Hire exhibition furniture and equipment for the NEC, Birmingham. Includes flat £100 delivery direct to your stand. Minimum order value £500. Order online.
Securing the correct furniture and equipment for your exhibition stand at the National Exhibition Centre is an essential part of event preparation. Exhibitors and event organisers at the NEC frequently face tight build schedules and need reliable suppliers to meet specific setup requirements. Expo Hire provides direct delivery of essential exhibition items to your stand, helping ensure your presence at the UK's largest event complex runs smoothly.
The National Exhibition Centre, known as the NEC, is one of the UK's most significant venues for trade shows, consumer exhibitions, and corporate events. Situated east of Birmingham, near Birmingham Airport, it boasts twenty interconnected halls offering over 180,000 square metres of event space. This complex hosts high-profile annual events, including industry-specific trade shows, public consumer expos, and motor shows, drawing large numbers of attendees and requiring robust logistical support from all suppliers.
Whether you have a compact shell scheme stand or a larger space only area, selecting appropriate furniture is vital for visitor engagement and staff comfort. Expo Hire supplies items suitable for both types of setup. You can choose from practical tables, such as our 120cm x 60cm folding tables, ideal for small display areas, or larger 180cm x 75cm models for meeting spaces and product demonstrations. We also offer taller poseur tables, which are useful for informal networking within your stand perimeter. Our chairs include basic stacking chairs for general use, bistro chairs for a more casual seating option, and comfortable padded chairs for longer discussions with clients.
For displaying products or marketing materials, you can hire various display plinths. These are available in different heights and top sizes, such as 60cm cube or 30cm cube options, providing sturdy display points. Literature racks help keep brochures tidy and accessible for visitors. Additionally, practical items like waste bins are available, a small but necessary item for maintaining stand presentation throughout the event day. We also supply cloakroom rails, useful for staff coats or visitor bags, especially at busy events.
Delivery to the National Exhibition Centre requires adherence to strict site rules and specific time slots. Expo Hire manages this process for you, delivering directly to your stand or a designated hall area. We charge a flat £100 delivery fee for all orders going to the NEC, simplifying your budgeting. There is a minimum order value of £500, ensuring we can provide dedicated service for your hire needs at this large venue. You can place your order online and specify your delivery date and time window, aligning with your build-up schedule.
Our experienced team handles the offload, placement of items on your stand, and subsequent collection, letting you focus on stand setup and engaging with visitors. This direct service removes the need for you to transport heavy items or manage complex logistics yourself, a particular advantage at a venue the size of the NEC. We coordinate with the venue's marshalling yard and logistics teams to ensure timely and efficient service for your event.
he National Exhibition Centre is located in Marston Green, Solihull close to both Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International railway station. Opened in 1978, it has gone through various expansions and improvements to become the internationally renowned exhibition space it is today.
The NEC has a total of 20 interconnected halls offering a total of 190,000 square metres (2 million square feet) of floor space. There are 16,500 parking spaces spread out around the site, with a shuttle bus operating to and from all the car parks. Construction of the HS2 railway project will see a new railway station at Birmingham Interchange built close to the NEC and connected to the exhibition centre by a people mover.
Along with the Resorts World Arena, which is located on the NEC site, the National Exhibition Centre is operated by the NEC Group. The NEC Group also owns and operates Arena Birmingham and ICC Birmingham based in central Birmingham. Previously owned by Birmingham City Council, the NEC Group was sold to private investors in 2015 and is now owned by American investment company Blackstone.
At Expo Hire, we can appreciate the stress involved with setting up and breaking down a stand at an important exhibition and we want to do everything we can to help prevent it. We can deliver exhibition hire directly to your stand – simply confirm your event, hall and stand number when placing your order and we will do the rest.