The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is pleased to announce the winners of its Regional Security Personnel Awards 2017.
Now in their nineteenth year, the prestigious awards serve to recognise the outstanding achievements and invaluable contributions made by professionals working within the UK’s private security industry. The awards are presented in five different categories: Best Team, Outstanding Act, Service to the Customer, Best Newcomer and Best Use of Technology. This year, there were 33 fantastic winners across all five categories over the UK.
“Each year I am humbled to learn of the truly outstanding work undertaken by security officers in their daily roles and this year was no exception,” commented James Kelly, Chief Executive of the BSIA. “These awards are a fantastic way to showcase the hard work and talent exhibited by individual officers and teams within the industry, ranging from life-saving actions to intelligent uses of new technology. The BSIA prides itself upon representing the very best in the security industry and these winners are a testament to the true quality of our members.”
The regional award presentations will be taking place across the UK over the coming months, with each of the winners being put forward to the national judging phase of the awards. The national winners will then be announced at the Association’s Annual Luncheon in London on July 12th.
The BSIA would like to thank Camberford Law plc – specialist insurance brokers to the security industry – who have sponsored the awards since their inception.
The full list of winners is as follows: Regional Winners – BSIA Annual Security Personnel Awards 2017:
Best Newcomer
Erin Jackson – SecuriGroup Services – Scotland
John Moore – Robinson Services – Northern Ireland
Simon Searle – Vision Security Group – London
Service to the Customer
Paul Wignall – Guardforce Security Services – South East
Winston Cooper – Mitie Total Security Management – London
Phillip Hillman – Mitie Total Security Management – South West
Thomas Monteith – Sword Security – Northern Ireland
Stephen O’Connor – Vision Security Group – North West
Bill Stephen – Vision Security Group – Scotland
Abs Shabbir – Vision Security Group – South East
Tom Lewis – The Westgrove Group – Midlands
Best Team
Southampton General Hospital Security Team – Mitie Total Security Management – South East
North Bristol Trust Southmead – OCS UK Group Ltd - South West
Skypark Security Team – Palmaris Services Ltd – Scotland
VSG Sony Pictures Entertainment Team – Vision Security Group – London
Bullring Security Team – Vision Security Group – Midlands
JLL Bridgewater Place – Vision Security Group – North East
VSG Eagles Meadow Security Team – Vision Security Group – North West
Union Square Security Team – Vision Security Group – Scotland
Princes Quay Shopping Centre Team – The Westgrove Group - Yorkshire
Outstanding Act
Kimberly Gatenby – Mitie Total Security Management – North West
Peter Jebb – Robinson Services – Northern Ireland
Charles Stewart – SecuriGroup Services – Scotland
Steven Barthram – Vision Security Group – London
Don Murray and Kay Singh – Vision Security Group – Midlands
Joe Pearce – Vision Security Group – Midlands
John Atkins – Vision Security Group – North East
Oracle Shopping Centre Team – Vision Security Group – South East
Megin Dorrian – The Westgrove Group – North West
Best Use of Technology
Andrew Horner – Kings Security Systems – Yorkshire
Samson Ighodaro – Mitie Total Security Management – London
Steven McKenzie – SecuriGroup Services – Scotland
Jason Thomas – The Westgrove Group – South West
For more information about the BSIA’s Security Personnel Awards, or for more information about the BSIA, please visit www.bsia.co.uk
Editors Notes
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