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The annual East Midlands Property Awards took place with work on the long-awaited Unity Square and

Broadmarsh shopping centre projects in Nottingham having just begun.

It also came after Amazon and GlaxoSmithKline had invested in major new sites, a London property firm ploughed £40m into Leicester, and Toyota announced a quarter-of-a-billion upgrade of its Derby factory.

In his keynote speech, Insider’s business editor Ian Griffin told an audience of almost 500 professionals: “I want you to put aside Brexit blues and Trump turmoil

for a moment. There’s plenty to be optimis-tic about in this region right now. There’s so much going on.

“Work has started on two of the region’s most high-profile sites – Unity Square and Broadmarsh in Nottingham. These are nationally significant schemes which will provide much-needed grade-A office and retail space.”

Some of the region’s most eyecatching developments of the past 12 months were among the winners, including the GlaxoSmithKline Centre for Sustainable Chemistry at the University of Nottingham, the Discovery Centre at BioCity in

Nottingham, and Infinity Park Derby’s iHub.There was also a prominent winner

from outside the three main cities of Nottingham, Derby and Leicester.

Ursula Lidbetter, chief executive of Lincolnshire Co-op and chair of Greater Lincolnshire Enterprise Partnership, was the first female to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award in the event’s 17 years.

As well as a sumptuous three-course dinner, the event once again featured a thrilling charity auction, expertly run by master of ceremonies Chris Hollins, which raised more than £6,400 for the Children’s Bereavement Centre.

A W A R D S P O N S O R S D R I N K S R E C E P T I O N S P O N S O R

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THIS YEAR’S GLITTERING SHOWCASE OF THE EAST MIDLANDS PROPERTY SECTOR WAS ONE OF THE MOST UPBEAT IN YEARS

TOP OF THE PROPS

Invest in the bestProsperity Capital Partners is a niche property investment and development company

specialising in the alternative investment sector predominantly in Purpose Built Student

Accommodation (PBSA) and Build to Rent (BTR) throughout the UK and Ireland

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FURTHER INFORMATION Fraser Macdonald | Email: fraser@prosperity.partners | Tel: 020 8820 0818 / 07941 100 840

Our vision is to be a leading developer in PBSA and

professional BTR sectors delivering 10,000 homes

over the next 8-10 years. We are currently on track

to deliver that target and realise our vision.

As of October 2017, we have either completed,

secured or are under construction with more than

£260m of projects across the UK with a projected

profit of £37m which includes profits delivered to

date of £3.4m through the successful delivery of

a PBSA scheme in Derby which was sold to Aviva

Investors.

We are committed to innovation in an industry

which is in crisis and strive to source the most

cost-efficient supply chain through our

construction partners while at the same time

utilising modern methods of construction and

delivering our schemes through a modular build

process.

We are excited about the short, medium and

longer-term outlook of the sectors we operate in

which are robust and counter cyclical providing

stable returns for investors.

We have been working with investment

partners since we incorporated more than three

years ago. Our investors are a key part of our

business and are crucial to our success.

Investments are typically between 6 months to 2

years depending on the project. The rate of

return reflects the security that we can offer for

each scheme.

We only work with professional investors who

invest in excess of £100,000. We carefully vet our

investors and use our ‘Know Your Client’ process

to ensure that the investments are right for them

and that we are complying with FCA guidelines.

Prosperity are an appointed representative of

Odin Capital Management Ltd who are fully

authorised by the FCA.

Capital preservation is at the heart of all

investment decisions that we make for the

If you are a professional investor, or would like

to know if you qualify as a professional investor,

and would like to find out more about how

Prosperity can help grow your wealth then please

contact our Investor Relations Director, Fraser

Macdonald, on the phone numbers or email

below.

company and our investors. Our investors always

get their capital back and interest before

Prosperity receive any profit. We have built close

working relationships with our investors across the

UK and Europe and are proud that many of our

investors re-invest in subsequent schemes. We

believe in fostering long term relationships.

