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The BSIA’s flagship event, the British Security Awards, returned to the live stage to recognise security officers and businesses working to keep people, property and places professionally protected during the last 18 months. British Security Awards In its 26th year, held in 2023 at the sold-out Grand Connaught Rooms, the industry celebrated security excellence with 18 awards presented to security officers and businesses in front of clients and leading industry stakeholders. The show also featured the Chairman’s Award as well as the SaferCash Bravery Awards and the Police Partnership Initiative Award. Honouring the memory of the Hutchinson family The show also saw the inaugural Gaby Hutchinson Award for Best Newcomer, named in honour of the security operative The show also saw the inaugural Gaby Hutchinson Award for Best Newcomer, named in honour of the security operative who tragically lost their life in December 2022 with a recognition award presented in their memory to the Hutchinson family; the first People, Property, Places: Professionally Protected Recognition Award, as part of the campaign to raise awareness of security officers, was also announced during the ceremony. The awards were presented by broadcaster and BSIA President Nick Ross CBE with the SaferCash awards being presented by Assistant Chief Constable of the West Midlands Police, Jayne Meir. 2023 winners  Service to the Customer: Margaret Rudge - Bidvest Noonan Security Manager of the Year: Rhoni Ikhide - Securitas UK Outstanding Act: Babar Awan - Lodge Service Best Team: The Brewery - MAN Commercial Protection Recognition: Gaby Hutchinson (presented to the Hutchinson family) Gaby Hutchinson Award for Best Newcomer: Jack Davenport - Westgrove Group 3Ps Recognition: Danny Varao – Corps Security Apprentice of the Year: Lauren Haddock - ATG Access/Andrei Puscasiu- TDS Best Use of Technology: CCTV Centralisation Project - Lodge Service Installer of the Year: Critical National Infrastructure Security Upgrades - Galliford Try Asset Intelligence Environmental Project of the Year: Reducing CViT carbon footprint - Loomis UK National Partnership: JLL Partnership - G4S Innovative Security Project: CarDefender - Pyronix EDI Champion: One Team Philosophy - STM Group Corporate Social Responsibility: Cost of living: Supporting employees - Bradbury Group SME of the Year: Selectamark Security Systems Business of the Year: Corps Security Contribution to the Industry: Nigel Brown - Mitie SaferCash Public Bravery: Mohammed Ali SaferCash Industry Bravery: Andrew Shackleton - NoteMachine Police Partnership Initiative: Operation Atoll - Metropolitan Police Flying Squad  Chairman's Award: Paul Connelly – CSS/Satia Rai - IPSA/Securitas UK Recognising the frontline Mike Reddington, Chief Executive, BSIA, said, “The British Security Awards were created in 1998 to recognise those in our industry and particularly those operating on the front line who frequently go above and beyond to protect people and property and this year we have seen a record number of entries.”  “It was an honour and a privilege to be able to recognise our winners and finalists for their professionalism, innovation, and commitment to our industry.” Standard of nominations Our awards enable us to recognise the outstanding work being carried out by members" “The scale of achievement we see every year from across each sector is remarkable, and our awards enable us to recognise the outstanding work being carried out by members of both the Association and the wider industry in keeping people, property, and places professionally protected daily.” “As always, the standard of nominations has been exceptional this year, and the judging panel, made up of independent experts from across the industry has had a very difficult job selecting the winners. It is therefore a fantastic achievement by all the finalists.” Sponsors The British Security Awards 2023 were sponsored by Camberford Underwriting, SaferCash, TEAM Software, NSI, Securitas UK, Texecom, Fenix Monitoring, OCS Group, Skills for Security, Galliford Try Asset Intelligence, SGS, Commend, and IFSEC.

The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has announced its regional security personnel winners for 2023, recognising security officers across the United Kingdom for their commitment to keeping people and property professionally protected. The BSIA’s regional security personnel awards are part of the Association’s British Security Awards, which will be held in 2023 at the Grand Connaught Rooms London on 21 June, 2023. Security personnel awards All regional winners will now go forward as national finalists. For over 20 years the regional awards, sponsored by Camberford Underwriting, have recognised the talent, dedication, skill and bravery exhibited by security personnel in their roles. For over 20 years the regional awards, sponsored by Camberford Underwriting, have recognised the talent In 2023 the five categories, Best Newcomer, Best Team, Outstanding Act, Service to the Customer and Security Manager of the Year saw a record number of entries.  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. Recognising security officers Mike Reddington, Chief Executive, BSIA said: “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.” He adds, “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 of the British Security Awards.” The 2023 regional winning companies are: Bidvest Noonan | Corps Security | Fuse Security | G4S| H&A Protection | Lodge Service | MAN Commercial Protection |Mitie | Openview | Securitas UK | SecuriGroup | STM Group | Westgrove Group. The security personnel categories of the British Security Awards are sponsored by Camberford Underwriting.

Corps Monitoring, a division of certified Social Enterprise, Corps Security, has partnered with a provider of home and business security systems, Texecom Monitor to provide clients with a one-stop solution for signaling.  Texecom Monitor  Texecom Monitor offers signalling to leading Alarm Receiving Centres and is part of Texecom’s suite of digital solutions specifically designed to help professional installers grow and optimise their business. Digital integration with the Corps Monitoring Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) links Texecom Cloud and Texecom Monitor solutions to protect people and property wherever they are by allowing security installers to sign up and put connections directly into one of the most advanced monitoring facilities in the UK. Texecom Cloud Access to these services lets installers raise service levels with remote maintenance and configuration This innovative partnership means installers can easily sign up to Texecom Monitor and setup with Corps Monitoring from within the Texecom Cloud to provide immediate professional alarm monitoring, removing the time spent waiting for hardware to arrive and be installed as everything is managed from one platform – Texecom Cloud.  Access to these services lets installers raise service levels with remote maintenance and configuration, reliable encrypted monitored alarm signalling, more frequent health checks, and anytime-anywhere access. Improved efficiency The result offers increased revenue, reduced overheads, improved efficiency, and more satisfied customers. At the same time, the specially designed Texecom Connect app lets clients access and control their security system directly from a smartphone or tablet.  ARC compatible Texecom is fully compatible with Corps Monitoring’s ARC and holds the NSI Gold accreditation category 2 Regarded as a global security company, Texecom is trusted by over 300,000 professional installers, protecting over a million people and properties globally. As a technical partner, Texecom is fully compatible with Corps Monitoring’s alarm receiving centre (ARC) based in Glasgow and holds the National Security Inspectorate (NSI) Gold accreditation category 2.  Futureproofed solution The partnership comes ahead of the 2025 switch off of the UK public telephone network (PSTN) at which point domestic and residential customers must have upgraded to a fully digital solution. Texecom Monitor and Corps Monitoring provide a futureproofed solution that avoids any possible disruption. Quick and easy set-up In partnership with Texecom, we’re part of an innovative signalling product through Texecom Cloud Accounts" Solutions Director at Corps Monitoring, Gavin McCartney said, “We’re constantly looking to ensure our clients have the options they need to be successful in this dynamic market." "In partnership with Texecom, we’re part of an innovative signalling product that can be quickly and easily ordered and set up through clients’ existing Texecom Cloud Accounts.” Easy-to-install monitoring solution Daniel Morrissey, ARC Partnership Manager at Texecom said, “During early discussions with Corps Monitoring it quickly became apparent that they required a reliable, easy-to-install monitoring solution to support both Corps Monitoring and their customers better." "With Texecom providing support at every step and with the quick and easy install of Texecom Monitor, plus the easy access via Texecom Cloud, I am delighted to be working with Corps Monitoring to achieve the above.”