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
Mabel Higgins – MH Fire Safety
Nick Lacey – Wolverhampton Homes
Andrea Necchi Ghiri – City Fire Proofing
Craig Parkin – Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service
Colin Todd – CS Todd and Associates
Outstanding Team
Fire Risk Solutions Northern Ireland Team
Fire Safety Team – Lancashire Teaching Hospital
Fire Safety Team – Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
MH Fire Safety Team
Fire Safety Team – NHS – UHL Leicester
Corporate Communications Team – Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service
Pobl Fire Compliance Team – Pobl Group
Fire Risk Assessment Team – The Riverside Group
Team Heathrow – Trinity Pro
Fire Safety Team – Wolverhampton Homes
Fire Safety Team – University Hospitals of Liverpool Group
Outstanding Organisation
4site Consulting
Aico
CBES Fire & Security
Eurotech Fire Systems
Fire Industry Association
Fire Risk Solutions Northern Ireland (FRSNI)
Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service
Outstanding Consultant
Keith Todd – Ridge
Global HSE Group
PartB
Outstanding Installer/Integrator
Steve Farr – Camsafe Fire & Security Systems
Mitie Fire & Security Systems
RayFire Services
Wentworth Security & Fire Protection
Outstanding Product/Innovation
OmniCALL – Baldwin Boxall
SITENET – Bull Products
CORE System – Ciqurix
SmartNet – Cygnus
SafeVue – Drax Technology
Sygno-fi Dongle Device – Eurotech Fire Systems
Global Academy – Global HSE Group
Supporting Women Into the Fire Service (SWIFS) Project – Mary-Anna Jennings
FRAEW App – PartB
Building Safety CAD plans – Original CAD Plans
Red-Stop® – Redplug
Safegate Drakon – Safegate
The Mass Timber Insurance Playbook – The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products
Outstanding Partnership/Collaboration
Aico & Melville Housing Association
Canary Wharf Group & London Fire Brigade
Eurotech Fire Systems & Charles Thomas Heritage Fire Protection
Tickets to attend the FREAs are now on sale. Buy your tickets online at https://www.thefreas.com/attend/ before they sell out.