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DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD Sponsored by RizkMcCay

WINNER iHub, Infinity Park Derby (Franklin Ellis Architects, Derby City Council, University of Derby)

DETAILS The 45,000 sq ft building provides workspace for start-ups, early-stage businesses and high-growth SMEs in the transport, engineering and hi-tech sec-tors. As well as 18 traditional office workspaces, the iHub, which has enterprise zone status, provides 14 ground-floor workshops for businesses seeking a more hybrid working environment

Judges were impressed that the finished project stuck almost completely to the original concept, including a number of quite complex elements. This was a testament to the strength of the design.

HIGHLY COMMENDED Isaac Newton Building, University of Lincoln (Maber Architects, University of Lincoln)

SHORTLISTEDn Discovery Building, BioCity (CPMG Architects, Willmott Dixon, Gleeds, Pick

Everard, Geldards, Nottingham City Council)n Vijay Patel Building, De Montfort University (CPMG Architects, Mace, Balfour

Beatty Construction, Curtins, Pick Everard, MDA Consultants)n The GlaxoSmithKline Centre for Sustainable Chemistry (The Fairhursts Design

Group, Morgan Sindall, University of Nottingham)n Fossebrook Primary School, Leicester Forest East (Kast Architects, Willmott

Dixon Construction, Leicestershire County Council)

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEARSponsored by Harworth Group

WINNER The GlaxoSmithKline Centre for Sustainable Chemistry (Morgan Sindall, The Fairhursts Design Group, University of Nottingham)

DETAILS The development, at the University of Nottingham, is globally groundbreaking. It is the world’s first chemistry lab not to add to greenhouse gases or the acceleration of climate change.

The judges said this groundbreaking development is a scientific experi-ment in itself. It uses 70 per cent less carbon than similar buildings and will be carbon-neutral within 25 years, acting as a showcase for sustainable chemistry for many years to come.

SHORTLISTEDn Trent Basin, Nottingham (Blueprint, University of Nottingham)n Rushcliffe Arena, West Bridgford (CPMG Architects, GT3 Architects,

Rushcliffe Borough Council, Farrans Construction, Turner & Townsend)n London Road Fire Station, Nottingham (CPMG Architects, J Tomlinson,

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service)n New Lubbesthorpe Residential Development Sustainable Urban Extension

(Mather Jamie, Bentley Project Management)n Discovery Building, BioCity (Willmott Dixon, CPMG Architects, Gleeds, Pick

Everard, Geldards, Nottingham City Council)

Design Excellence Nadia Rizk of award sponsor RizkMcCay hands over the award to Martin Rawson and Greg Jennings of Derby City Council

Sustainable Development of the Year Andrew Roberts, right, of award sponsor Harworth, presents the award to Richard Frape, Richard Fielding and Gavin Jamieson of Morgan Sindall

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REGENERATION AND RESTORATION PROJECT OF THE YEARSponsored by The Land Trust

WINNER Castleward, Derby (Compendium Living, Derby City Council)

DETAILS A £100m scheme in the centre of Derby, it will eventually provide around 800 new mixed-tenure homes, 35,000 sq ft of shops, a new primary school, community spaces and high-quality urban public realm.

The judges felt the mixed-use scheme had been a catalyst for the regeneration of a key site between the railway station and city centre. Buildings which have stood empty for years have now been snapped up by investors who have bought into the vision Castleward represents.

SHORTLISTEDn Trent Basin, Nottingham (Blueprint, University of Nottingham)n Vijay Patel Building, De Montfort University (CPMG Architects, Mace, Balfour Beatty

Construction, Curtins, Pick Everard, MDA Consultants)n iHub, Infinity Park Derby (Franklin Ellis Architects, Derby City Council, University of Derby)n Cathedral Court, Derby (Prosperity Capital Partners, London and UK Property, DW

Hicks Building Co, Gleeds, GT3 Architects, Aviva, University of Derby)n Engineering Building, University of Leicester (Pulse Associates, Lendlease, Arup, Fill

Metallbau, University of Leicester)

Regeneration and Restoration Euan Hall, third from left, of award sponsor The Land Trust, presents the award to Martin Rawson of Derby City Council, Dave Bullock of Compendium Living and Greg Jennings of Derby City Council

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CLIENT ADVISER OF THE YEARSponsored by Interserve

WINNER Turner & Townsend

DETAILS The company provided key advice on three major projects during the judging period: iHub, Derby; Newark Leisure Centre; and London Road Fire Station, Nottingham.

