The Insider Property Awards North West 2007 took place on Thursday 17th May at Manchester Central, formally the G-MEX Centre, as the top performers in the region’s property sector were honoured for their achievements at Manchester Central.
The Awards were attended by 800 guests from the property sector who not only witnessed the elite performers in their field receive accolades in areas such as property law and regeneration, but also played their part in choosing the winners of two awards, thanks to live interactive voting.
The guests selected Brendan Flood from Modus Properties as the recipient of the Property Personality of the Year award, sponsored by Lambert Smith Hampton. One of Flood’s successes is the Grand Arcade in Wigan, and he has numerous mixed-use schemes underway across the UK. Bruntwood was voted the winner of the Property Deal of the Year award, sponsored by DWF. Bruntwood secured Manchester’s largest letting of 2006: 120,000sq ft to Network Rail at SquareOne.
It was the first time that the People’s Property Award in collaboration with the BBC, had featured at the Insider Property Awards North West, and it created quite a stir, as two buildings were neck and neck all the way up to the voting cut-off point yesterday afternoon. Over 30,000 BBC viewers and listeners voted on the BBC website and ultimately the new parade ring and grandstand at Aintree emerged as the best-loved building in the North West.
Michael Taylor, Editor of North West Business Insider magazine, commented:
“The Insider Property Awards is always a fantastic occasion. It took on another dimension this year by inviting the public to vote for their favourite building with the People’s Property Award, and it was a huge success. It’s also great to see all the property sector professionals who have achieved so much throughout the year be acknowledged for their work.”
Heritage Works Buildings Preservation Trust collected the Regeneration Award. They impressed the judges with a wide range of projects, which included the rescue and regeneration of St Peter’s and Murrays’ Mills in Ancoats. The Trust’s community outreach programmes providing skills and work experience sessions for young people were also praised.
Other achievers last night included Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council who claimed the Public Sector Team of the Year award, sponsored by Erinaceous. Bruntwood were also winners on the evening, picking up the Commercial Developer of the Year award, sponsored by Halliwells.

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