Brian Sims
Editor
Brian Sims
Editor
THE WINNERS, Highly Commended and Commended entrants for the Fire and Security Matters Awards 2023 were announced at a gala ceremony held on Thursday 15 June at the Coventry Building Society Arena.
Organised by Western Business Media in conjunction with the Fire Industry Association and supported by Security Matters and its sister publication Fire Safety Matters, this year’s Fire and Security Matters Awards broke records, duly attracting just shy of 300 entries, with 640 guests in attendance at the ceremony.
The gala evening – underpinned by Headline Sponsor Aico – featured a brilliant comedy set from Hugh Dennis, a silent auction orchestrated to raise funds for The Fire Fighters Charity, a casino and a live band.
In addition to Aico, the event sponsors in 2023 were Apollo Fire Detectors, ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions, Dynamic CCTV, Dynamic Fire, EMS, The Fire Safety Event, FFE, Hyfire, Kentec Electronics, the NCAB Group, The Security Event, Siderise, simPRO Software, Tio Fire Safety and Uptick.
Industry supporters of the Fire and Security Matters Awards 2023 were ASIS UK, BAFE, the Independent Fire Engineering and Distributors Association, the International Foundation for Protection Officers, the Institute of Fire Safety Managers, the Institute of Strategic Risk Management, the National Security Inspectorate, the Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board and The Security Institute.
Fire and Security Matters Awards 2023: The winners
Security Installer/Integrator of the Year (Sponsored by simPro Software)
Winner: Securitas Technology
Highly Commended: MES Systems
Commended: Mitie Fire and Security Systems
Fire Safety Installation Company of the Year (Sponsored by Apollo Fire Detectors)
Winner: Frocester Fire & SecurityHighly Commended: Ogilvie Fire Protection
Commended: RGE Services
Security Project of the Year (Sponsored by Dynamic CCTV)
Winner: CriticalArc, Chubb UK and Kent NHS Community Healthcare Trust
Highly Commended: ASSA ABLOY (NWAS)
Commended: Bandweaver Technology (Zone Sentry Perimeter Intrusion Detection System)
Fire Safety Project of the Year (Sponsored by Dynamic Fire)
Winner: Safelincs (Home Fire Safety Check Tool)
Highly Commended: Coopers Fire (Battersea Power Station)
Commended: Eurotech Fire Systems Ltd in conjunction with Jennery Associates (Port Lympne Safari Park)
Security Campaign of the Year (Sponsored by ASIS UK)
Winner: Security Minds Matter
Highly Commended: British Security Industry Association (‘People, Property, Places: Professionally Protected’)
Commended: BT Redcare (All-IP Marketing Toolkit)
Fire Safety Campaign of the Year (Sponsored by Uptick)
Winner: Evac+Chair (‘Risky Business’)
Highly Commended: Johnson Controls (‘FireClass: The Perfect Tenant’)
Commended: Zzeus Training (Zzeus 100% Club)
Security Guarding Company of the Year (Sponsored by the Institute of Strategic Risk Management)
Winner: SecuriGroup
Highly Commended: Kingdom Services Group
Commended: Carlisle Facilities Services
Security Industry Woman of the Year (Sponsored by Security Matters Live)
Winner: Samantha Norman (Mitie)
Highly Commended: Louise Martin (Securitas)
Commended: Susanne Parker (SecuriGroup)
Fire Industry Woman of the Year (Sponsored by FFE)
Winner: Chloe Vickery (JLA Fire and Security Ltd)
Highly Commended: Deepa Mistry (Building Safety Crisis)
Commended: Natasha Malcolm-Brown (Dixon International Group Ltd)
Security Team of the Year (Sponsored by ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions)
Winner: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Operational Security Team)
Highly Commended: Mitie (Marks & Spencer Security Team)
Commended: CIS Security (Here East Security Team)
Fire Safety Team of the Year (Sponsored by EMS)
Winner: Wheatley Group Fire Safety Team
Highly Commended: Foster + Partners
Commended: Five Rivers Child Care
Security/Risk Manager of the Year (Sponsored by the Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board)
Winner: Frank Cannon (EDF Energy NNB, Hinkley Point C)
Highly Commended: Andy Ackers (Securitas)
Commended: Ross Harvey (Fuse Fire & Security)
Fire Safety Manager of the Year (Sponsored by Tio Fire Safety)
Winner: Alison Phillips (Ocado Group)
Highly Commended: Alec Purdie (Quelfire)
Commended: Kevin Bennett (Eyton Solutions Limited)
Security Manufacturer of the Year (Sponsored by Security Matters)
Winner: Gallagher Security
Highly Commended: ASSA ABLOY
Commended: BeaverFit Ltd
Fire Safety Manufacturer of the Year (Sponsored by NCAB Group)
Winner: Aico
Highly Commended: Kentec Electronics
Commended: C-TEC
Security Innovation of the Year (Sponsored by The Security Event)
Winner: Comelit-PAC (PAC511DCi One Door Controller)
Highly Commended: Accessium Ltd (eBuilding)
Commended: CSL (DigiAir Pro 3)
Fire Safety Innovation of the Year (Sponsored by Fire Safety Matters)
Winner: Tio Fire Safety (Tio Core)
Highly Commended: Uptick
Commended: Honeywell (Self-Test Detectors)
Lifetime Achievement Award (Sponsored by Siderise)
Winner: Alex Carmichael