Judges said Turner & Townsend added value from beginning to end of the projects they were involved in. They offered a true advisory role to ensure the client was consistently updated and reassured at all stages.

SHORTLISTEDn BWB Consulting n Shakespeare Martineaun Geldards n Bentley Project Management

AGENT OF THE YEARSponsored by Lincolnshire County Council

WINNER Mather Jamie

DETAILS The agency has been involved in the sale of hundreds of plots, including at New Lubbesthorpe in Leicestershire, Ashbourne in Derbyshire Dales and Wragley Fields in Derby. The business also achieved record revenue and profit during the judging period.

The judges said Mather Jamie had shown it was an expert at dealing with large-scale, complex sites as part of major redevelopment schemes. Its work had had a major positive impact on the regional economy.

SHORTLISTEDn Commercial Property Partners n Pygott & Crone

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OF THE YEARSponsored by Invest in Nottingham

WINNER Engineering Building, University of Leicester (Pulse Associates, Lendlease, Gleeds, Arup)

DETAILS Major work was carried out to replace the 2,500 pieces of glass to the roof and façade and create an internal environment fit for modern-day teaching. Visually stunning it may be, but the complexity of its design makes this building very difficult to maintain.

The judges highlighted the fact that the challenges that had to be tackled on this pro-ject were huge. Not only did the team face huge engineering complexities, but the global significance of this building meant that the eyes of the architectural world were on them.

HIGHLY COMMENDED Vijay Patel Building, De Montfort University (CPMG Architects, Mace, Balfour Beatty Construction, Curtins, Pick Everard, MDA Consultants)

SHORTLISTED n iHub, Infinity Park Derby (Franklin Ellis Architects, Derby City Council, University of Derby) n London Road Fire Station, Nottingham (CPMG Architects, J Tomlinson, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service) n The GlaxoSmithKline Centre for Sustainable Chemistry (Morgan Sindall, The Fairhursts Design Group, University of Nottingham) n Discovery Building, BioCity (Willmott Dixon, CPMG Architects, Gleeds, Pick Everard, Geldards, Nottingham City Council)

Client Adviser Richard Scarrott, third from left, of award sponsor Interserve, hands the award to Simon Beacroft, David Purvis and Mark Furness of Turner & Townsend

Agent of the Year Mark Storer, fourth from left, of sponsor Lincolnshire County Council, presents the award to Andrew Bamber, Amy Biddell, Robert Cole and Martin Ward of Mather Jamie

Construction Project Lorraine Baggs, of sponsor Invest in Nottingham, presents the award to Jonathan Aldworth and Ian Carey of Pulse Associates

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Public investment into major infrastructure projects in Lincoln is already directly benefiting local businesses in the city.

Lincolnshire County Council, with the support of Lincoln City Council, instigated the transformation of the way traffic moves from east to west across the city and bring innovative thinking to the fore to create a brand new transportation hub.

Businesses, residents, students and visitors are already benefiting from the reduced congestion, easier accessibility, investment opportunities and more attractive public realm that the now completed Lincoln East-West Link Road has delivered.

The £22 million road enabled the High Street to St.Marks Street to be pedestrianised, linking the area more closely with the city centre. In addition Network Rail opened its new footbridge, further improving the accessibility for pedestrians who were previously delayed by the train level crossing. Traffic can now bypass the city centre level crossings, significantly improving the flow of traffic.

