The NEC, Birmingham

The NEC is the capital of live and face to face interactions. We are the home to products being born, brands being launched and networks being made and grown. We welcome around 3 million visitors each year and over 500 trade and consumer events. These vary from Range Rover launching the Evoque to Sainsbury's bringing staff together to motivate, engage and boost productivity through to shows like BBC Gardeners’ World, BBC Good Food Show and Spring Fair; MACH and the Clothes Show. We couldn’t be better placed with direct access to the UK motorway network and a physical connection to Birmingham Airport and railway station. Sitting within a two hour drive time of almost 40 per cent of the UK’s population and with approximately 80 per cent choosing to travel by car, the site, with 16,500 car parking spaces, is well equipped to accommodate those visitors. The NEC occupies a 611-acre site which offers unrivalled flexibility across more than 186,000 square metres of covered exhibition space through 20 interconnecting halls, around 167 acres of hard standing and 75 acres of woodland. We’re now a a 24/7 destination too as the fantastic Resorts World Leisure Complex opened in Autumn 2015 – with a four star hotel with five star suites and spa, a cinema, casino, luxury shopping and an exciting mix of restaurants and cafes making the NEC a 24/7 destination for visitors from all around the world. The NEC is the biggest and best exhibition and events venue in the UK. And we keep on getting better and better – that’s why we’re No. 1! Anything and everything is possible at the NEC!