It was back in 2003 that Interconnective introduced the Infologue.com ‘Building The Future’ Award, which is bestowed upon the individual or organisation that has used the last 12 months and more to create a significant footprint: a footprint on the road towards a vibrant, wholly professional and mutually profitable security guarding sector.
The accolade is always presented jointly by Bobby logue, the managing director of Interconnective, and Brian Sims, media solutions manager for UBM Live’s Security Portfolio.
The 2012 Building The Future Special Award presentation was a closely-guarded secret at the Security Excellence Awards, and concluded the evening’s celebrations.
The citation in full
Here is the full citation as read on stage by Bobby Logue:
“No one who has been involved in the private security industry in recent years can have failed to notice the major improvements in the way that the industry Regulator has operated. Today, well over 90% of security industry authority licences are issued within the target time of five weeks… but nearly 25% are finalised inside a week!
“The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has also built effective partnerships with the police, and carried out a series of successful prosecutions.
“No Regulator is ever likely to be universally popular, but the SIA is now widely respected by – and fully engaged with – the private security sector.
“Many people in the industry and within the SIA have been involved in this change, but there has been one consistent individual over the last six years who has set a vision and expectations for the Regulator, and who has worked tirelessly to build trust and confidence in the industry.
“This person has been the SIA’s chairman since january 2007. In her modest way she would attribute credit for the SIA’s successes to others. However, Brian Sims and myself believe the way in which an organisation behaves reflects its leader.
“Our award recipient has led on definitive change: better services, better value and better relationships from a credible Regulator covering the whole of the UK.
“She has been a champion for the industry and its Regulator, and we feel her contribution over the last six years has been enormous.
“That’s why we would like to present our Building The Future Special Award to Baroness Ruth Henig.”
Response from the Baroness
Speaking about this accolade, Baroness Ruth Henig said: “I am greatly honoured to receive this prestigious award. I would like to thank my friends and colleagues across the industry and at the SIA for all their help and encouragement over the past few years.”
Baroness Henig continued: “The successes we have achieved are the results of collaboration and strong partnership working between the Regulator and the industry, and we must ensure that these efforts continue.”
Baroness Ruth Henig speaks on policing issues in the House of Lords and is a member of the House of Lords European Scrutiny Committee which covers social policies and consumer protection. She has extensive experience within the police and security sector, and is currently serving as a member of the Independent Police Commission chaired by Lord Stevens.
The Baroness is also president of the Association of Police Authorities and was formerly chairman of Lancashire Police Authority as well as a member of the National Criminal Justice Board.
In 2000, Baroness Henig was awarded a CBE for her services to policing and, in 2002, appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant for Lancashire.
In June 2004, Ruth Henig was made a life peer as Baroness Henig of Lancaster.
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