The shortlist of finalists has been announced for this year’s Fire Excellence Awards.

The awards ceremony – to be held on Tuesday 17 May 2011 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole hotel – will celebrate the best products, services and individuals in the fire safety community.

The gala evening will kick off with a drinks reception, followed by a three-course dinner, entertainment and the awards ceremony itself, with a charity casino to round off a memorable event.

The host of the evening will be rugby international legend Martin Bayfield, who won 31 England caps and two Grand Slams. Formerly a police protection officer, 6’10” Martin has played Robbie Coltrane’s body double as Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, and was a member of the BBC rugby commentary team as well as host of Channel Five’s NFL coverage and presenter of The World’s Strongest Man.

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Fire Excellence Awards 2011 - Finalists

Best Detection and Alarm Product
Cooper Safety  Radio+ / CW900
Eurofyre  AlarmEye
Fike Safety Technology  SigniFire
Morley IAS  DX Connexion
Wagner Group  Titanus management package
Xtralis  OSID

Best Passive Protection Product
Fire Protection Ltd  Flamebar BW18
Fireco  Freedor
Firemac  FM60-240
Powerprize  IdealGuard secure letterbox
Promat  TLFR Board
Scape Connections  Fire rated bolt caps

Best Suppression Product
Apreco  SGV Pressure Relief Valve
AFP Air  Technologies SHX-DuFlow
Kidde Fire Protection  Argonite C60
Victaulic Company  769 preaction valve
Wagner Group  OxyReduct Compact
 
Best Means of Escape Product 
Fireco  Freedor
Globex Europe  Evacuation chair
Hochiki Europe  Emergency lighting system
Lightstep Technologies  Intelligent Evacuation System

Best Partnership
BRE Global/FIA  Beam and aspirating detection at heights
Cheshire Fire and Rescue  Springboard
QuinetiQ  Project Ghost
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue  ATF Solutions

Best Training Initiative
IFEDA
Jersey Fire & Rescue
Metropolitan Police
Serco/HMP Kilmarnock
Surrey County Council 

Fire Safety Engineering Award
Exova Warrington  Crossrail Whitechapel
Exova Warrington  Southmead Hospital
Ramboll Safe  Ferrari World

Best Installation company - Active
Chris Lewis Fire & Security
Fire Design Solutions
Millwood Servicing

Best Installation Company - Passive
Hillmore
Fire Protection Ltd
Sharpfibre

Best Fire Safety Manager
Ross McHaffie  Serco/HMP Kilmarnock
Neeraj Dubey  Vadinar Oil Terminal
Tom Taylor  Babcock International - Devenport Dockyard
Steve Moulton  Westfield Shopping Centre London 

Export Achievement
Fire Fighting Enterprises