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Finalists for the UK OSPAs Awards Announced
Dec 06, 2019
The UK OSPAs (Outstanding Security Performance Awards) announced the finalists of the 2020 awards at the International Security Expo which took place on Tuesday 3rd December 2019.
Now in their fourth year, the UK OSPAs serve to recognise the contributions that companies, initiatives, teams and individuals make to the security industry and wider community. The awards recognise extraordinary performance in a variety of different categories.
Security and Fraud Experts – SAFE are pleased to announce that our Security Management Specialist Peter Paskin is one of the finalists under the category of ‘Outstanding Contract Security Manager/Director’.
Finalists will now be put forward to the next stage of the competition and winners will be announced at the OSPAs awards dinner taking place in February 2020.
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