Alongside this the ongoing Lincoln Transport Hub, which aims to be fully operational by early 2018, is already proving to be a catalyst to further investment in the city. With the nearby

Cornhill Quarter benefiting from a complete make-over; adding to the ever-improving retail offer.

The £30 million scheme headed up by Lincoln City Council, on the site of the former bus station has been ongoing since the beginning of 2017 to modernise the city’s transport facilities and connect the new bus station and train station with a new pedestrian plaza.

Lincoln’s new state-of-the-art bus station and multi-storey car park are visibly beginning to materialise as construction moves a step forward nearer completion.

These major improvements are just the start of a number of key investment projects planned for the city. Lincoln councillors have given outline planning permission to a £150 million redevelopment of St Marks by Standard Life Investments.

The project will see all units to the west of Debenhams demolished and replaced with new retail units, a multi-storey car park, hotel, flats and student accommodation. Options are also being discussed about the possibility of a new cinema and waterside restaurants. Work is due to commence in 2020, with completion set for 2023/24.

Ursula Lidbetter MBE Chief Executive of Lincolnshire Co-op and Chair of the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership

The career of one of Lincolnshire’s most prominent business figures was celebrated at the seventeenth East Midlands Property Awards in September. Ursula Lidbetter, Chief Executive of Lincolnshire Co-op and Chair of the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership, was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award, with those on the judging panel recognising her outstanding contribution to the region’s property industry and that of the wider economic prosperity for Greater Lincolnshire.

Ursula has had a long career with Lincolnshire Co-op, beginning her career in 1985 on the shop floor and undertaking a variety of roles before becoming Chief Executive in 2004.

Lincolnshire Co-op now owns and manages 600 commercial properties and thirteen industrial sites in the county.

In 2010 Ursula helped launch the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership and has chaired the Board of Directors ever since, giving the green light to funding and investment projects throughout the county to improve infrastructure, housing developments, opportunities for businesses and the unlocking of employment land, facilities to maximise skills investment and innovation programme for agri-food, engineering and health care.

Ursula was awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours 2012 for services to business in Lincolnshire and holds the status of Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Lincolnshire.

LINCOLNSHIRE COAST FOR LEISURE AND BUSINESSWith more than 50 miles of coastline, rich national heritage, bustling market towns, an array of varied leisure and sports opportunities and roaming countryside; Greater Lincolnshire is a very attractive place to live, work and invest.

The Visitor Economy plays a key role in the county’s economic future, and investment continues to flourish in this sector.

Aimed at strengthening the quality of the visitor experience and the performance of businesses, Greater Lincolnshire’s Visitor

Economy is currently worth over £1.9bn per annum to the Greater Lincolnshire economy, supports over 39,000 jobs, and has long-term growth potential.

Home to the Red Arrows and including Lincoln Castle and Cathedral, the Lincolnshire Wolds and the vibrant coastal resorts, the area has a rich heritage, cultural and leisure offer.

The £22 million Lincoln Castle revealed project, which created a purpose built Magna Carta Vault and restored the medieval wall walks, has more than

doubled the number of visitors to Lincoln Castle; strengthening its role as a major UK centre for short breaks. Butlins has also recently completed a £13m investment programme at its Skegness resort and funding to support the World War Two memorial project ‘Bomber Command’, has been successful.

The latest figures indicate that Lincolnshire’s tourism economy will continue to rise rapidly over the next few years with further investment being spent on preserving Lincolnshire’s heritage, as well as the creation of new state-of-the-art tourist attractions such as the Lincolnshire Coastal Country Park (LCCP), at Chapel-St-Leonards.

The aim of the LCCP is to provide high quality facilities for visitors and better protection for wildlife, by creating

enhanced, extensive and interconnected nature reserves and wildlife areas. This will be at the heart of a venue to attract visitors and residents in every season and provide the area with accessible, natural green space for people to enjoy.

