India’s leading security and fire safetytrade fair and conference – “Secutech India 2019 and Fire & Safety India 2019” gathered the whole industry in Mumbai

By OEM Update Editorial May 14, 2019 10:42 am

The 8th Annual Secutech India 2019 and the 4th Annual Fire & Safety India 2019 exhibition and conference took place from 25th to 27thApril at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. The show wasorganised with the motto ‘Source – Explore – Network’ providinghindsight to the remarkable contribution of OEMs and technology manufacturers to the Indian Security and Fire Safety industry, which has today become one of the fastest growing markets in the world.

With India’s accelerating economic growth continuing to drive industry demand, these twinbusiness exhibitionscreated an ideal opportunity for leading players to network and do business with each other under one roof.Todaythe security and fire protection industry in India has assumed a very important roleand in context with the current policy and regulatorydevelopments, the security sector isdestined for an upsurge in recent times.

Under the themes of (a) intelligent security;(b) firesafety technology and (c) innovative security solutions for various industry verticals including oil & gas, healthcare, real estate, education, retail, transport, banking, hospitality and public sectors organizations; the show played host to display some of the latest technological innovations and new products for security and fire protection.

This year the exhibition provided regional buyers the opportunity to source products from some of the world’s leading safety, security and fire protection brands.The products and solutions displayed at Secutech India 2019 encompassed cutting edge products in the areasofvideo analytics and surveillance, access control, facial recognition systems, perimeter security,and smart city innovations;while at Fire & Safety India 2019, one could witness an array of products including fire-fighting equipment, active fire protection systems, passive fire protection solutions, personal protection equipment and ancillary equipment.

New Opportunities for Exhibitors and Visitors
About 300 companiesfrom different countries exhibited at the exhibition. The exhibition provided a perfect networking platform for accessing the Indian market along with the security – fire safety suppliers in India. Throughout the exhibition, nearly 20000 professional visitors came from all across India while key industry players includingPramaHikvision,eSSL Security,Seagate,BioMax, Trueview, ZKTeco, Mantra, Road Point GPS, Mark Electronics Corporation, Sivananda Electronics, AssaAbloy, Veracity and many more showcased theirsecurity products and safety solutions at Secutech India 2019. Fire & Safety India 2019 showcased products and solutions from Shah BhogilalJethalal& Bros (AAAG), Kirloskar Brothers Limited, 3M, Swastik Synergy, Blue Scope, Safe Pro, Firetech Equipment And Systems and Brijbasi Fire Safety Systems to name a few.

Regional buyers representing diverse vertical market sectors including transportation, construction, finance, retail, hospitality, commercial building owners, system integrators, distributors, real estate developers, project owners and government bodieswere at the venue to learn about new products and also sourceit directly from the manufacturers.

Connect – Consultant Consortium
The Connect and Consultant Consortium program at the exhibition was a facilitated networking activity that allowed exhibitors and pre-registered visitors (end-users) to schedule business appointments at the exhibition. India’s top security consultants, chief security officers, system integrators, fire safety heads, architects, developers-builders and the end-user fraternities came together to discuss and acquire requirements for on-going and upcoming projects from the leading brands from security and fire-safety product manufacturers exhibiting at the show. Consultant Consortium was a unique business matchmaking program for MEP consultants and engineers which provided pre-scheduled one-to-one meetings with key exhibitors depending on project needs.

Fire Safety Volunteer Training
Fire & Safety India exhibition along with the Maharashtra Fire Services and Mumbai Fire Brigadeorganised the Fire Safety Volunteer Training initiative. It was a voluntary call for corporate organisations to nominate a group of employees to train as Fire Safety Volunteers and be certified from Maharashtra Fire Services and Mumbai Fire Brigade. The initiative saw great success and the registrations both through pre-registration and on-site crossed the threshold expected at this premiere allied event.

Conference and Knowledge Programs
In order to encourage networking and promote discussions relevant to the key issues facing India’s security and fire & safety domains, a series of specialised panel discussion sessions were held during the exhibition. Twoconsecutive conclaves – the Secutech India Safety and Security Conclave and Fire Safety India Conclave welcomedleading industry and business leaders to address key issues facing the security and safety community at large. It provided a unique opportunity to reinvent one’s approach to risk, security and fire-safety.

Secutech India Safety and Security Conclave 2019 were themed around: (a) Smart urban infrastructure – Monitoring &Surveillance framework; (b) The Changing Security Paradigm and (c) Artificial Intelligence Frameworks in security. The theme of Fire Safety India Conclave revolved around the new science behind fire protection and fire prevention in Built environments and Industrial complexes. Top subject matter experts, powerful thought leaders and eminent fire safety officers and security heads from across industry participated at the knowledge programs concurrently held along the exhibition.

Shield Awards
The SECONA Shield Awards 2019 – powered by Secutech India, were announced at a glittering awards night on 26th April 2019 at the exhibition where hundreds of decision makers, thought leaders, influencers from the fraternity cheered the coveted winners of the most genuine awards for the security and fire protection industry.
Commenting on the success of the show,Manish Gandhi, COO & Executive Director, ABEC Exhibitions and Conferences opined,“Secutech India and Fire & Safety India, today is the country’s most premier security exhibition with one of the largest turnout of global and regional players from the booming security and fire-safety market. The twin exhibitions are growing better in terms of publicity, facilities and visitor profile as the importance of being fire safe and safe guarding premises and personnel’s are on a rise at industrial premises and commercial complexes.”