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Security Institute Takes Building
the Future Award at BSIA Awards
The Security Institute took home the
British Security Industry Association’s
Building the Future award at the annual
BSIA lunch.
The award was the culmination of an
event that saw the BSIA also presenting
the Security Personnel Awards, Apprentice
Installer Awards, Chairman’s Awards, and
Special Awards for Outstanding Service in
cash-in-transit.
The Building the Future award was
presented to the Security Institute’s
current chairman, Emma Shaw, by Brian
Sims, in recognition of the Institute’s
valuable contribution to the security
industry. Their part in developing
the register of chartered security
professionals, and in producing a range
of good practice guides, was praised and
Bobby Logue, who helped present the
award, described the Security Institute as
“a worthy winner.”
Security Personnel Awards
Earlier in the afternoon, 15 security
professionals picked up awards for their
work across the UK in the past 12 months.
Winners included representatives of VSG,
Advance Security, and G4S, and there
were stunning examples of individual
heroism from people including Mark
Cooper, who pulled a woman to safety
by her backpack when he saw her trying
to jump into a river known for its strong
undercurrent, and Michael Smyth, who
managed to save a patient from falling
from the upper floors of a hospital
building, after she had entered an
dangerous area.
‘Recognition of the Institute’s
valuable contribution to
the security industry’
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Samantha Robinson collects the Best
Newcomer Award from Commander Steve
Rodhouse, Commander for Gang and
Organised Crime for the Metropolitan
Police.
The winners in full were:
Service to the Customer
Joe Harrigan, The Westgrove Group
Helen Stevens, Advance Security UK
Ltd
Shaun Spurway, Corps Security
Outstanding Act
Mark Cooper, The Westgrove Group
Michael Smyth, Vision Security Group
(VSG)
Ahmed Akinjobi, Incentive Lynx
Security
Best Newcomer
Ethan Hanley, VSG
Samantha Robinson, Advance Security
UK Limited
Rob Bowker, Advance Security UK
Limited
Best use of Technology
Murshed Mohammed, VSG
Colin Robertson, G4S
Gareth Stead-Clark, VSG
Best Team
The Volkswagen Group Team, VSG
The Priory Shopping Centre Team, SPS
Security Ltd
The Mobile Support Team, VSG
Apprentice Installer Awards
Two apprentice installers received the
Apprentice Installer Award for their work
in the security and fire industries. Ryan
Jenkins is a third year apprentice at Chubb
Fire and Security Ltd, while Jack Finley,
who is only 17, is a second year apprentice
at CTM Fire and Security.
Jack Finley collects his Apprentice
Installer Award
Jack Finley collects his Apprentice
Installer Award
Jack’s manager described him as a
“reliable, hard-working member of the
company.”
Chairman’s Awards
The Chairman’s Awards, presented by
current BSIA chairman and Securitas
UK President Geoff Ziedler, meanwhile
recognized many of the established faces
of the industry. Leading the awards was
Julie Kenny, chairman of Pyronix and
immediate past chairman of the BSIA. She
picked up the award for contribution to
the industry, in recognition of her 20 years
on the BSIA’s council.
Julie Kenny picks up the Contribution
to the Industry Award from Geoff Ziedler,
and James Kelly, Chairman and Chief
Executive of the BSIA
Julie Kenny picks up the Contribution
to the Industry Award from Geoff Ziedler,
and James Kelly, Chairman and Chief
Executive of the BSIA
‘Reliable, hard-working
member of the company’
The winners in full were:
Contribution to Standards
Stewart Taylor, Cooper Security
Contribution to Training
Mike Britnell, Acting Chief Executive of
Skills for Security
Contribution to the Community
Owen Stanley, Securitas Security
Solutions Limited
Contribution to the Industry
Julie Kenny CBE, Pyronix Limited
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