24th October 2013

Westminster Group Plc:

Westminster Aviation Security Services

Receive top award for International Achievement at the Security Excellence Awards

Westminster Group Plc ('Westminster' or the 'Group'), the AIM listed supplier of advanced security and defence equipment, services and solutions worldwide, is proud to announce that Westminster Aviation Security Services ('WASS'), part of the Group's Managed Services Division, has been honoured with an International Achievement Award at the Security Excellence Awards 2013 presented on the 23rd October 2013 at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London.

The award recognises a UK company that has realised an outstanding achievement or improvement in international sales or exports, or has otherwise been instrumental in a significant security application or project outside of the UK.

The event is organised by United Business Media and run in association with IFSECGlobal.com and the gala dinner hosted by TV comedian Rufus Hound. The International Achievement category was sponsored by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) and judging takes place over several months by a panel of distinguished independent industry experts who judge companies against the rigorous and established awards criteria. 

Approaching their fifteenth year, the Security Excellence Awards have consistently broken new ground in highlighting the very best people, projects and processes the UK's security sector has to offer. Every October, over 1,000 of the profession's foremost practitioners gather at London's prestigious Hilton Hotel on Park Lane to recognise and honour the magnificent achievements of their peers in the security management, installation, consultancy and manufacturing sub-sectors.

Commenting on the award Peter Fowler, Chief Executive of Westminster Group, said:

"I am both delighted and proud to have received this prestigious award on behalf of our aviation security division, WASS, which is recognition of substantial achievements they are making within the aviation security sector worldwide.

"It is always an honour to win awards for achievement and particularly so when such an award is conferred by your peers in the industry. I believe the British security industry is amongst the best in the world both with innovation of technology and in the delivery of service.

"Westminster provides a wide range of security solutions and services to the aviation sector including providing the entire security services for airports under our Total Care Programme. We are currently in negotiations with a number of airports around the world for complete, long term airport security solutions and I hope to be able to update the market on developments very soon."

Further details on Westminster's aviation security solutions can be found on Group websites:

www.wass-ltd.com 

www.wi-ltd.com/Solutions_by_Sector/Airports_and_Aviation 

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Notes:

Westminster Group plc. is a leader in the supply of system solutions and products to the security, defence and safety markets worldwide.

Westminster's principal activity is the design, supply and ongoing support of advanced technology security solutions, encompassing a wide range of surveillance, detection, tracking and interception technologies and the provision of long term managed services contracts such as the management and running of complete security services and solutions in airports, ports and other such facilities together with the provision of manned services, consultancy and training services. The majority of its customer base, by value, comprises governments and government agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGO's) and blue chip commercial organisations.