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Two buildings for businesses in the centre and on the edge of Leicester are going head-to-head for the Property Deal of the Year category in the 2022 ProCon Leicestershire property and construction awards.

A speculative development and a hand-picked building site are competing for the title, sponsored by Procure Partnerships Framework, which is one of seven in this year’s ProCon Awards.

The ProCon Awards’ overall sponsors are Unique Window Systems, Freeths and Salus Approved Inspectors. The Leicester Mercury is the Awards’ media partner.

The Property Deal of the Year finalists are:

Europcar and Charles Street Buildings, Leicester , submitted by Charles Street Buildings

This deal was for 16,752 sq ft of grade A office space at the Great Central Square development in Leicester.

The deal was for Europcar’s new headquarters. The car hire business has been in Leicester for more than 35 years, many of those years at its previous HQ on Welford Road.

The new offices at No. 1 Great Central Square were speculatively built alongside the Lane 7 leisure venue and new Adagio and Novotel hotels.

East Midlands Pharma – Crosslink, Leicester , submitted by Fortus

This deal was for a 15-year lease on a 90,000 sq ft facility for healthcare company EM Pharma.

The land is at the intersection of the A6 and A46 to the north of Leicester and is being developed by Rotherhill for EM Pharma.

The company, part of the Day Lewis Group, wanted new warehouse and office space to accommodate its ongoing growth. It expects to move in during the first half of 2023.

Faye Dolan, national framework manager at the award sponsor Procure Partnerships Framework, said: “Procure Partnerships Framework are proud and honoured to be sponsoring the Property Deal Award this evening.

“As Procure Partnerships Framework support predominantly public sector bodies across England and Wales to compliantly procure main contractor partners quickly, we have a great appreciation for how instrumental property deals are to getting projects off the ground.

“Best of luck to the finalists, we are really looking forward to fantastic evening.”

The winner will be announced at a ceremony at Leicester’s King Power Stadium on November 10.

The other seven awards are:

• Small Residential Scheme of the Year , sponsored by Ashe Group
• Medium Residential Scheme of the Year , sponsored by Ashe Group
• Large Residential Scheme of the Year , sponsored by Jessup Partnerships
• Regeneration Project , sponsored by Keepmoat Homes
• Large Non-residential Scheme of the Year , sponsored by Gateley
• Small Non-Residential Scheme of the Year , sponsored by Gateley

All the contenders will be in the spotlight at a Finalist Showcase, sponsored by Corporate Architecture, at Winstanley House in Leicester from 6pm on Wednesday October 12.

Companies keen to attend the Finalist Showcase, the ceremony or to enquire about sponsorship opportunities can contact Allyson Jeffrey on 0116 278 1443 or via email: info@procon-leicestershire.co.uk

Further details about the Awards are on the ProCon website at