The nominees for this year’s Security Industry Oscars – The Security Excellence Awards – organised by United Business Media, whose titles include Info4Security and SMT Online, have been announced. Once again the Security Guarding Company of the Year category appears to be hotly contested with nine nominees, including previous winners, VSG and Wilson James. The nominees are;
Security Guarding Company of the Year
- AFC Group
- Cardinal Security
- Ecovert FM
- FGH Security
- Profile Security Services
- The Shield Guarding Company
- VSG
- Ward Security
- Wilson James
Security Training Initiative of the Year
- Balfour Beatty
- Chris Lewis Fire and Security
- First Security (Guards)
- HBOS
- MITIE Security
- Showsec
- VSG
- William Hill
- Wilson James
Security Partnering Initiative of the Year
- Connexion2
- Reliance High-Tech
- Secom
- Securitas Security Services
- TLPC (The Loss Prevention Company)
- Wilson James
Contract Security Manager of the Year
- Valerie Baldwin (Profile Security Services)
- Simon Battersby (Showsec)
- Joe Drew (Advance Security)
- Lee Gleeson (Ward Security)
- Jeff Higham (Carlisle Security)
- Dan Moody (The Shield Guarding Company)
- Adrian Moore (ISS Pegasus Security)
- Matt Pitman (VSG)
- Adam Tomlinson (FGH Security)
Best Practice in Door Supervision
- All Areas Security
- FGH Security
- SecuriGroup
Customer Care Initiative of the Year
- Advance Security UK
- Carlisle Security
- Chris Lewis Fire & Security
- Reliance High-Tech
- Securitas (Ebbsfleet Valley)
- Siemens Building Technologies Division
- Stag Security Services Limited
- STM Security Group (UK)
- Unipart Security Solutions
Environmental Initiative of the Year
- AA Security
- Advance Security UK
- Carlise Security – Merseyrail Electrics Security Team
- Carlisle Security – The 3 “Rs” Campaign
- Ecovert FM
- Magenta Security Services
- Pelco
- Reliance High-Tech
- SmartWater Technology
Event Security Team of the Year
- Equinox Security Managment
- FGH Security
- G4S Events
- Interserve Security Limited
- Showsec
- SPA Security & Events
- Sword Event Guard
In-House Security Manager of the Year
- Paul Dabner (Butlins Skyline)
- Mark Edis (Westfield UK)
- Dean Jenkins (Westfield UK)
- Andrew Pope (The Co-operative Group)
- Richard Quinn (The Co-operative Group)
- Jerry Woods (University of Bristol)
Integrated Security Solution of the Year
- 2020 Vision Systems
- Atec Security
- Bell Pottinger North
- Carlisle Security
- CNL
- Reliance High-Tech
- Risco Group
- Southern Railway
International Achievement Award
- Amsec UK
- Cornerstone
- Dedicated Micros
- Olive Group
- Showsec
- TDSi
- Universal Security Systems
- Videf Security Consulting
- Wagtail UK
IT Initiative of the Year
- Atec Security
- Chris Lewis Fire & Security
- Eurotech Monitoring Services
- HID Global
- Maxxess Systems
- Reliance High-Tech
- Scyron Ltd
- Stag Security Services
- The Co-operative Group
Large Security Installer of the Year
- Beacon Security & Communications
- Direct Response Security Systems
- Dyno-Locks & Alarms
- Reliance High-Tech
- Secom
- Siemens Building Technologies Division
Security Consultant of the Year
- CCTV In Focus (Andy Hays)
- CornerStone
- Happold Safe and Secure
- Norman Disney and Young
- Perpetuity Research and Consultancy International
- Senate Training
- Total Security Services
- SGW Security Consulting
- VIDEF Security Consulting
Security Innovation of the Year
- CSL DualCom
- Electronics Line 3000
- Metrasens
- Navtech Radar
- Optex (Europe)
- Pentax Europe
- RSI VideoTechnologies
- SmartWater Technology
- Tab Systems
- Watchman Traffic
Small to Medium Security Installer of the Year
- 2020 Vision Systems
- Amsec UK
- Atec Security
- Carlisle Security
- Direct Security
- Enterprise Security Technologies
- Obsidian Security
ACS Champion of the Year
- Carlisle Security
- AA Security
- Cardinal Security
- EventGuard
- FGH Security
- SecuriGroup
This year’s Security Excellence Awards celebrate 11 successful years of recognising the best the security industry has to offer. Over 700 of the industry’s movers and shakers will join together at the Park Lane Hilton in London on October 22 to acknowledge the best in class.