The Security Institute took home the British Security Industry Association’s Building the Future award at yesterday’s annual BSIA lunch.
The award was the culmination of an event that saw the BSIA also presenting the Security Personnel Awards, Apprentice Installer Awards, Chairman’s Awards, and Special Awards for Outstanding Service in cash-in-transit, which you can read about here.
The Building the Future award was presented to the Security Institute’s current chairman, Emma Shaw, by our very own Brian Sims, in recognition of the Institute’s valuable contribution to the security industry. Their part in developing the register of chartered security professionals, and in producing a range of good practice guides, was praised and Bobby Logue, who helped present the award, described the Security Institute as “a worthy winner.”
Security Personnel Awards
Earlier in the afternoon, 15 security professionals picked up awards for their work across the UK in the past 12 months. Winners included representatives of VSG, Advance Security, and G4S, and there were stunning examples of individual heroism from people including Mark Cooper, who pulled a woman to safety by her backpack when he saw her trying to jump into a river known for its strong undercurrent, and Michael Smyth, who managed to save a patient from falling from the upper floors of a hospital building, after she had entered an dangerous area.
The winners in full were:
Service to the Customer
Joe Harrigan, The Westgrove Group
Helen Stevens, Advance Security UK Ltd
Shaun Spurway, Corps Security
Outstanding Act
Mark Cooper, The Westgrove Group
Michael Smyth, Vision Security Group (VSG)
Ahmed Akinjobi, Incentive Lynx Security
Best Newcomer
Ethan Hanley, VSG
Samantha Robinson, Advance Security UK Limited
Rob Bowker, Advance Security UK Limited
Best use of Technology
Murshed Mohammed, VSG
Colin Robertson, G4S
Gareth Stead-Clark, VSG
Best Team
The Volkswagen Group Team, VSG
The Priory Shopping Centre Team, SPS Security Ltd
The Mobile Support Team, VSG
Apprentice Installer Awards
Two apprentice installers received the Apprentice Installer Award for their work in the security and fire industries. Ryan Jenkins is a third year apprentice at Chubb Fire and Security Ltd, while Jack Finley, who is only 17, is a second year apprentice at CTM Fire and Security.
Jack’s manager described him as a “reliable, hard-working member of the company.”
Chairman’s Awards
The Chairman’s Awards, presented by current BSIA chairman and Securitas UK President Geoff Ziedler, meanwhile recognized many of the established faces of the industry. Leading the awards was Julie Kenny, chairman of Pyronix and immediate past chairman of the BSIA. She picked up the award for contribution to the industry, in recognition of her 20 years on the BSIA’s council.
The winners in full were:
Contribution to Standards
Stewart Taylor, Cooper Security
Contribution to Training
Mike Britnell, Acting Chief Executive of Skills for Security
Contribution to the Community
Owen Stanley, Securitas Security Solutions Limited
Contribution to the Industry
Julie Kenny CBE, Pyronix Limited
Congratulations to all the winners, I wish we had something similar here in the states. It is good to see people recognized for their achievements usually the only time you hear about security in the news is when there is something new or something has failed. Keep up the good work guys and gals!
And a special congrats to the Security Institute.
I know the wine flows at the BSIA lunch, but it wasn’t a BSIA award, it was an Infologue.com award presented by Bobby Logue, sponsored by Interconnective.
Cheers,
Chris – Editor of Infologue.com