Our Journey with the OSPAs: Guardhouse and Our Growing Alignment with the OSPAs

At Guardhouse, our commitment to providing top-tier security solutions goes hand in hand with our deep respect for the values that drive the security industry. This is precisely why our journey with the Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) has been so incredibly meaningful. More than just an awards body, the OSPAs recognise the outstanding contributions of individuals and organisations, something we wholeheartedly believe in and constantly strive for ourselves.

Our own core values – integrity, vigilance, and a steadfast commitment to safeguarding our clients – resonate powerfully with the OSPAs' mission to acknowledge and celebrate excellence. We view the OSPAs as a vital platform that shines a much-needed light on the superb work being done across the entire security landscape. Their rigorous and ethical approach to recognising performance aligns perfectly with our own pursuit of the very highest standards.

Our involvement with the OSPAs began four years ago with our category of the Australian awards. This initial step reflected our early recognition of the importance of celebrating success within the industry. Since then, Guardhouse has grown significantly, and we are immensely proud that our commitment to the OSPAs has expanded right alongside us. We now proudly sponsor a category not only the Australian OSPAs, but also those in New Zealand, the USA, and in the UK we are a drinks reception sponsor. This considerable expansion mirrors our own business growth and our broadening reach within the global security market.

"The OSPAs is an initiative based on recognising those who are outstanding and in bringing this to fruition we have long sought to collaborate with partners who share and reflect that aim. Guardhouse have been aligned with us for many years, growing at pace alongside us. We are delighted that this will continue  into the future and we certainly wish our Guardhouse colleagues well as they too spread their business offering across the world."

For us, supporting the OSPAs is a tangible way to champion the values we hold so dear. Witnessing the recognition of exceptional achievements across diverse sectors of the security industry is genuinely inspiring and powerfully reinforces our own commitment to continuous improvement. As Professor Martin Gill, founder of the OSPAs, often states, "The OSPAs highlight the very best the security industry has to offer, setting a benchmark for excellence globally." The OSPAs provide a crucial benchmark, actively encouraging everyone to strive for excellence, and we are truly honoured to play a part in that vital process.