Carlisle Facilities Services
  • Unitrust Protection Services
  • Mitie
  • SecuriGroup
  • Kingdom Services Group
  • Corps Security

SECURITY INSTALLATION COMPANY OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY SIMPRO)

  • Tailored Fire and Security Group
  • Securitas Technology
  • MES Systems
  • Mitie Fire and Security Systems

SECURITY/RISK MANAGER OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY SSAIB)

  • Derek Barnard – Securitas
  • Ross Harvey – Fuse Fire and Security
  • Louise Martin – Securitas
  • Andy Akers – Securitas
  • Frank Cannon – EDF Energy NNB (Hinkley Point C)
  • Zuber Kaduji – Unitrust
  • John Muir – Mitie
  • Peter Nottage – SecuriGroup
  • Jamie Graham – Kingdom Services Group
  • Demelza Staples – Professional Security
  • Daniel Pike – Carlisle Support Services

SECURITY TEAM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY ASSA ABLOY)

  • Incentive FM
  • Securitas (Serco) AASC Team
  • All Saints Retail
  • KCSGE Holdings
  • Corps Security – Tata Steel
  • Corps Security – English National Opera
  • Corps Security – Bird & Bird 
  • Mitie – HO Bridging Hotels and& UASC Project
  • Mitie – Marks & Spencer
  • CIS Security – Here East
  • Kingdom Services Group – Port of Cromarty
  • Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – Operational Security Team

SECURITY PROJECT OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY DYNAMIC CCTV)

  • FSI Europe – Security Solutions Plan
  • International Foundation for Protection Officers – The Security Circle
  • Securitas – Flash Cards
  • ASSA ABLOY – NWAS
  • Ajar Technology – Cloud-based CCTV 
  • Bandweaver Technology – Zone Sentry Perimeter Intrusion Detection System
  • Mitie – Data Sharing Agreement
  • CriticalArc, Chubb UK and Kent NHS Community Healthcare Trust
  • Archer Security – Telford United CCTV
  • MES Systems – GEFCO Group Access Control Projecy
  • Accessium Ltd – eEscape
  • BeaverFit – Containerised Armoury for the UK Police Force

SECURITY INDUSTRY WOMAN OF THE YEAR 

  • Jade Hodson – Titan Risk Management
  • Gemma Levers – Edricorp Limited
  • Louise Martin – Securitas
  • Lisa O'Flynn – ASSA ABLOY
  • Susanne Parker – SecuriGroup
  • Alison Ridge – Corps Security
  • Radka Hlinikova – Mitie/Home Office
  • Samantha Norman – Mitie
  • Allison Dibben – Securitas 
  • Victoria Nkemdilim Ogbuehi – Coca-Cola
  • Yolanda Hamblen – International Foundation for Protection Officers 

SECURITY CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR 

  • International Foundation for Protection Officers – Security Minds Matter
  • BT Redcare – All-IP Marketing Toolkit
  • British Security Industry Association – People Property Places: Professionally Protected
  • Gate Safe – Making Gates Safe 
  • Oprema – Rebrand Campaign

SECURITY INNOVATION OF THE YEAR 

  • SmartTask – SmartTask
  • Squick – Squick
  • Comelit-PAC – PAC511DCi =One Door Controller
  • CSL  – DigiAir Pro 3
  • Honeywell – Honeywell CLSS (Connected Life Safety Services)
  • BT Redcare – BT Redcare’s Classic and GSM Replacement Bundle
  • BeaverFit – ISO and Modular Containerised Armouries
  • Accessium Ltd – eBuilding
  • ASSA ABLOY – New Spark Key for eCLIQ
  • Securitas – GOLD Specific Intelligence Service
  • CriticalArc – SafeZone Well-Being Assistance Button
  • Guard Security Systems – Building Manager/Advanced Building Management SaaS

FIRE SAFETY MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY NCAB GROUP)

  • Aico
  • Siderise Insulation
  • Hyfire Wireless Fire Solutions
  • C-TEC
  • Eaton
  • Polyseam
  • Ampac Europe
  • Global Fire Equipment
  • Kentec
  • Quelfire
  • Apollo Fire Detectors
  • ARC Building Solutions
  • Eurotech Fire Systems
  • Bandweaver Technology

