Winners of the inaugural Security & Safety Entrepreneur Awards (SSEAs) announced 

The SSEAs took place in collaboration with The Security Event at the NEC, Birmingham on Tuesday, 30 April 2024, joined by founding supporters from BSIA, The Banks Foundation and Skills for Security. 

Professor Martin Gill founder of the SSEAs commented “We are thrilled by the success of the inaugural Security and Safety Entrepreneur Awards; the number and quality of entries we received in our first year was truly fantastic, all those who were nominated should feel a profound sense of pride in their accomplishments and especially the winners.” 

The winners of the 2024 SSEAs are: 

Young Entrepreneur of the Year (aged 30 and under) – sponsored by WCoSP
Shivanshi Sharma – Shivanshi Sharma Consultancy

Entrepreneur of the Year – sponsored by Pyronix
Jonathan Parker – EDSB

Intrapreneur of the Year
Preciosa Aycocho – Secure Logiq  

Entrepreneurial Business of the Year: up to £10m – sponsored by Trojan Security
Earnflex  

“Winning the SSEA is a milestone for our team. It reaffirms our commitment to excellence and inspires us to push the boundaries of what we can achieve in making our environment safer.”
Waqas Ahmed, Managing Director

Entrepreneurial Business of the Year: above £10m – sponsored by CSL
First Response Group

Market Disruptor of the Year
EarnFlex  

Family-Owned Business of the Year – sponsored by HKC Security
MAN Commercial Protection

“We are honoured to be names the first ever winners of this prestigious award. As a family-owned business, we take great pride in our commitment to excellent customer service and client satisfaction, whilst always keeping our family values at the heart of everything we do.”
Iain McCallister, CEO

University Start-up of the Year
eNOugh

Lifetime Achievement – sponsored by Ajax
Paul Harvey

The event organisers would like to thank all those who have helped to make the first SSEAs event a success including: all the supporting associations and judges; sponsors: Ajax, CSL Group, HKC Security, Pyronix, Trojan Security (award categories); and media partners – AllSecurityEvents, City Security Magazine, London Business Journal and Professional Security Magazine.