one of the world's top venue management companies
OUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Since the opening of the NEC in 1976, the NEC Group has been at the forefront of the live events industry with a passion for event excellence.
Our people and our brands connect each part of the live experience through venues, content, services and data – and by utilising our extensive portfolio, we help organisers create their perfect event.
EXHIBITIONS
With over 40 years’ experience, the NEC is the UK’s number one venue and the venue of choice for exhibition organisers.
The NEC is the UK’s largest exhibition venue with 20 interconnecting halls comprising 186,000m2 of flexible exhibition space, in addition to over 392 acres of hard-standing ground and 75 acres of woodland. The venue welcomes around 2.3 million visitors and over 40,000 exhibiting companies to more than 160 exhibitions every year, including flagship shows as Crufts, Spring Fair, Motorhome & Caravan and The Good Food Show.
The NEC Campus is connected by air, train and road, with 75% of the UK population within a three-hour drive. The Campus offers Europe's biggest EV charging hub, along with various entertainment and hospitality services.
The award-winning venue team is dedicated to putting on great events, ensuring client needs and expectations are met and exceeded so they come back year after year.
CONFERENCES
The five NEC Group venues are all located in the heart of the UK, offering great choice to event organisers.
NEC Group venues has conference and meeting spaces to host from 2 to 8,000 delegates flexible spaces in custom-built conference centres to meet every need.
From national conferences to regional sales meetings, immersive AGM’s to intimate board meetings, our world-class venues can accommodate all types of events and live experiences.
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
The NEC Group Arenas – Utilita Arena Birmingham in the city centre and bp pulse LIVE on the NEC Campus – are two of the busiest, large-scale indoor entertainment venues in Europe, welcoming everything from music, sport and comedy, to family entertainment and live theatre.
The Arenas are famous as the home of entertainment in the Midlands, welcoming a wide range of artists from Elton John, Take That, Teddy Swims, Sabrina Carpenter and Chase & Status to comedians like Peter Kay, Michael McIntyre and Micky Flanagan, to major sporting events such as the World Trampolining and Tumbling Championships, BMX World Championships and the UK Athletics Indoor Championships, as well as hosting family shows such as Disney on Ice and Strictly Come Dancing Live.
Less well known is are the arena's capacity to host exceptional corporate events, offering the opportunity to host and entertain large numbers of delegates in world-class venues.