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The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) is an exhibition centre located in Solihull, England. It is near junction 6 of the M42 motorway, and is adjacent to Birmingham Airport and Birmingham International railway station. It has 20 interconnected halls, set in grounds of 611 acres (2.54 km²) making it the largest exhibition centre in the UK. It is the busiest and seventh-largest exhibition centre in Europe.

Opened by Elizabeth II in February 1976, the first event to be staged at the venue was International Spring Fair, which has returned every year since. Growing annually, the event now occupies all of the NEC's 20 halls and the Resorts World Arena.

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• 1History
• 2Shows

History[edit]

The NEC was originally going to be built adjacent to the M1 motorway (junction 21) near Leicester but it was turned down by Leicestershire County Council with claims that 'The big shows won't move away from London'.^[2]

In November 1971, the Secretary of State for the Environment granted outline planning approval for the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. On 16 February 1973, then Prime Minister Edward Heath travelled up from London to cut a white ribbon and initiate its construction.^[3] The NEC, originally comprising 89,000 m² of exhibition space, was opened by the Queen on 2 February 1976. The building was designed by Edward Mills.

Expansion of the complex[edit]

The seventh hall of the NEC complex, a multi-purpose indoor arena, opened in December 1980 as Birmingham International Arena (currently named Resorts World Arena).

On 23 March 1989, the Queen opened three further halls, increasing the space to 125,000 m². Four more halls were added in 1993, the total exhibition space increasing to 158,000 m². Another four new halls, opened in September 1998 by Neil Kinnock, then European Commissioner for Transport, took the total space to 190,000 m² (2,045,142 square feet). These buildings were designed by Seymour Harris.

The NEC is nearing completion of a five-year, £40 million venue improvement programme which has seen improvements made to everything from the car parking to signage, seating and catering. The most obvious result of this development has been the redesign of the Piazza – the central space around Halls 1 to 5, which has received a contemporary update.

Shows[edit]

The NEC was home to the British International Motor Show from 1978 to 2004. It also hosts the Classic Motor Show.

Since 1991, the NEC has been the venue for the international dog show Crufts. Held over four days and using five halls as well as the Resorts World Arena, Crufts attracts an estimated 160,000 visitors annually. The 1991 show was also Crufts centenary year and as part of the celebrations to mark the occasion, the Guinness Book of Records gave official recognition of the event's status as the world's largest dog show, with 22,973 dogs being exhibited that year.

The NEC was the venue for the Iron Maiden live album Maiden England. It is also where the majority of AC/DC's live album Live was recorded in 1991.

Yearly events[edit]

• BBC Gardeners' World Live
• BBC Good Food Show
• Body Power Expo
• Caravan and Camping Show
• Education Show^[4]
• Gadget Show Live
• Grand Designs Live
• Makers Central^[5]
• The Multiplay Insomnia Gaming Festival
• The Print Show
• The Cycle Show
• The Motorhome and Caravan Show
• The Pokémon UK National Video Game Championships
• The Skills Show (WorldSkills UK Live)
• The Vaper Expo UK
• Warley National Model Railway Exhibition^[6]
• UK AD & Biogas

Young Driver[edit]

Driving for 11- to 16-year-olds with Young Driver happens regularly at weekends in the car parks.^[7]

Christmas Party World[edit]

In May 2013, The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) announced it would be hosting a series of corporate Christmas parties for the first time.^[8] The parties run from 8 to 21 December 2013.^[9]

Davis Cup match[edit]

It was also the venue for Great Britain's Davis Cup match against Holland in 2007.

Resorts World Arena[edit]

The Resorts World Arena (previously The NEC Arena, LG Arena and Genting Arena) is part of the complex.

Car parks[edit]

The NEC has 29,000 car parking spaces spread around the site, with a shuttle bus service operating to and from the car parks.

From 1 April 2015 the all-day parking fee for public exhibitions is £12.00,^[10] which contributes directly to the upkeep of the car parks, running of the shuttle bus service, maintenance of road surfaces and lighting and staffing of the areas with traffic stewards.

