The Security & Fire Excellence Awards 2020 took place on the 25th of November, for the first time ever it was held virtually due to the ongoing pandemic.

The winners were as follows:

Inspiration in HR Award 

Sponsored by SSR Personnel

Winner: Wilson James

Security Distributor of the Year

Sponsored by Reliance High‑Tech 

Winner: ADI Global Distribution

Counter-Terrorism Project of the Year

Sponsored by Evolution Risk & Design 

Winner: BAE Systems with GXP OpsView

Cyber Security Project of the Year

Sponsored by CornerStone Cyber & Risk Consultancy

Winner: BSIA with CySPAG

Event Security Team of the Year

Sponsored by VPS

Winner: FGH Security and Delivery to the HMS Prince of Wales and Glastonbury

Security Professional Development Initiative of the Year

Sponsored by ICTS UK & Ireland

Winner: Allied Universal Leadership Programme

Best Enterprise Security Risk Management

Sponsored by BSIA

Winner: Pilgrims Group

Fire Project of the Year

Sponsored by First Response Group

Winner: Southampton City Council with Safer Living in Southampton

Security Software Manufacturer of the Year

Sponsored by Total Security Protection 

Winner: Gallagher

ACS Champion of the Year

Sponsored by First Response Group

Winner: SecuriGroup

Best Contribution to Standards in the Security Sector

Sponsored by CircleFM

Winner: BRE Global with SABRE

Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year

Sponsored by The Security Commonwealth

Winner: Adept Corporate Services

In-house Security Team of the Year

Sponsored by AllSecurityEvents.com 

Winner: Teesside University Security Team

Security Hardware Manufacturer of the Year

Sponsored by ZKTeco Ireland 

Winner: Axis Communications

Security Guarding Company of the Year OVER 25 Million Pounds Turnover

Sponsored by Amulet 

Winner: Axis Security Services

Security Guarding Company of the Year UNDER 25 Million Pounds Turnover

Sponsored by Security Institute

Winner: Pilgrims Group

Security Consultancy of the Year

Sponsored by HID Global 

Winner: CornerStone

Security Solution Innovation of the Year

Sponsored by Hand Media International

Winner: Hörmann with OktaBlock Mobile Vehicle Blocker

Customer Care Initiative of the Year

Sponsored by Aico

Winner: CriticalArc SafeZone Customer Success Programme

Security Hardware Product Innovation of the Year

Sponsored by Envision Intelligent Solutions

Winner: Hikvision with MinMoe Touch-Free Face Recognition Terminals 

Security Project of the Year

Sponsored by Security & Safety Things

Winner: STM Group (UK) with Making a Difference

Security Software Product Innovation of the Year

Sponsored by IFSEC / FIREX

Winner: HawkSight SRM with HawkSight Software Virtual Global Security Operations Centre

Security Manager of the Year

Sponsored by SSGC

Winner: Tracey Edwards, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Security Training Initiative of the Year

Sponsored by Croma PROception

Winner: Shelton Newsham of the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Cyber Crime Unit with The National Matrix Challenge 

Security Installer of the Year

Sponsored by Zitko Consulting

Winner: Reliance High-Tech

Security Partnering Initiative of the Year

Sponsored by Ajax Systems 

Winner: SSGC, Serco & The Yorkshire Regiment Association 

Lockdown Hero of the Year

Sponsored by Aico

Winner: Mitie Security

Congratulations to all the winners!