The award – which is sponsored by the Fire and Security Association (FSA) and bestowed by The Worshipful Company of Security Professionals – was presented to Mike Cahalane by the current Master of The Worshipful Company, Gerald Moor and Una Riley, Past Master and guardian of the award, at the FSA’s Annual Luncheon held earlier this week at The Drapers Hall in the City of London.
The Peter Greenwood Award is the longest established individual award in the security profession and has been in existence since Peter’s untimely death in January 1995.
In his position as chairman of the Security Industry Lead Body (SILB) Implementation Group, Peter Greenwood worked tirelessly to enhance the cohesion and professionalism of the security industry as it was then.
Mike Cahalane is a founding member of the Association of Security Consultants and a stalwart figure in both the security consultancy field and the security systems industry.
Stefan Hay, head of the FSA, said: “Mike is a genuine industry professional of outstanding pedigree and has been a true friend to both our industry and many of his peers present in this room today.”
The FSA’s Annual Luncheon was attended by the great and good of the building services engineering and fire, security and risk management industries, among them SIA chairman Baroness Ruth Henig of Lancaster, Sir Ian Johnston (the director of security and resilience at LOCOG), ECA president Paul McNaughton and The Security Institute’s general manager Di Thomas. Also present was the NSI’s CEO Jeff Little.
Mike Cahalane: an impressive CV
In 1965, Mike Cahalane founded Shield Protection Ltd which he sold to Honeywell in 1982.
In 1972, he was a founder of both the Independent Burglar Alarm Association (TIBAA), which eventually joined with the BSIA, and the National Supervisory Council for Intruder Alarms (NSCIA) – which itself became, after much evolution, what we now know to be the National Security Inspectorate.
Mike’ss a past chairman of the Security Systems Section of the BSIA.
Following appointments as a director and general manager with Honeywell Shield Protection and Britannia Security Systems he has practised as a security consultant since 1991, which is the year he became a founder and director of the Association of Security Consultants.
In 1994, Mike also became a director of the Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board (SSAIB). He has been involved with the development of British Standards for security systems since 1972 on the British Standard Committees GW/1 ‘Electronic security systems’ and GW/1/11 ‘Alarm Receiving Centres’.
Mike has published many papers on security systems, ARCs and security consultancy.
In 1998, he was presented with the Association of Burglary Insurance Surveyors’ Award for ‘Outstanding Achievement and Services to Security and Crime Prevention’.
In 2003 he was a runner-up at the Security Excellence Awards in the Best Security Consultant category presented to the individual or practice which has demonstrated excellence in the discipline of security consultancy.
In 2006, Mike was awarded the ASC’s Imbert Prize for the security consultant who had done most for security consultancy in the period 2005-2006.
In 2007, he enthusiastically supported the creation of the FSA and has continued to back the organisation ever since.
