The national winners at the British Security Awards 2019 were named at the London Grosvenor Marriott Hotel on Wednesday. Organised by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), the annual awards cover security personnel, bravery by cash in transit staff, and categories for national and international partnership, innovative project, SME and Business of the Year; and contribution to the industry. This year also saw the return of the BSIA Chairman’s Award, which was presented by Simon Banks.
The awards were presented by newspaper columnist and broadcaster Jane Moore, with the bravery awards presented by West Midlands Police Assistant Chief Constable Sarah Boycott. This was the first time in the history of the association that both headline speakers were female.
The winners were:
• Lauren Summers (VSG) – Best Newcomer
• Jim Mills (Project Vision – G4S) – Best Use of Technology
• David Rutwaza (G4S) – Outstanding Act
• Steve Allen (Westgrove Group) – Service to the Customer
• Eurostar Security Team (Mitie) – Best Team
• Sam Howard (EFT Systems) – Apprentice of the Year
• Concept Smoke Screen (Sentinel Connect) – International Partnership
• Selectamark Security Systems (SelectaDNA) – Innovative Security Project
• The Security Institute & Volunteer Police Cadets – National Partnership
• CSL Group – SME of the Year
• Securitas UK – Business of the Year
• Andy Gilmore (AAI Security Systems) – Contribution to the industry
• Surrendra Chongbang (Loomis) – Bravery Award (Industry)
• Krzysztof Gacki, Radu Brad, Domas Bagdonavicius – Bravery Award (Public)
• David Snook – BSIA Chairman’s Award (pictured left, receiving the award from Simon Banks).
Chief Executive of the BSIA, Mike Reddington, described the awards as a major celebration in the security industry calendar that recognises the talent and commitment of the industry’s finest. “We have an industry fit to burst with positive ambassadors from within our sector; from young officers starting out to seasoned professionals – every one of them recognised today for having gone above and beyond expectations, demonstrating courage, innovation, customer service and contribution to the industry. Today’s winners and finalists should be very proud of their achievements, as indeed both we and the industry they represent are in rewarding them today.”
A full list of the winners and finalists, and their achievements detailed are on the British Security Awards website; www.britishsecurityawards.co.uk/winners-2019.