In order to sustain the increase in visitors to the area, the Greater Lincolnshire LEP recently conducted a hotel feasibility study, to encourage more hotels to invest in the area. Both the DoubleTree by Hilton and the Holiday Inn in Lincoln are currently undergoing extensions to increase their room capacity. Furthermore the hotel feasibility study has identified potential sites in Lincoln, Grantham, Grimsby, Scunthorpe and the Coast that would benefit from additional accommodation.

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LINCOLN BUSINESSES BENEFIT FROM OPPORTUNTIES BROUGHT BY IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTUREPublic investment into major infrastructure projects in Lincoln, is already directly benefiting local businesses in the city

URSULA LIDBETER RECEIVES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE BENEFITS FROM SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTBoth Lincolnshire’s infrastructure and buoyant Agri-food sector are benefiting from significant investment in the South of the County.

Work on the Peppermint Park scheme at Holbeach is now well underway. The project will improve the current A17/A151 junction by install-ing a new, three-arm roundabout, as well as a new four-arm roundabout on the A151; providing access to residential land to the east of the A151 and opening up development land to the west for the creation of a Food Enterprise Zone (FEZ) at Holbeach. Together these developments will form the Food Enterprise Village, which will include a Food Enterprise Zone (FEZ) and 900 new homes.

The FEZ is designed to support agri-food busi-nesses, with a particular focus on the food technology sector. When complete, the mul-ti-million pound development will create around 59,000sq m of new business space, capable of supporting over 2,000 jobs. The University of Lincoln has out-line planning consent to move part of its existing Holbeach campus to a new, purpose-built facility within the FEZ.

Agri-food and food manufacturing are of enormous importance to Greater Lincolnshire; contributing £2.5 billion every year to the area’s economy. Funding for the project includes £2.4 million from the Greater Lincolnshire LEP with the remaining investment from developers and Lincolnshire County Council.

GRANTHAM INVESTS IN ITS ECONOMIC FUTUREGrantham is the focal point of an ambitious programme of sustainable housing and employment growth. Just one hour from London by rail; Grantham is a gateway to Lincolnshire and enjoys unrivalled connections with the Midlands Engine, Northern Powerhouse and the South East.

Two sustainable urban extensions and a new £80 million relief road are just the start of Grantham’s growth plans to bring forward an exciting portfolio of regeneration projects. These will include new investment in the town centre, thousands of new homes, modern office and retail space (including a new ‘ designer village’ style retail park), and leisure and entertainment facilities; all securing Grantham’s role as a driver for economic growth in Lincolnshire and the Midlands.

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Public investment into major infrastructure projects in Lincoln is already directly benefiting local businesses in the city.

Lincolnshire County Council, with the support of Lincoln City Council, instigated the transformation of the way traffic moves from east to west across the city and bring innovative thinking to the fore to create a brand new transportation hub.

Businesses, residents, students and visitors are already benefiting from the reduced congestion, easier accessibility, investment opportunities and more attractive public realm that the now completed Lincoln East-West Link Road has delivered.

The £22 million road enabled the High Street to St.Marks Street to be pedestrianised, linking the area more closely with the city centre. In addition Network Rail opened its new footbridge, further improving the accessibility for pedestrians who were previously delayed by the train level crossing. Traffic can now bypass the city centre level crossings, significantly improving the flow of traffic.

Alongside this the ongoing Lincoln Transport Hub, which aims to be fully operational by early 2018, is already proving to be a catalyst to further investment in the city. With the nearby

Cornhill Quarter benefiting from a complete make-over; adding to the ever-improving retail offer.

The £30 million scheme headed up by Lincoln City Council, on the site of the former bus station has been ongoing since the beginning of 2017 to modernise the city’s transport facilities and connect the new bus station and train station with a new pedestrian plaza.

Lincoln’s new state-of-the-art bus station and multi-storey car park are visibly beginning to materialise as construction moves a step forward nearer completion.

These major improvements are just the start of a number of key investment projects planned for the city. Lincoln councillors have given outline planning permission to a £150 million redevelopment of St Marks by Standard Life Investments.

