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Security & Fire Excellence Awards Winners

Security & Fire Excellence Awards 2023 took place for the first time in the prestigious JW Marriott Grosvenor House on Park Lane in London on the festive dateline of Monday 04 December 2023.

Described by Gerry Dunphy, Event Director, Fire & Security for Informa Group as ‘monumental’, Security & Fire Excellence Awards was packed to the rafters, with over a 1,000 guests gathered to once again business network, socialise and party and to recognise and reward the very best individuals and companies in the fire and security sectors.

The Awards continue to be supported by IFSEC and FIREX, as well as Headline Sponsors, First Response Group and ZAM FM, Sustainability Partner, Axis Communications and Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Process Automation Partner, Guard N Watch.

Thanks go also to all our Event Sponsors: Aegis Support Services, Sunstone Systems, Uniguard and Zitko Group.

Hosted by multi award winning comedian and co-host of the highly successful podcast, Parenting Hell, Rob Beckett, the categories were split into Company, Individual, Team, Vendor, Project and Product across both the security and fire sectors, the 2023 winners included:

ADI Global Distribution, Ajax Systems, Amulet, Axis Communications, BPEC Certification, CornerStone, Corps Security, Early Birds Fire Protection, Eurotech Fire Systems, FFA Security Group, FGH Security, First Response Group, Gunwharf Quays,

Kentec Electronics, Kingdom Services Group, Magenta Security Services, Mitie at BBC, North, Oak Fire Protection, Pyronix, Sunstone Systems & WJ, Vespasian Security, Vigilant Security and Wilson James.

Winning a hotly contested brand new category ‘Security or Fire Best Company to Work For’ was Alpine Fire Engineers and topping the individual charts for ‘In-house Security Manager of the Year’ was Nigel Brown at BBC and ‘Outsourced or Contract Security Manager of the Year’, Alex Philiotis at Wembley National Stadium, First Response Group.

Awards Sales Director, Deborah Ward-Johnstone, commented ‘every year we are humbled by the incredible support of the industry in making Security & Fire Excellence Awards such a fantastic event to run, attend and to be a part of. Seeing the colour, vibrancy and festive fun oozing out of every corner of the wonderful JW Marriot Grosvenor House, was a sight to truly behold. A massive thank you to all who make this happen each and every year.’

Full list of Finalists:  www.securityandfireawards.com/finalists-2023

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