FIRE SAFETY INSTALLATION COMPANY OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY APOLLO FIRE DETECTORS)

  • Fireward Automatic Fire Suppression
  • Johnson Controls
  • Mitie Fire and Security Systems
  • Casey
  • Ogilvie Fire Protection
  • Frocester Fire and Security
  • Charles Thomas Heritage Fire Protection Specialists
  • RGE Services

FIRE SAFETY MANAGER OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY TIO FIRE SAFETY)

  • Gary Grant – Anstey Horne and Co
  • Alec Purdie – Quelfire
  • Kevin Bennett –  Eyton Solutions
  • Steven Wilson – Ventro Group
  • Laura Johnson – Global HSE Solutions
  • Neville Tomblin MIFSM – Southampton City Council
  • Steve Carter – The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority 
  • Paul Brunt – Manchester United Football Club
  • Alison Phillips – Ocado
  • Dave White – The Institute of Fire Safety Managers

FIRE SAFETY TEAM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY EMS)

  • Leeds Teaching Hospitals Fire Safety Team
  • Five Rivers Child Care
  • LiveWest Fire Safety Team 
  • Quelfire
  • Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Adexon Fire and Smoke
  • King & Moffatt Building Services
  • Global HSE Solutions
  • Eyton Solutions Fire Safety Team
  • Wheatley Group Fire Safety Team
  • Foster + Partners
  • HAUS Block Management

FIRE SAFETY PROJECT OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY DYNAMIC FIRE)

  • FirePro UK – Lloyds of London
  • FireMate – Harper Adams University
  • Coopers Fire – Battersea Power Station
  • FFE Ltd – Ripon Cathedral
  • Orbit Housing – Parametrix
  • Patol – Magnavale
  • Mace – Olympic Park
  • Frocester Fire & Security – The Mall at Cribbs Causeway
  • Eurotech Fire Systems – Port Lympne Safari Park
  • Safelincs – Home Fire Safety Check Tool
  • CLC Contractors Ltd – Lundy Close
  • CLM Fireproofing and Hyde Group – Resident Charter
  • Sonny White – Excessively Loud Fire Alarms
  • Fire DNA Limited – BAML

FIRE SAFETY INNOVATION OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY THE FIRE SAFETY EVENT)

  • Global Fire Equipment – OWL
  • Cygnus – SmartNet
  • Tio Fire Safety – Tio Core
  • Advanced – Advanced Go
  • FireClass – FireClass Safe Class System
  • Apollo Fire Detectors – REACH Wireless
  • EMS – SmartCell 
  • Uptick – Uptick
  • Eaton – xDetect
  • Siemens – Siemens Advanced Signal Analysis
  • Xtralis – Stationary Battery Energy Storage System
  • Dräger – Dräger PARAT Fire Escape Hood
  • Chubb – SafeZone
  • Honeywell – GENT

FIRE SAFETY CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY UPTICK)

  • Casey – Building Safety and Skills Academy
  • ZZEUS Training – ZZEUS 100% Club
  • Women in Fire Safety Awards
  • Johnson Controls – FireClass – FireClass: The Perfect Tenant
  • Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council – Make Your Home Safe
  • Building Engineering Services Association – The Vent Hygiene Elite Register
  • Building Safety Crisis – Polluter Pays
  • Evac+Chair – Risky Business

FIRE INDUSTRY WOMAN OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FFE)

  • Elizabeth Milward – Draeger UK
  • Kathleen Montgomery – - Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
  • Cathryn Monteith – Government Property Agency
  • Rhiannon Phillips – Siderise Insulation
  • Chloe Vickery – JLA Fire and Security
  • Natasha Malcolm-Brown – Dixon International Group
  • Deepa Mistry – Building Safety Crisis
  • Alison Phillips – Ocado
  • Laura Johnson – Global HSE Solutions

*Tickets to attend the FSM Awards are now on sale and cost £199+VAT per person or £1,800+VAT for a table of ten. You can buy your tickets online now at https://firesecurityawards.com/

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