A bright future now beckons for Chris Bromfield, 22, following his transition from education to a full-time career in the in-house design department of the Middleton Grove firm.

Chris was a student in design department at Leeds Metropolitan University when he won the "Enlighten Design Competition 2008" run by High Technology Lighting earlier this year.

Chris, from Wood Green in North London, who gained a BA (Hons) 2:1 design degree at Leeds Met, spent the summer on work experience in the London-based visual merchandising depart of fashion retailer Jaegar before returning to Leeds.

Change of name for law company

HARROGATE law firm Davidson Webber has announced a name change in recognition of the efforts of a member of its senior team.

The firm, based on Station Parade, is to become Davidson Large – marking the role of corporate partner Neil Large who has delivered a raft of new clients and deals including MBOs, mergers, acquisitions and refinancing arrangements since joining the ten-strong team three years ago. The company has completed property and corporate deals worth £100m in the last 12 months – one third of which were based in Yorkshire. The new identity for Davidson Large, whose team is drawn from large national and international firms, includes a new logo and website.

Two win awards for excellence

TWO Yorkshire organisations have been named as winners in the North of England Business Excellence Awards 2008.

Key recovery and replacement specialist Keycare of Shipley won an award for private sector businesses with fewer than 250 employees, while Wakefield and District Housing, based in Castleford, scored a double victory by winning the charity and not-for-profit sector award and also the title of business of the year. The winners were announced at the annual awards ceremony at the Queens Hotel, Leeds, where speakers included Gordon Taylor, chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association and Miles Templeman, director general of the Institute of Directors.