The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) announced regional winners of the security personnel categories for the British Security Awards 2023.
BSIA said: “After a record year for entries, we were able to award over 50 officers and teams from across the UK for their commitment to keeping people, places and property safe over the last year.
“All winners will now go forward to the national finals and we look forward to announcing the winner of each category on the national stage on 21 June.”
The national British Security Awards will be given on 21 June 2023 at Grand Connaught Rooms, London.
All regional winners will now go forward to the national stage, with the full list of finalists – to include the security business categories – announced on 3 May.
The winning companies are: Bidvest Noonan | Corps Security | Fuse – Fire & Security System Specialists | G4S | H&A Protection | Lodge Service | MAN COMMERCIAL PROTECTION LIMITED | Mitie Security | OpenView Security Solutions Limited | Securitas UK | SecuriGroup | STM Group (UK) Ltd | The Westgrove Group
From 2023 onwards, the national winner of the Best Newcomer category will receive the Gaby Hutchinson Award, named in memory of the security operative who lost their life in the Brixton Academy Incident in December 2022.
“It is our honour to be able to recognise through the British Security Awards each year the work of security officers across the United Kingdom for their role in keeping people, property and places professionally protected.
“This year’s winners should be immensely proud of their achievements, and we wish them the best of luck as they now go forward to the national finals,” Mike Reddington, Chief Executive, BSIA said.
The full list of regional winners can be found below.
Best Newcomer:
Kyle Farrelly-Reid- Westgrove Group
Allison Dibben- Securitas UK
Jack Davenport- Westgrove Group
Rustam Khan- Mitie
Sophie Cairney- Securitas UK
Daniel Williams- Mitie
Aimee McCall – Lodge Service
James Mackintosh – Openview
Mohammed Nayeem – Mitie
Best Team:
Touchwood Shopping Centre – Westgrove Group
Worcester Bosch Security Team – Bidvest Noonan
National Intelligence Communication Centre (NICC) – Mitie
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council Security Team – Bidvest Noonan
Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre – MAN Commercial Protection
Arcadis – G4S
Templars Square Shopping Centre – Westgrove Group
Airbus Filton – Securitas UK
Rotherham Interchange – Bidvest Noonan
Securitas Intelligence Unit – Securitas UK
Nexus- Network Reassurance Team – STM Group
Fenchurch St Security Team – Bidvest Noonan
The Brewery – MAN Commercial Protection
Service to the Customer:
Asa Abraham- Westgrove Group
Helen Baglee- Mitie
Steven Peterson- Bidvest Noonan
Karen Seal- H&A Protection Services
Natwest Security Team – G4S
Ashley Manners – G4S
Primark Security Team – Lodge Service
Margaret Rudge- Bidvest Noonan
James Gifford- G4S
Farzan Molaei – SecuriGroup
Chiswick Park Security Team – Allied Universal
Outstanding Act:
Kyle Sands- Westgrove Group
Neil Logan- G4S
Ryan Griffin- Westgrove Group
Roy Jory- G4S
Adrian McAuley- Bidvest Noonan
Babar Awan- Lodge Service
Jade Dyer and Megan McLetchie – G4S
Mark Taffurelli, Dale Underwood, David Marlow,, Luke Axon- Securitas UK
Rodney Gould- Westgrove Group
Daniel Soltysiak, Cole Durrant, Shahnawaz Akram, Paul Castle, Mark Lister, Abdul Akram – Securitas UK
Damon Kosmalski Pearson- Westgrove Group
Maksymilian Orysiak, Oskar Orysiak, Leon Orji – Securitas UK
Volodymyr Soshka & Malone Hamilton – Bidvest Noonan
Imran Hanif – Westgrove Group
Security Manager of the Year:
Mo Bennaris- G4S
Andrew Ackers- Securitas UK
Ross Harvey- Fuse Fire and Security
Martin Smith- G4S
Allison Dibben- Securitas UK
Martin Paton – SecuriGroup
Rhoni Ikhide- Securitas UK
Jason Husk- Mitie
Bill Russell- Bidvest Noonan
Louise Martin- Securitas UK
Kelly Raines – Bidvest Noonan
Danny Varao- Corps Security
(Source: BSIA)
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