Organised by Western Business Media in partnership with the Fire Industry Association and supported by Fire Safety Matters and its sister publication Security Matters, this year’s Fire and Security Matters Awards broke records, duly attracting just shy of 300 entries, with 640 guests in attendance at the ceremony.

The gala Black Tie evening – underpinned by Headline Sponsor Aico – featured a brilliant comedy set from Hugh Dennis, a silent auction orchestrated to raise funds for The Fire Fighters Charity, a casino and a live band.

In addition to Aico, the event sponsors in 2023 were Apollo Fire Detectors, ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions, Dynamic CCTV, Dynamic Fire, EMS, The Fire Safety Event, FFE, Hyfire, Kentec Electronics, the NCAB Group, The Security Event, Siderise, simPRO Software, Tio Fire Safety and Uptick.

Industry supporters of the Fire and Security Matters Awards 2023 were ASIS UK, BAFE, the Independent Fire Engineering and Distributors Association, the International Foundation for Protection Officers, the Institute of Fire Safety Managers, the Institute of Strategic Risk Management, the National Security Inspectorate, the Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board and The Security Institute.

Fire and Security Matters Awards 2023: The winners

Security Installer/Integrator of the Year (Sponsored by simPro Software)

Winner: Securitas Technology

Highly Commended: MES Systems

Commended: Mitie Fire and Security Systems

Fire Safety Installation Company of the Year (Sponsored by Apollo Fire Detectors)

Winner: Frocester Fire & Security

Highly Commended: Ogilvie Fire Protection

Commended: RGE Services  

Security Project of the Year (Sponsored by Dynamic CCTV)

Winner: CriticalArc, Chubb UK and Kent NHS Community Healthcare Trust

Highly Commended: ASSA ABLOY (NWAS)

Commended: Bandweaver Technology (Zone Sentry Perimeter Intrusion Detection System)

Fire Safety Project of the Year (Sponsored by Dynamic Fire)

Winner: Safelincs (Home Fire Safety Check Tool)

Highly Commended: Coopers Fire (Battersea Power Station)

Commended: Eurotech Fire Systems Ltd in conjunction with Jennery Associates (Port Lympne Safari Park)

Security Campaign of the Year (Sponsored by ASIS UK)

Winner: Security Minds Matter

Highly Commended: British Security Industry Association (‘People, Property, Places: Professionally Protected’)

Commended: BT Redcare (All-IP Marketing Toolkit)

Fire Safety Campaign of the Year (Sponsored by Uptick)

Winner: Evac+Chair (‘Risky Business’)

Highly Commended: Johnson Controls (‘FireClass: The Perfect Tenant’)

Security Guarding Company of the Year (Sponsored by the Institute of Strategic Risk Management)

Winner: SecuriGroup

Highly Commended: Kingdom Services Group

Commended: Carlisle Facilities Services

Security Industry Woman of the Year (Sponsored by Security Matters Live)

Winner: Samantha Norman (Mitie)

Highly Commended: Louise Martin (Securitas)

Commended: Susanne Parker (SecuriGroup)

Fire Industry Woman of the Year (Sponsored by FFE)

Winner: Chloe Vickery (JLA Fire and Security Ltd)

Highly Commended: Deepa Mistry (Building Safety Crisis)

Commended: Natasha Malcolm-Brown (Dixon International Group Ltd)

Security Team of the Year (Sponsored by ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions)

Winner: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Operational Security Team)

Highly Commended: Mitie (Marks & Spencer Security Team)

Commended: CIS Security (Here East Security Team)

Fire Safety Team of the Year (Sponsored by EMS)

Winner: Wheatley Group Fire Safety Team

Highly Commended: Foster + Partners

Commended: Five Rivers Child Care

Security/Risk Manager of the Year (Sponsored by the Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board)

Winner: Frank Cannon (EDF Energy NNB, Hinkley Point C)

Highly Commended: Andy Ackers (Securitas)

Commended: Ross Harvey (Fuse Fire & Security)  

Fire Safety Manager of the Year (Sponsored by Tio Fire Safety)

Winner: Alison Phillips (Ocado Group)

Highly Commended: Alec Purdie (Quelfire)

Commended: Kevin Bennett (Eyton Solutions Limited)  

Security Manufacturer of the Year (Sponsored by Security Matters)

Winner: Gallagher Security

Highly Commended: ASSA ABLOY

Commended: BeaverFit Ltd  

Fire Safety Manufacturer of the Year (Sponsored by NCAB Group)

Winner: Aico

Highly Commended: Kentec Electronics

Commended: C-TEC  

Security Innovation of the Year (Sponsored by The Security Event)

Winner: Comelit-PAC (PAC511DCi One Door Controller)

Highly Commended: Accessium Ltd (eBuilding)

Commended: CSL (DigiAir Pro 3)

Fire Safety Innovation of the Year (Sponsored by Fire Safety Matters)

Winner: Tio Fire Safety (Tio Core)

Highly Commended: Uptick 

Commended: Honeywell (Self-Test Detectors)  

Lifetime Achievement Award (Sponsored by Siderise)

Winner: Alex Carmichael

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