The project will see all units to the west of Debenhams demolished and replaced with new retail units, a multi-storey car park, hotel, flats and student accommodation. Options are also being discussed about the possibility of a new cinema and waterside restaurants. Work is due to commence in 2020, with completion set for 2023/24.

Ursula Lidbetter MBE Chief Executive of Lincolnshire Co-op and Chair of the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership

The career of one of Lincolnshire’s most prominent business figures was celebrated at the seventeenth East Midlands Property Awards in September. Ursula Lidbetter, Chief Executive of Lincolnshire Co-op and Chair of the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership, was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award, with those on the judging panel recognising her outstanding contribution to the region’s property industry and that of the wider economic prosperity for Greater Lincolnshire.

Ursula has had a long career with Lincolnshire Co-op, beginning her career in 1985 on the shop floor and undertaking a variety of roles before becoming Chief Executive in 2004.

Lincolnshire Co-op now owns and manages 600 commercial properties and thirteen industrial sites in the county.

In 2010 Ursula helped launch the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership and has chaired the Board of Directors ever since, giving the green light to funding and investment projects throughout the county to improve infrastructure, housing developments, opportunities for businesses and the unlocking of employment land, facilities to maximise skills investment and innovation programme for agri-food, engineering and health care.

Ursula was awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours 2012 for services to business in Lincolnshire and holds the status of Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Lincolnshire.

LINCOLNSHIRE COAST FOR LEISURE AND BUSINESSWith more than 50 miles of coastline, rich national heritage, bustling market towns, an array of varied leisure and sports opportunities and roaming countryside; Greater Lincolnshire is a very attractive place to live, work and invest.

The Visitor Economy plays a key role in the county’s economic future, and investment continues to flourish in this sector.

Aimed at strengthening the quality of the visitor experience and the performance of businesses, Greater Lincolnshire’s Visitor

Economy is currently worth over £1.9bn per annum to the Greater Lincolnshire economy, supports over 39,000 jobs, and has long-term growth potential.

Home to the Red Arrows and including Lincoln Castle and Cathedral, the Lincolnshire Wolds and the vibrant coastal resorts, the area has a rich heritage, cultural and leisure offer.

The £22 million Lincoln Castle revealed project, which created a purpose built Magna Carta Vault and restored the medieval wall walks, has more than

doubled the number of visitors to Lincoln Castle; strengthening its role as a major UK centre for short breaks. Butlins has also recently completed a £13m investment programme at its Skegness resort and funding to support the World War Two memorial project ‘Bomber Command’, has been successful.

The latest figures indicate that Lincolnshire’s tourism economy will continue to rise rapidly over the next few years with further investment being spent on preserving Lincolnshire’s heritage, as well as the creation of new state-of-the-art tourist attractions such as the Lincolnshire Coastal Country Park (LCCP), at Chapel-St-Leonards.

The aim of the LCCP is to provide high quality facilities for visitors and better protection for wildlife, by creating

enhanced, extensive and interconnected nature reserves and wildlife areas. This will be at the heart of a venue to attract visitors and residents in every season and provide the area with accessible, natural green space for people to enjoy.

In order to sustain the increase in visitors to the area, the Greater Lincolnshire LEP recently conducted a hotel feasibility study, to encourage more hotels to invest in the area. Both the DoubleTree by Hilton and the Holiday Inn in Lincoln are currently undergoing extensions to increase their room capacity. Furthermore the hotel feasibility study has identified potential sites in Lincoln, Grantham, Grimsby, Scunthorpe and the Coast that would benefit from additional accommodation.

ADVERTISING FEATURE

LINCOLN BUSINESSES BENEFIT FROM OPPORTUNTIES BROUGHT BY IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTUREPublic investment into major infrastructure projects in Lincoln, is already directly benefiting local businesses in the city

URSULA LIDBETER RECEIVES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE BENEFITS FROM SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTBoth Lincolnshire’s infrastructure and buoyant Agri-food sector are benefiting from significant investment in the South of the County.

