The finalists for the ninth edition of the UK Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) have now been revealed.

This OSPAs awards ceremony, sponsored by AXON, will take place on 20 February 2025 at the Royal Lancaster London.

The event will be hosted by renowned comedian Ben Hanlin, promising an evening of celebration and recognition for the outstanding performers in the security sector.

2024 Finalists

Outstanding In-House Security Manager/Director (sponsored by First Response Group)

• Sue Bonelle – Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• Daniel Brotheridge – Canary Wharf Group
• Tim Hemsley – The Francis Crick Institute
• Leighton Jones – Here East
• Daniel Pike – NG Bailey
• Laetitia Piroddi – PwC
• Graham Rouse – CMS

Outstanding Contract Security Manager/Director (sponsored by Team Software by Workwave)

• Ataul Ahmad – CIS Security
• Geoff Crampton – Guarding UK
• Stephen Giles – Sodexo
• Kat Gillibrand – Westgrove Group
• Ross Harvey – Rockfort Security Consultants
• Darryl Haskett – SecuriGroup
• Raheel Mazhar – Bidvest Noonan
• Mark Murphie – SecuriGroup
• Mike Perkins – First Response Group
• Alex Philiotis – First Response Group
• Ian Ralph – My Local Bobby
• Conrad Van Rensburg – Mitie

Outstanding Security Team

• King’s Cross Team – Bidvest Noonan
• Southwest London St George’s Trust Team – Bidvest Noonan
• Canary Wharf Team
• Here East Team – CIS Security
• Crime & Intelligence Team – Coop
• JCB Team – Corps Security
• EKFB Physical Team – First Response Group
• Wembley National Stadium Permanent Team – First Response Group
• Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Events Team – G4S
• Rookwood Hospital Team – K4 Group Services
• London Bridge City Security Provision
• Meta Team – Wilson James
• One Curzon Street Team – Vigilant Security

Outstanding Contract Security Company (sponsored by AXON)

• Amulet (Churchill Security Solutions)
• Argenbright Security Europe
• Bidvest Noonan
• Carlisle Support Services
• Corps Security
• FGH Security
• First Response Group
• K4 Group Services
• Mitie Security
• SecuriGroup
• Smart Sec Solutions
• Unitrust Protection Services (UK)

Outstanding Security Consultant (sponsored by Axis Communications)

• Keith Askham – AtkinsRealis
• Paul Anderson – 6S Global
• Frank Cannon – Optimal Risk Group
• Corps Consult
• Lee Doddridge – Covsec (T/N Covenant)
• Ross Harvey – Rockfort Security Consultants
• Jon Lorimer – AtkinsRealis
• IJA (Ian Johnson Associates)
• Peter Miles – Broadstone Risks
• Dr Peter Speight – Future Risk Management
• SGW Powered by AESG
• Trident Manor

Outstanding Customer Service Initiative

• Tracey Cohen – Ansador Fire & Security Solutions
• Rapid Eyes – Body Worn Video – Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• King’s Cross Customer Service Initiative – Bidvest Noonan
• “A Secure Welcome” Initiative – Bidvest Noonan
• Here East Safety Customer Service Initiative – CIS Security
• “Large Enough to Deliver and Small Enough to Care” Initiative – K4 Group Services
• M&S Connected Security Solution
• Hywyn Foxhall – Mitie
• Customer First – Trojan Security

Outstanding Security Training Initiative (sponsored by BSIA)

• London Bridge City Security Training Initiative – CIS Security
• Management Training Programme – FGH Security
• Security Upskilling and Rapid Response Initiative – First Response Group & EKFB
• GRAVITATE Cyber Academy
• Dynamic Threat, Risk Assessment and Security Training – Daniel Pike & Jacqueline Pike
• Dynamic Real-time Exercises (DRX) – PwC
• SecuriGroup Academy
• Public Space Photography Training for Security Professionals – Securitas UK
• Suicide Awareness – Securitas UK
• Criminal Behaviour Interactive Sessions – Sodexo
• Security Workpath – Trojan Security
• Protect Duty Compliance Readiness at Meta – Wilson James

Outstanding Security Installer/Integrator (sponsored by SSAIB)

• Argenbright Security Europe
• Fuse Fire & Security 
• Lazerbeam Fire & Security
• Mitie Fire & Security Systems
• SecuriGroup Systems

