The finalists for the first ever Fire Resilience Excellence Awards (FREAs) have now been revealed. The FREAs recognise outstanding performance in tackling fires and improving resilience to them. The core values of the FREAs emphasise excellence, innovation, and dedication to fire safety in the UK.
The awards are founded on strong ethical principles and are actively supported by numerous key industry bodies and special interest groups. These organisations nominate judges to represent them, including British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association (BAFSA), Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE), Emergency Planning Society (EPS), Fire & Security Association (FSA), Fire and Rescue Services Association (FRSA), Fire Doors Inspection Scheme (FDIS), Fire Industry Association (FIA), Fire Protection Association (FPA), Fire Sector Federation (FSF), Industry Committee for Emergency Lighting (ICEL), Institute of Fire Safety Managers (IFSM), National Association of Healthcare Fire Officers (NAHFO), National Security Inspectorate (NSI), Residential Sprinkler Association (RSA), Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Security Industry Federation, Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board (SSAIB), Skills for Security, Women in the Fire Service UK (WFS), Fire Brigades Union, Firechief Global & The Social Housing Fire Strategy Group.
This year’s FREAs awards ceremony, proudly sponsored by AXA, will take place on 8 April 2025 at the Birmingham Metropole Hotel. Co-located with The Safety and Security Series, the event will announce this years’ winners during a celebratory dinner, promising an evening of celebration and recognition for the outstanding performers in the fire safety sector.
2025 finalists
Outstanding Leader
Colin Todd – CS Todd and Associates
Craig Parkin – Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service
Mabel Higgins – MH Fire Safety
Andrea Necchi Ghiri – City Fire Proofing
Nick Lacey – Wolverhampton Homes
Outstanding Team
Pobl Fire Compliance Team – Pobl Group
Michael Meehan – Lancashire Teaching Hospital
Fire Safety Team – NHS – UHL Leicester
James Cass – Trinity Pro
Fire Safety Team – Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
University Hospitals of Liverpool Group Fire Safety Team
FRSNI
Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service Corporate Communications Team
Fire Risk Assessment Team – The Riverside Group
MH Fire Safety
Wolverhampton Homes’ Fire Safety Team
Outstanding Organisation
CBES Fire & Security
Aico
FRSNI
Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service
Fire Industry Association
Eurotech Fire Systems
4site Consulting
Outstanding Consultant
PartB Group
Keith Todd – Ridge
Global HSE Group
Outstanding Installer/Integrator
Steve Farr – Camsafe Fire & Security Systems
Wentworth Security & Fire Protection
Mitie Fire & Security Systems
RayFire Services
Outstanding Product/Innovation
Mary-Anna Jennings – SWIFS Project
FRAEW App by Kieran Essex and Sam Squire – PartB
The Mass Timber Insurance Playbook – The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products
OmniCALL – Baldwin Boxall
Redplug – Red-Stop®
Matt Bates – Ciqurix
Global HSE Group – Global Academy
Eurotech Fire Systems – Sygno-fi Dongle Device
SafeVue – Drax Technology
Safegate – Safegate Drakon
Bull Products – SITENET
Cygnus – SmartNet
Mark Paton – Original CAD Plans
Outstanding Partnership/Collaboration
Aico & Melville Housing Association
Eurotech Fire Systems & Charles Thomas Heritage Fire Protection
Canary Wharf Group & London Fire Brigade
Tickets to attend the FREAs are now on sale. Buy your tickets online at https://www.thefreas.com/attend/ before they sell out.