Work on the Peppermint Park scheme at Holbeach is now well underway. The project will improve the current A17/A151 junction by install-ing a new, three-arm roundabout, as well as a new four-arm roundabout on the A151; providing access to residential land to the east of the A151 and opening up development land to the west for the creation of a Food Enterprise Zone (FEZ) at Holbeach. Together these developments will form the Food Enterprise Village, which will include a Food Enterprise Zone (FEZ) and 900 new homes.

The FEZ is designed to support agri-food busi-nesses, with a particular focus on the food technology sector. When complete, the mul-ti-million pound development will create around 59,000sq m of new business space, capable of supporting over 2,000 jobs. The University of Lincoln has out-line planning consent to move part of its existing Holbeach campus to a new, purpose-built facility within the FEZ.

Agri-food and food manufacturing are of enormous importance to Greater Lincolnshire; contributing £2.5 billion every year to the area’s economy. Funding for the project includes £2.4 million from the Greater Lincolnshire LEP with the remaining investment from developers and Lincolnshire County Council.

GRANTHAM INVESTS IN ITS ECONOMIC FUTUREGrantham is the focal point of an ambitious programme of sustainable housing and employment growth. Just one hour from London by rail; Grantham is a gateway to Lincolnshire and enjoys unrivalled connections with the Midlands Engine, Northern Powerhouse and the South East.

Two sustainable urban extensions and a new £80 million relief road are just the start of Grantham’s growth plans to bring forward an exciting portfolio of regeneration projects. These will include new investment in the town centre, thousands of new homes, modern office and retail space (including a new ‘ designer village’ style retail park), and leisure and entertainment facilities; all securing Grantham’s role as a driver for economic growth in Lincolnshire and the Midlands.

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Discovery Building, BioCity, NottinghamPhoto Credit: Neil Hoyle

To find out more about the maber team, please visit the website: www.maber.co.uk

Great to work with. Great to work for.

Following recent company growth Mark Hobson comments:

Key to our ongoing success has been the recruitment of high calibre staff, cross sector expertise, providing a first class service and positioning ourselves as a creative, design-led practice. We are currently responsible for the design and delivery of over £500m worth of construction projects across the UK which is testament to the trust placed in us by our clients and the capability and expertise of the whole team at maber.

As part of its ongoing programme to provide excellent subject-specific facilities, the University of Lincoln invested £28m to create the Isaac Newton Building.

The development was divided into two overlapping phases. The first, extended the School of Engineering Hub, to provide extra space to support the University’s industry partnership with Siemens, and the addition of Electrical and Electronic Engineering to the University’s portfolio. The Hub underwent extensive internal conversion works and remained occupied during the second phase of the project.

Phase two created a world-class teaching and learning space for the University’s Schools of Computer Science and Mathematics & Physics. It includes a 500-seat lecture theatre, enhancing the

University’s ability to accommodate large-scale events, and a catering facility.

Level 2 BIM was mandated on the project and the successful implementation saw the project receive Graphisoft’s BIM Project of the Year award earlier in 2017.

Established in 1983, maber has grown organically and now employs 70 staff with offices in Nottingham, Leicester, Derby, Birmingham and London.

The practice specialises in architecture, landscape, interior design, masterplanning, BIM and conservation with an established reputation across all sectors.

Its commitment to innovation saw maber become one of the first organisations in the UK to be certified for BIM Level 2 and the practice has recently secured Cyber Essentials

Plus accreditation which allows the practice to work on major government projects.

The Isaac Newton Building is just one of many projects maber have completed recently in the education sector. The team have delivered several PSBP regional batches providing over 15 primary and secondary schools nationwide this year.

The team is currently looking at numerous significant student accommodation and PRS opportunities, the result of which saw maber named Midlands Residential Architectural Practice of the Year in 2017.

