View to a thrill!

The gala night promises to be better than ever before with a James Bond 'Casino Royale' theme providing the backdrop to the serious purpose of awarding those companies and individuals who have displayed excellence within the last year.

The glittering event will include a charity casino, in aid of the Prince's Trust, and a live band providing some great dance music.

Following the deliberations of a distinguished panel of judges the chosen 'excellent' entries have gone have through to the shortlist. The overall winners of each category will be announced on the night of Tuesday November 12 in the ballroom of the Grosvenor House Hotel, London.

Industry VIPs
The black tie event, organised by Security Installer and its sister magazine, SMT (Security Manage-ment Today) has attracted more and more entries over the years. This year's event attracted a record number, making it a daunting task for the judges.

Now in its fourth year, the Security Excellence Awards has also attracted an ever-increasing numbers of guests including many industry 'VIPs'.

This year there are 13 categories in all, with Best Security Client, Best Integrated Security Solutions and Best Security Promotional Cam-paign added to our established series of awards.

Here are this year's finalists in Alphabetical Order:

Best Customer Care Initiative

• Dedicated Micros
  
• Euro Security Systems
  
• Kalamazoo Security Print Ltd
  
• Photo-Scan Systems Ltd
  
• SRS Door Entry Systems

Best Guarding Company

• First Security
  
• London Keyholding Co Ltd
  
• Noble Security Services UK
  
• Securiplan Plc
  
• Whitehall Security Services Ltd
  
• Wilson James Limited
  

Best Integrated Security Solution

• Encrypta Electronics
  
• Galago: Princes Quay Shopping Centre
  
• Intruder International Plc: The Royal Exchange in London
  
• Pearl Fire and Security Limited
  
• St James Security Ltd
  
• The Corps

Best IT Initiative

• e-CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and e-EMP (Employee Empowerment) entered by Anchor Security Services Ltd
  
• CAN Network Access Control and Alarm Monitoring Solution entered by Borer Data Systems
  
• Infonet entered by Photo-Scan Systems Ltd
  
• Operational Management System (OMS) entered by Securicor Security
  
• CD based training packages entered by Video
  
• Controls Ltd

Best Security Consultant

• Arup Security Consulting
  
• Pat Howgill Associates
  
• Secured by Design (SBD) Ltd
  
• TPS Consult
  
• VIDEF Security Management

Best Security Innovation

• Destiny CCTV Plus entered by Baxall Ltd
  
• CS5000 Audio Verification Unit (AVU) entered by CSL Communications Ltd
  
• Gardtec 593/593MX control panel entered by Gardtec Limited
  
• Activetrac System entered by Securitrac Ltd
  
• The Red Tag entered by The Tag Company
  
• Columbus Triplex Digital Video Recorder entered by Vista

Best Security Installer

• Galago
  
• Intruder International Plc
  
• Kings Security
  
• Pearl Fire and Security Limited
  
• Reliance High-Tech Limited
  
• Security Design Associates

Best Security Manager

• Geoffrey Northcott of Borders International
  
• George Mensah of Noble Security Services UK
  
• Jerry Carter of House of Fraser Group
  
• Mark Edis of Capital One
  
• Stephen Daniels of Wembley (London) Limited

Best Security Manufacturer

• Ademco Microtech
  
• Castle Care Tech
  
• Panasonic
  
• Pelco UK
  
• Sanyo UK Sales

Best Security Partnering Initiative

• Baxall and IndigoVision entered by Baxall Ltd
  
• The ATM Project entered by Kings Security
  
• The Tag Company & Nedap, entered by The Tag Company
  
• Wilson James Limited

Best Security Promotional Campaign

• Supporting the security industry in adapting to ACPO Policy 2000, entered by BT RedCARE
  
• 'Riot. Airport. Grenade', entered by IndigoVision
  
• Veritec P2 launch campaign, entered by Pyronix Ltd
  
• 'A Contract of Substance', entered by The Security Watchdog
  
• Product X (Vista PowerDome) campaign, entered by Vista

Best Security training Initiative

• Introduction of DD243:2002, entered by ADT Fire and Security
  
• Interview Techniques Training (Colleague Dishonesty), entered by Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd
  
• City & Guilds Licentiateship in Security management – The Corps
  
• Trafford Guardsafe joint entry from Trafford Park Security and Noble Security Services UK
  
• Various training courses developed by Video Controls Ltd
  
• VSG's all round training strategy

Security Client of the Year

• The list of finalists in this category are to be announced later.

The judging panel this year covered a broad spectrum of the industry, all of the individuals concerned rightly seen as experts in their field. Sitting on the panel for 2002 were:

• Richard Flenly, Group Security Manager, Canary Wharf Group plc;
  
• Peter French, Managing Director, SSR Personnel;
  
• Stefan Hay, Executive, Director Designate, SITO;
  
• Ian Johnson, Principal, Ian Johnson Associates;
  
• Professor Martin Gill, Scarman Centre,
  
• Nigel Winham, Head of Security, Bovis Lend Lease;
  
• Anthony King, Director, Kings Security;
  
• Inspector Kevin Mann, Secretary, ACPO Security Systems Sector.

Also sitting on the jury were Alan Hyder, Editor of Security Installer and Brian Sims, Editor of SMT.