Now in their fourteenth year, the Security Personnel Awards continue to recognise the vital contribution that those operating in the security industry are making across the country, and are presented in the following categories: Service to the Customer, Outstanding Act, Best Newcomer, Best Use of Technology and Best Team.
Each of the regional winners will receive an award certificate at special British Security Industry Association (BSIA) presentations set to take place in the coming months, and will then be put forward to the national judging phase. The national winners will be announced at the BSIA’s Annual Luncheon. This will be held on 27 June at the London Hilton Hotel, Park Lane.
Trevor Elliott, the director of manpower and membership services at the BSIA, commented: “The high calibre of nominations received this year made it particularly challenging to appoint our winners. For this reason, in 2012 we have a particularly high number of winners, with many regions having more than one per category.”
Elliott continued: “It’s a source of tremendous pride for the BSIA to be associated with such incredible talent in our industry, and I would like to thank Camberford Law plc – specialist insurance brokers to the security industry – for making these awards possible, having sponsored them since their inception. I look forward to meeting and congratulating the winners in person.”
A full list of regional winners for 2012 is as follows:
London
- Ike Chime – MITIE Total Security Management – Service to the Customer
- Matthew Scotchmer – CIS Security – Outstanding Act
- Terence Ford – MITIE Total Security Management – Best Newcomer
- Turner Broadcasting Team – CIS Security – Best Team
- Enfield Public Safety Centre Team – Legion Group (a division of OCS Group UK) – Best Use of Technology
- Canadian High Commission Team – UniTrust Protection Services (UK) – Best Team
Midlands
- Susan Willis – Vision Security Group (VSG) – Service to the Customer
- Ben Munton and Sam Holliday – Vision Security Group (VSG) – Outstanding Act
- Naheem Rehman and Salim Miah – MITIE Total Security Management – Outstanding Act
- Parvinder Harrar – Vision Security Group (VSG) – Best Newcomer
- Simon Webber and Chris Prince – Vision Security Group (VSG) – Best Use of Technology
- One Stop Shopping Centre Team – MITIE Total Security Management – Best Team
North East
- Paula Jenkins – MITIE Total Security Management – Service to the Customer
Northern Ireland
- Barry McCahey and Jason Clark – Vision Security Group (VSG) – Service to the Customer
- The Team at IKEA Belfast – Vision Security Group (VSG) – Best Team
North West
- Richard Hampson – Securitas Security Services – Service to the Customer
- Peter Fearon – G4S Secure Solutions (UK) – Outstanding Act
- Gemma Hoath – Wilson James – Best Newcomer
- King’s Waterfront Estates Team – OCS Group UK – Best Team
Scotland
- Alexander Findlay – Vision Security Group (VSG) – Service to the Customer
- Jane Lapsley – Corps Security – Outstanding Act
- Alan Stirling – Vision Security Group (VSG) – Best Newcomer
- The Team at The Thistles, Stirling – Vision Security Group (VSG) – Best Team
South East
- John Bowman – Securitas Security Services – Service to the Customer
- Lee Tooey – Vision Security Group (VSG) – Outstanding Act
- Debra Smith – Securitas Security Services – Best Use of Technology
- London Borough of Bexley CCTV Team – Wilson James – Best Use of Technology
- Meet and Greet Team, Southampton Maritime – G4S Secure Solutions (UK) – Best Team
South West
- Simon Sherwell – Vision Security Group (VSG) – Service to the Customer
- Keith Arnold – OCS Group UK – Outstanding Act
- Paul Bosanko – OCS Group UK – Best Newcomer
- Oliver Cross – OCS Group UK – Best Use of Technology
- Royal Navy Commercial Guard Contract Team – Corps Security – Best Team
Yorkshire
- Michael Leach – Constant Security Services – Service to the Customer
- Sarah Field – Wilson James – Outstanding Act
- Neil Bowers – Wilson James – Best Newcomer
- CCTV Control Room Team at Calderdale MBC – Advance Security UK – Best Use of Technology
- The Team at Lloyds Banking Group – Vision Security Group (VSG) – Best Team
Info4Security and the Security Portfolio at UBM would like to congratulate all of this year’s regional winners!