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EAST MIDLANDS PROPERTY DINNER

DEVELOPER OF THE YEARSponsored by Lambert Smith Hampton

WINNER Blueprint

DETAILS Blueprint has created various developments across the East Midlands, including Trent Basin in Nottingham, a multi-phased regeneration project which will comprise 500 new houses and apartments when complete. The first phase of the development includes 45 units (35 houses and ten apartments) and the second phase, awaiting planning permission, will have a further 40 homes.

Judges said Blueprint had an altruistic commitment to creating new and sustainable communities. It served a customer base, that most mainstream operators ignored, by linking areas and providing a range of well-designed homes which people wanted.

SHORTLISTEDn Miller Homes Midlands n Jackson and Jackson Developments

SKILLS AND APPRENTICESHIP SCHEMESponsored by ADC Infrastructure

WINNER National Construction Academy

DETAILS Last year, ambitions of creating the National Construction Academy went from dream to reality for Ian Hodgkinson, founder of Hodgkinson Builders. Along with training specialist 3AAA, and with the help of TV personality Nick Knowles, he launched the academy in Derby.

The judges were impressed that, instead of sitting on the sidelines and moaning about skills shortages, business owner Hodgkinson had actually done something about it. He has also taken his message about construction skills to Westminster.

SHORTLISTED n Gleeds

JUDGES’ SPECIAL AWARDWINNER Discovery Building, BioCity

DETAILS The pioneering £27m life sciences building in Nottingham is one of the city’s most significant developments, and will support more than 700 new bioscience jobs in the city over the next 30 years.

For this award, presented at their discre-tion, the judges felt this year the Discovery Building deserved recognition in its own right because of its complexity, importance and visual impact.

Developer of the Year Philip Quiggin, right, of sponsor Lambert Smith Hampton, hands the award to Elliot Squire, Rachel Hopwell and Peter Conboy of Blueprint

Skills David Cummins, right, of sponsor ADC Infrastructure, hands the award to Ian Hodgkinson and Paul Burrows of the National Construction Academy

Judges’ Special Award Insider’s Ian Griffin, right, hands the award to Ian Vernalls of Nottingham City Council, Matt Greenhalgh of CPMG Architects, and Paul Smith and Nick Heath of Willmott Dixon

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EAST MIDLANDS PROPERTY DINNER

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDSponsored by Pegasus Group

WINNER Ursula Lidbetter, chief executive of Lincolnshire Co-operative Group and chair of Greater Lincolnshire LEP

DETAILS Born and bred in Lincolnshire, Lidbetter is widely regarded as one of the most influential people in the county’s economy, chairing Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership, Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce and Lincoln’s Business Improvement District.

The judges were impressed with not only her key role at the LEP, but the fact that, as chief executive of Lincolnshire Co-op, she is responsible for 600 commercial properties and 13 industrial sites in the county.

PROPERTY DEAL OF THE YEARSponsored by Freeths

WINNER Cathedral Court, Derby (Prosperity Capital Partners, London & UK Property, University of Derby, Aviva)

DETAILS Prosperity Capital Partners and London & UK Property created a deal through which Cathedral Court become the largest purpose-built student accommodation scheme in Derby.

The judges said this was an innovative solution to a longstanding problem: a building earmarked for office use where there was no demand for it. Prosperity Capital successfully negotiated some tricky hurdles to turn it into student accommodation, including a problematic section 106 agreement, and ended up attracting institutional investor Aviva. This clever deal has made the city more attractive to both investors and students.

SHORTLISTEDn Discovery Building, BioCity (Willmott Dixon, CPMG Architects, Geldards, Nottingham City Council) n Letting of second floor and part of third floor of Mercury Place in Leicester to a joint venture between Phonographic Performance and Performing Rights Society (FHP, Cushman & Wakefield)

Lifetime Guy Longley of sponsor Pegasus Group presents to Ursula Lidbetter, chief executive of Lincolnshire Co-operative Group and chair of Greater Lincolnshire LEP

Deal of the Year Guy Winfield, right, of sponsor Freeths, hands the award to Gavin Barry of Prosperity Capital Partners