News in Brief: Friday April 4

LEEDS is set to play host to national digital design awards DADI's.

The awards – in its second year – celebrate the acheivements of the digital and creative industries.

The DADIs give companies the chance to achieve recognition in more than 30 categories, including best use of visual design, best email strategy, and the coveted Digital Agency of the Year, won last year by 'Line' who have since gone on to win new business from prestigious clients such as leading Scottish independent accountancy firm, Henderson Loggie.

A three-way partnership of Holbeck Urban Village, Leeds Media and Marketing Leeds have come together under the 'Leeds, Live it, Love it' brand to bring the DADIs to the city. Leeds companies are being encouraged to step up and show why the city's reputation for creativity and innovation is rapidly surpassing that of elsewhere in the UK.

The award winners will be announced at an event to be held at the Royal Armouries in Leeds this October with entries to be submitted by 30 May 2008.

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THE British Library has appointed the quality organisation North of England Excellence (NoEE) to help it with its continuous improvement activities at its site in Wetherby.

The British Library is the national library of the UK and one of the world's greatest libraries, whose treasures include the Magna Carta, Leonardo da Vinci's notebook and the Times first edition.

Originally an ordnance factory, the premises in Boston Spa, Wetherby contains 100km of shelving housing a collection devoted to interlibrary loans.

Staff handle two million requests for information each year from people around the world.

Boston Spa, together with the site at St Pancras in London, between them house a collection of 150 million items ranging from newspapers and magazines to manuscripts, maps, music scores and patents. Over 16,000 people each day use the service.

NoEE is a not for profit body that provides consultancy and training to help organisations to improve their efficiency and performance.

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LEEDS Building Society has announced the appointment of Abhai Rajguru as an additional non-executive director.

Frank Dee has retired from his position as non-executive director and vice chairman of Leeds Building Society following the completion of an agreed term of office of nine years.

Rodger Booth, a non-executive director of the Society since 2000, has been appointed as the Society's new vice chairman.

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THE former Laycast Foundry, at Woodhouse, near Sheffield has been earmarked for redvelopment.

Ski Town Builders, which owns the site, has teamed up with local Developer JF Finnegan to provide a range of new business accommodation which will regenerate the surrounding areas.

Production at the 15-acre site, close to Sheffield and the M1, ceased last year and it was then marketed by GVA Grimley.