The UK Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) event took place at the Royal Lancaster in central London on 1 March.
Over 400 security professionals gathered to celebrate outstanding performance from across the sector, with dinner and a presentation hosted by recently retired Chief Constable of Derbyshire, Mick Creedon QPM.
OSPAs founder Professor Martin Gill commented “This year saw a significant rise in the quality and number of entries received and all finalists should feel very proud. The judging process is strict and robust; each judge marks independently against a set of criteria, and they commit to declaring any conflict of interest. Each entry must achieve a fixed score threshold to be come a finalist, ensuring consistent quality across the competition; which means all our finalists – individuals, teams and companies represent outstanding performance of the highest level.”
UK OSPAs AWARD WINNERS 2018
Outstanding In-House Security Manager/Director: David Cox – Andrews International
Outstanding In-House Security Team: adidas Profit Protection Team
Outstanding Contract Security Company: VSG
Outstanding Security Consultant: Alexander Pennington – Protectus Security Solutions
Outstanding Customer Service Initiative: G4S Street Ambassador
Outstanding Security Training Initiative: FGH Security
Outstanding Security Installer: WASP Security
Outstanding Event Security Team: Atomic Weapons Establishment FD17 Security Team
Outstanding Security Partnership: CornerStone and Google – Partnering for Excellence
Outstanding Cyber Security Initiative: Kier Group – Information Security Team
Outstanding Security Equipment Manufacturer: Brisant Secure
Outstanding Security Officer: Muhammad Fahim – Mitie Total Security Management
Outstanding Young Security Professional: Jade Davies – CIS Security
Lifetime Achievement: Don Randall MBE
The event organisers would like to thank all those that helped make the event a success including:
supporters – the Security Commonwealth, SASIG and ASIS UK Chapter; sponsors – Babcock MSS (headline sponsor); ADS, ICTS Consult, NSI, Secured by Design, the Security Company (International), the Security Institute (category sponsors); Edith Cowan University (trophies and certificates); International Security Expo (drinks reception); and media partners – AllSecurityEvents.com, Infologue, Professional Security and Risk-UK.
The OSPAs are currently running in 8 countries and are being set up in collaboration with security associations and groups from across the globe. More information can be found at www.theospas.com