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BSIA: Contribution to the industry recognised

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Thursday, 17, Jul 2008 12:00

The winners of the British Security Industry Association's Chairman's Awards 2008 have been announced, rewarding individuals that have made an outstanding contribution to the industry over the past year.

The Contribution to Training award went to Bob Hussey, Group Safety Advisor at Wilson James Ltd, for his innovative approach to developing health and safety skills across the Wilson James Group by staging a competition in which teams from across the UK compete to identify, prioritise and minimise safety hazards.

The Contribution to the Community award winner was Alan Dobie, Executive Director of the Scottish Business Crime Centre (SBCC), for his determined commitment to reducing business crime in Scotland. Alan's unwavering enthusiasm for this issue has led to the significant success of the SBCC and its involvement in a number of crime prevention initiatives which are bringing widespread benefit.

The award for Services to Exporting went to the BSIA's own Export Services Team – Chris Pinder and Caroline Strickley – for its dedication to supporting BSIA members in exporting their products overseas. Chris and Caroline have obtained significant amounts of funding for the industry and run successful events such as 'Meet the Buyers', allowing strong relationships to be formed with overseas buyers and commercial officers.

The award for Services to the Industry was given to Dermot Williams, International Sales Manager at CQR Security, for his long-term dedication to enhancing relationships between the British security industry and overseas buyers. An active member of the BSIA's Export Council since its formation, Dermot is known for not only supporting BSIA-organised exhibitions, but also freely giving advice to others who wish to develop their business overseas.

The Contribution to Standards award was won by Geoff Tate, Chief Executive of SSAIB for his significant contribution to improving standards across the electronic security sectors. Geoff has been particularly prolific in the area of standards development for the intruder alarms sector as convenor of the working group that is developing the new suite of European Standards for intruder alarms.

The Chairman's Awards were presented by Association Chairman, Stuart Lowden, at the BSIA's Annual Lunch held on the 16th July at the London Hilton, Park Lane.

Editor’s Notes

The British Security Industry Association is the trade association covering all aspects of the professional security industry in the UK. Its 570 members provide over 70% of UK security products and services and adhere to strict quality standards. For more information see www.bsia.co.uk, email info@bsia.co.uk or telephone 0845 389 3889.

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