02-Mar-2017
The first edition of Fire & Security Expo 2017 (FSIE 2017) concluded successfully on 25th February, 2017 at IEML, Greater Noida.
The 3 day event from February 22-25, 2017 witnessed good number of
participation from exhibitors from Fire & Security domain displaying innovative
and leading technologies.
The event was jointly organised by the Fire & Security Association of India
(www.fsai.in) and NürnbergMesse India (www.nuernbergmesse-india.in).
FSIE 2017 was inaugurated by Chief Guest - Mr. Prakash Mishra – Director
General (DG) Fire Civil Defence Guard – Ministry Of Home Affairs, Govt. of
India. Other eminent dignitaries present such as Mr. Manoj Shenoy – Business
Line Director IDEX, Mr. Ajit Raghavan – General Secretary FSAI, Mr. Rakesh
Arora – Chairman FSIE, Mr. Pankaj Dharkar – National President FSAI, Mr. N R
Markandya – Director Fire & Emergency Fire Service, Mr. Peter Ottmann – CEO
NuernbergMesse Group, Mr. P S Rahangdale – Director Maharashtra Fire
Service, Mr. Ashok Menon – Director Goa Fire & Emergency Services and Mr.
Hemel Dhakan – COO Prama Hik Vision India.
The Inauguration ceremony was followed by workshops and technical sessions
by Industry experts on various Fire Safety and Security topics such as Overview,
current status & changes in the National Building Code of India (NBC), Fire &
Security in building services and Warehouse protection. The first day of the
show began with the keynote address by Mr. Uwe Kirchner, President – Fire &
Rescue, IDEX.
Finest India Skills and Talent (F.I.S.T.) Awards 2017 which honoured the
extraordinary contribution of organization and individuals in the field of
security, safety, fire fighting and emergency response, had twelve different
categories for the awards. The winners included leading names like Bosch
Limited for Best Fire Safe Company, Delhi International Airport (P) Limited for
Best Fire Safe Company – Services, Visakhapatam Steel Plant (RINL) - CISF Fire
Wing - Best Fire Safe Company – Manufacturing, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
for Best Fire Consulting Project, Sabarmati Capital One Limited (GIFT One
Building) for Best Integrated Project, Gujarat International Finance Tec City
Company Limited (GIFT City) for Best Innovation - Fire Safety Make in India,
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. - Mundra Delhi Pipeline for Best Secure Company, BSES Rajdhani Power Limited for Best Secure Company – Services,
Essar Steel India Limited for Best Secure Company – Manufacturing, Asf
Infrastructure Private Limited for Best Security Consulting Projects, Hayagriva
Software Private Limited for Best Innovation – Security, Fire Service Training
Institute (FSTI) for Institute of the Year 2017 - for Fire & Security, Delhi Metro
Railway Corporation (DMRC) for Golden Safety Award, and ITC Maurya for
Golden Security Award.
The exhibitor spectrum at FSIE 2017 included products from Fire & Protection
Systems (Active & Passive), Life Safety Systems, Security & Surveillance
Systems, Emergency & Rescue Systems.
IDEX for the first time had a Live Demonstration of cutting cars with latest
rescue tools & technologies.
Said Pankaj Dharkar, National President, FSAI, “An extensive range of safety
and security products and solutions were on display during the expo.
Simultaneously, there was a conference on contemporary issues of great
interest to the trade. Both exhibitors and visitors benefited from the same. As
a non-profit organisation representing the fire protection, life safety, security,
building automation, loss prevention and risk management domains, FSAI is
pleased to be associated with this event. FSAI aims to work closely with the
government and all other stakeholders to enable the Indian fire and security
industries to reach global pre-eminence with a better regulatory framework.”
Added Sonia Prashar, CEO, NürnbergMesse India, “The event showcased the latest
technologies, developments and applications in the fire and security domain.
The FIST Awards was one of the main highlights of this event, which recognised
achievements across various fields in the fire security and safety industry. We
would like to thank all our visitors, exhibitors, partners, supporting associations
and media for making the first edition of the event a grand success. We look
forward to see you again from 22 -24 February, 2018 in BIEC, Bengaluru”
About FSAI: A non-profit organisation, FSAI has been working for boosting the fire and
security industry in India for the past 14 years. It has created many platforms to inform
the building construction industry about the importance of fire and security
equipment, and played a vital role in bringing attention to the sector. The association
has over 1,800 members including 400+ global and Indian corporates such as Siemens,
Honeywell, Bosch, Schneider, Tyco, Assa Abloy, Reliance, L&T, Voltas, Wipro, Bajaj,
UTC and UL, and 1,400+ Indian and global professionals including leading architects,
consultants and end-users.
About NuernbergMesse: NürnbergMesse India is one of the 15 largest exhibition
companies in the world with 40 years of proven quality standards. Its portfolio covers
some 120 national and international exhibitions and congresses, and approximately
40 sponsored pavilions at Nuremberg and worldwide. Every year around 30,000
exhibitors (international share 41%) and up to 1.4 million visitors (international share
of trade visitors 24%) participate in the own, partner and guest events of the
NürnbergMesse Group which is present with subsidiaries in China, North America,
Brazil, Italy and India.
CONTACT FOR THE MEDIA
Manasi Multani; NürnbergMesse India Pvt Ltd; Tel +91 11. 47 16-88 43;
Fax +91 11. 26 11-86 64. manasi.multani@nm-india.com
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