Outstanding Event Security Team

• Hyde Park Winter Wonderland Team – FGH Security
• AGM Team – HSBC
• 2024 Nagar Kirtan Team – K4 Group Services
• General Election Team – Mitie
• 2000 Trees Festival Team – Vespasian Security

Outstanding New Security Product

• ASEL Risk Advisory Practice
• Arez.io – Earnflex
• Controller 7000 (C7000) – Gallagher Security
• Job Board and GuardCheck – GuardPass
• GuardPass App
• Retail Action Crime Kit (RACK) App – Insight Retail Risk Consultancy
• JLR and Rimguard
• SentriGuard – Keynetics
• Mercury MP Controllers – Mercury Security
• Climate and Weather Dashboard – PwC
• The Risk Management Tool – The Keyholding Company
• Vigilance Alerts – Vigilance

Outstanding Security Partnership

• WatchWay Project – Barnsley Hospital & Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
• City Security Council Intelligence Subgroup and Partners
• Corps Security & PILAA
• First Response Group & AXA
• G4S Events & Edgbaston Stadium
• K4 Group Services & Road Traffic Solutions at the Tour of Britain 2024
• National Intelligence Communications Centre and Jones Lang LaSalle
• New West End Company and FGH Security Partnership
• Operation Portum – National Business Crime Centre and Tesco
• Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls & Domestic Abuse Consortium
• Romford Town Centre Partnership
• TSS and Morrisons Crime Hub Partnership
• Tesco Guarding, Tesco Hub, TSS, Carlisle and ASEL

Outstanding Security Equipment Manufacturer (sponsored by International Security Expo and The Security Event)

• Gallagher Security
• HID
• Todd Research

Outstanding Security Officer

• Muhammad Aoun – K4 Group Services
• Emily Chambers – Canary Wharf Group
• Lloyd Cunningham – FSI Europe
• Elwin David – First Response Group
• Jefferson Geronimo – Unitrust Protection Services (UK)
• James Hague – Corps Security
• Kadar Hersi – FGH Security
• David Moresco – SGC Security Services
• Giovanny Ortega – Carlisle Support Services
• Fizan Rajah – Smart Sec Solutions
• Richard Thomas – ABM
• Daniel Williams – London Bridge City & CIS Security
• Outstanding Female Security Professional – sponsored by Securitas
• Nicola Hepburn – City Group Security
• Jane Fairweather – G4S
• Rachel Gillet – Total Security Services
• Brogan Lowe – Tesco
• Farah Benis – FFA Security Group
• Mel Nortcliffe – FGH Security
• Ornela Perera – AtkinsRealis
• Sarah Baugh – Professional Security
• Georgia Copeland – First Response Group
• Lisa Corbridge – Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• Diane Marchena – HSBC
• Pancham Singh – Vigilance
• Andrea Strong – Corps Monitoring

Outstanding Young Security Professional (sponsored CIS)

• Johannah Bobiles – Mitie
• Connor Blandford – Mitie
• Natalie Chan – The SES Group
• Ashwin Fernandes – First Response Group
• Zuber Kaduji – Corps Security
• Tom Marsh – FGH Security
• Darren Melroy – HSBC
• Damilola Oluokun – Vespasian Security
• Mohammed Sham Maskeen – Lodge Security
• Shannon Smith – GUK
• Rehan Uddin – Mitie
• Muhammad Zeeshan Irshad – K4 Group Services

Outstanding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative (sponsored by Lazerbeam Fire & Security)

• Bidvest Noonan
• CIS Security
• Corps Together
• Embedding the Six Pillars of Inclusion & Diversity – First Response Group
• Impact 360 – The G4S Social Inclusion Project
• K4 Group Services: Pioneering Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for a Brighter Future
• Accelerator Programme – Securitas
• Belonging at Securitas
• SecuriGroup Ltd – EDI Group
• Sodexo Security
• Smart Sec Solutions
• Trojan Security – EDI Initiative

Outstanding Security Sustainability Award (sponsored by Corps Security)

• Bidvest Noonan Sustainable Security
• CIS Security ESG Strategy
• K4 Group Services: Leading the Charge in Eco-Conscious Practices
• Magenta Security Services
• SecuriGroup – Sustainability Initiative
• Smart Sec Solutions
• Sodexo Security
• Vigilant Security
• Vigilance

Lifetime Achievement (sponsored by Carlisle Support Services)

To be announced on the day

Tickets to attend the OSPAs are now on sale. Buy your tickets online at uk.theospas.com before they sell out.

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