NEC Group[edit]

Parent company the NEC Group also owns and operates the Arena Birmingham and ICC Birmingham, both in central Birmingham, and the Resorts World Arena, based on The NEC site.^[11]Birmingham City Council placed the NEC Group up for sale in 2014.^[12] After short-listing three contenders to purchase the company, the sale to Lloyds Development Capital, the private equity unit of Lloyds Banking Group, was completed in January 2015 for £307 million.^[13] In October 2018, Blackstone acquired NEC Group from Lloyds Development Capital,^[1] paying around £800 million for the group.^[14]

Gallery[edit]

• Preparations for an exhibition in Hall 3a

• View from inside the atrium

• Atrium roof structure

• The atrium showing an upper level called the Gallery

• NEC Pavilion (2008)

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abRachel Dunachie (12 October 2018). 'Blackstone acquires the NEC Group'. necgroup.co.uk (Press release). Retrieved 20 February 2019.
2. ^Brown, Graeme (16 January 2015). 'Ten top facts about the NEC'. Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
3. ^'Assessing the future: your qualification, our regulation'. GOV.UK. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
4. ^'The Education Show - NEC Birmingham, 16-18 March 2017 - The recognised education & learning community platform across the UK'.
5. ^'Makers Central'. National Exhibition Centre. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
6. ^'Warley Exhibition Home'.
7. ^'Young Driver - Junior driving lessons for under 17s / teenagers'.
8. ^The NEC and Vivid Experience to launch the UK's largest Christmas party venue
9. ^'Amazing Christmas Parties in Birmingham'. Birmingham Christmas Parties.
10. ^'Car Parking'. thenec.co.uk.
11. ^Griffin, Jon (14 January 2015). 'NEC Group Set to Be Sold for Price Tag Up to PS300m'. Birmingham Mail – via HighBeam(subscription required). Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
12. ^Morris, Steven (5 March 2014). 'Birmingham city council to sell National Exhibition Centre'. The Guardian. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
13. ^'NEC group sold off in £307m deal'. BBC News. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
14. ^'NEC Group sold 'for £800m''. BBC News. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

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Coordinates: 52°26′54″N1°43′06″W / 52.4484°N 1.7182°W

Resorts World Birmingham is an entertainment complex in Birmingham, England. It has the largest casino in the United Kingdom, shopping mall, restaurants and cinemas. Construction began in February 2013 and finished in autumn 2015.^[2] The Casino is owned by Genting.^[3]

The £150 million development in Birmingham's NEC encompasses 50 shops and 18 bars, as well as restaurants, a spa, a cinema and a four star hotel.^[4][5]

The complex (developed by Genting) is seven stories high and spans 538,000 square feet (50,000 square meters). Its design is based on the shape of a cruise ship.

Resorts World Birmingham is the first Resorts World in Europe.^[6] The Birmingham complex was predicted to boost the regional economy by £33 million per annum, and create 1,100 new jobs.^[7]

Hotel[edit]

The four-star hotel has 178 rooms and six five-star suites. Designs were overseen by a Feng Shui master in Malaysia^[who?], and bathrooms were imported from Italy.^{[citation needed]}

Casino[edit]

Genting was awarded a large casino licence in June 2011 by Solihull Council, and granted planning permission in 2012. The casino, which takes up 11% of the overall site,^[8] is open 24 hours.

The games available include slot machines, roulette, black jack and other traditional casino games, along with poker rooms.^[9]

Shopping[edit]

The covered shopping village comprising 50 stores sits along two arcs at the base of Resorts World.^[10]

Cinema[edit]

The Cineworld cinema has a total of 1,782 seats and 11 screens. Eight out of the 11 screens have 3D capabilities.

The largest theatre has 282 seats, and marks the region's first purpose-built IMAX screen in a multiplex cinema.^[11] It is one of three IMAX screens in Birmingham.

Conference centre[edit]

The Vox facility can hold 900 delegates or guests, and can be separated into five separate halls, for either ceremonies or conferences.^[12]

Resorts World Arena[edit]

The Resorts World Arena (previously The NEC Arena, LG Arena and Genting Arena) is part of the NEC and Resorts World complex.

Birmingham Nec Map

References[edit]

1. ^TGI Fridays and PizzaExpress to be part of Resorts World Birmingham as Next also sign up to join the retail offer., Resorts World Birmingham
2. ^Construction Time-Lapse Video, YouTube
3. ^Resorts World Birmingham Comes to Life on October 21st, Resorts World Birmingham
4. ^'Everything you need to know about Resorts World'. Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
5. ^'Resorts World Birmingham: £150m casino complex opens'. BBC News. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
6. ^'Genting super casino at National Exhibition Centre to bring in £33m a year to West Midlands'. Birmingham Post. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
7. ^'Genting super casino at NEC to bring in £33m a year to West Midlands'. Birmingham Post. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
8. ^'Genting super casino at NEC to bring in £33m a year to West Midlands'. Birmingham Post. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
9. ^'Everything you need to know about Resorts World'. Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
10. ^'Everything you need to know about Resorts World'. Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
11. ^'First look at new IMAX cinema at Cineworld in Resorts World Birmingham'. Birmingham Mail.
12. ^'Everything you need to know about Resorts World'. Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

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