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McLean scoops top property award
Neil McLean has been crowned Property Personality of the Year at the Yorkshire Property Awards, held last night at the Rudding Park Hotel in Harrogate. The awards, organised by the Variety Club, recognised the standout achievers from the Yorkshire property sector. McLean, office managing partner of DLA Piper in Leeds and chairman of the Leeds City Region local enterprise partnership, collected his award in front of an audience of just under 800 people.
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Deals
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Syntopix swoops for skin centre
Syntopix has announced plans to buy the Leeds Skin Centre for Applied Research for £900,000. The Bradford-based speciality pharmaceutical research and development company is also raising £2m through the issue of 50 million ordinary shares at 4 pence per share.
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IoD chief calls for investment help
The government needs to act to help businesses seeking investment. That's the view of Miles Templeman, the director general of the Institute of Directors (IoD), who spoke to Insider. He said: "If the government wants UK businesses to compete on the world stage, it needs to give more assistance to businesses in need of funding.
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London Security eyes deals
London Security remains on the look-out for deals after posting its results for the year to 31 December 2010, it has said. Both revenue and pre-tax profit were flat after a difficult year for the Elland-based fire protection business.
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Property
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Bruntwood claims big chunk of Q1 deals
Commercial property business Bruntwood has said it was responsible for 43 per cent of all office deals in the Leeds city centre market during the first quarter of 2011.
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New tenants sign up at Meadowhall
British Land has said four fashion brands are set to open in Meadowhall by early summer. FR by Fashion Rocks, Crumpler, VANS and Boux Avenue will occupy space at the Sheffield shopping centre, which is also to open its first champagne bar.
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Queen's Award winner set for Huddersfield expansion
Queen's Award winner Severn Glocon Group is expanding its Huddersfield operation, Insider can reveal.
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DTZ bags Gildersome hat-trick
DTZ in Leeds has secured a trio of deals at Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate. Belgrade Insulations, DHL and CD (UK)/Avante Bathrooms have all taken space on the industrial park, outside Morley in Leeds.
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Business Tourism
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York to host travel conference
The Group Travel Organisers Association has chosen to host its annual conference in York. More than 200 tour operators and group travel organisers will descend on the city in January 2012 for the conference - to be held at the Park Inn Hotel.
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Business
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Something for the weekend
Insider's column looking at the week's quirkiest stories and events across the region. This week: New columnist in the offing; Y Factor anticipation builds; Walk this way; I don't like cricket (I love it).
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