The finalists for the first ever Workplace Violence Reduction Awards (WVRAs) have now been revealed. The WVRAs recognise those who excel in different aspects of reducing violence in all types of workplaces in any sector. These awards are designed to be both independent and inclusive, and they are open to anyone who excels at reducing workplace violence.
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 Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE), IFPO, National Association for Healthcare Security (NAHS), National Business Crime Centre (NBCC), Safer Business Network, Security Commonwealth, Security Industry Federation (SIF), Women’s Security Society, Association of University Chief Security Officers (AUCSO) and IAHSS.
This year’s WVRAs awards ceremony, proudly sponsored by Maybo, 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 workplace violence reduction.
2025 finalists
Outstanding Leadership
Moseen Ali – Sodexo
Alvin Bowyer – Serco
Matthew Carpenter & Paul Richardson – Active Care Group
Fiona Cavana – Carrongrange High School
Laura Colston – University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust
Adam Gore – Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Stephen Harvey – Queensgate Shopping Centre
Matt Johnson – Compass Group UK & Ireland – Healthcare
Aman Joshi – Compass Group UK & Ireland – Healthcare
Alex Kuye – Compass Group UK & Ireland – Healthcare
Daniel Pike – NG Bailey
Elyse MacKinnon – Winter Overnight Welcome Centre, Glasgow City Mission
Natalie Samuels – North West Ambulance Service
Violence Prevention and Reduction (VPR) Hub – Association of Ambulance Chief Executives
Steve Wiffen – Savills
Outstanding Training Initiative
Active Care Group
Violence Prevention and Reduction (VPR) Hub – Association of Ambulance Chief Executives
Clinical Holding Training – Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)
MBNL Employee & Engineer Personal Security Awareness Course – CTR Secure Services
Security Guarding Evolution Training – HSBC
Domestic Abuse Procedure – HSBC Security Control Room
Denes Janka – ISS Facility Services
VRU Summer Programme – London Irish Foundation
Violence & Aggression Reduction Training – Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Teaching NHS Trust
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust and Compass Group UK & Ireland – Healthcare
Dynamic Threat, Risk Assessment and Security (DTRAS) Training – Daniel & Jacqueline Pike
Queensgate Shopping Centre
Welfare and Vulnerability Engagement Programme (WAVE) – Safer Business Network
Physical Intervention Training – SecuriGroup
The Royal Society for Public Health in Partnership with NHS England
Outstanding Partnership Initiative
Glasgow City Mission – Winter Project: Glasgow City Mission, Salvas Training, Police Scotland, Glasgow City Council, British Red Cross, Simon Community and Scottish Ambulance Service
ISS Security team/Partnership initiative/Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust
Medirest Security Management & Peterborough City Hospital
The National Ambulance Violence and Security Group (NAVSeG)
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust and Compass Group UK & Ireland – Healthcare
The Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls and Domestic Abuse Consortium– Our Safer City
Queensgate Shopping Centre and Cambridgeshire Police NPT
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust & Vigilant
SGC Security Services and Kettering General Hospital
Outstanding De-Escalation Skills
Yakubu Adetunji – GSTS
Nana Adu – North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
Eric Busia – North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
Matthew Hulme – Sodexo
Valentine Adjetey, Mahmud Mahamed, and Abdulfatah Ali – North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
Queensgate Security Team
Shebi Malik and Dylan Bell – SecuriGroup
Great Western Hospital Security Team – Serco
Ministry of Justice Residential Assistants Team – Sodexo
Roman Stachowicz & Henry Nzekwue – UCLH National Hospital
Outstanding Safe Settings/ Spaces
Elyse MacKinnon, Winter Overnight Welcome Centre – Glasgow City Mission
Operation Portum – National Business Crime Centre
Queensgate Management Team
Safe Havens Initiative – Safer Business Network
Mark Stuart – Savills
University Hospitals Birmingham
Tickets to attend the WVRAs are now on sale. Buy your tickets online at https://www.thewvras.com/attend/ before they sell out.
