Gallagher continues winning ways

As Gallagher takes on two new BDMs, the Hamilton-based security technology manufacturer bags a haul of awards at home and abroad, including Security Today’s Product of the Year for Security Health Check.

New talent for NZ sales team

Gallagher has beefed up its New Zealand sales team with the addition of two new appointments during September. Gallagher has hired Mark Bevan as Business Development Manager (BDM) for the Upper North Island, and Baden Foster, a Technical Business Development Manager for the South Island.

Bevan arrives from Ingram Micro where he worked in a similar role for four years after cutting his teeth at Atlas Gentech NZ for almost nine years. His focus is on gaining a deep understanding of customers’ challenges and adding real value.

According to Bevan, “Access control is about so much more than just opening and closing doors and can add real business value by creating a more efficient operation.”

Foster, meanwhile, will work in a Technical Business Development role providing support for customers and generating new business in the South Island. He is intent on optimising Gallagher’s channel partner network to bring on more customers.

“I thrive on building close, longlasting relationships with customers and sharing my experience and technical knowledge with them,” Foster said. Foster joins Gallagher from Electrical Supply Corp, where he worked as a territory manager for two years, but he began his career in The Royal New Zealand Navy as an electronic technician.

“We have had explosive growth in New Zealand and the Pacific over the past few years,” commented Justin Miller, General Manager New Zealand and Pacific Islands for Gallagher’s security business “Adding Mark and Baden to the team allows us to provide greater levels of service and grow our business accordingly.”

Security Today’s Product of the Year

Gallagher’s Security Health Check auditing tool has won a Security Today New Product of the Year award. The awards honour the outstanding product development achievements of security equipment manufacturers whose products are particularly noteworthy in their contribution to improving security.

Gallagher’s Security Health Check solution won in the Cyber Defence category. The highly unique product is a free auditing tool designed to help Gallagher customers identify and understand potential vulnerabilities within their security system.

“There really is no other product like Security Health Check in the market,” said Steve Bell, Chief Technology Officer at Gallagher.

“Cyber security is a huge issue for the world right now. As a technology developer, we feel a responsibility to create solutions with the highest level of cyber protection available,” Bell commented. “We are committed to ensuring our customers are wellinformed and supported in their efforts to to mitigate risks.”

Nearly 100 entries were received in the 11th successful year of the independently juried contest. Winners were honoured in a range of categories, and the awards will be presented at the Global Security Exchange (GSX) in Chicago during September.

NZ Security Industry Awards

Continuing the awards theme, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director of Gallagher Sir William Gallagher was recently presented with a Visionary Leadership award at the annual New Zealand Security Industry awards. The Visionary Leadership award recongnised the unprecedented 57 years that Sir William has led the Gallagher business and inspired the people who work there.

Throughout his career, Sir William has shown exceptional vision in identifying emerging opportunities in the security industry and has championed his team to develop highly innovative products which compete on the world stage. “I’m truly honoured to have received the Visionary Leadership Award” said Sir William.

“While technology and innovation are integral to our success, it’s people who are at the heart of what we do. We have an outstanding team at Gallagher, some of the brightest minds in the world, in my opinion. To be recognised for leading our people and for continuing to successfully lead the business that my Father started, really means a great deal to me,” Sir William said.

In addition to the Visionary Leadership Award, Gallagher also won the Best Product of the Year Award for their innovative Type A Alarm solution. The Type A innovation delivers the highest level of electronic intruder detection to the New Zealand Government and armed forces.

As part of the design and development, Gallagher undertook extensive research with the New Zealand Defence Force and NZSIS. It uses stateof-the-art digital cryptography to talk to a network of intruder detection sensors in a way that protects from both cyberattack and physical tampering in a high security environment.