NEC Birmingham hire with chairs, tables, counters, plinths and display furniture for exhibition stands, conferences and hospitality spaces.
The NEC Birmingham remains one of the main exhibition venues in England, with trade shows, public exhibitions, conferences and premium hospitality running year round.
NEC jobs often hinge on stand numbers, hall access, service-yard timing and a clear split between exhibitor furniture and organiser furniture.
National Exhibition Centre regularly hosts major trade shows, public exhibitions, conferences, feature areas and sponsor hospitality. That mix means one order may need several furniture styles at once. A conference can need delegate seating in the main room, poseur tables in the sponsor zone and a bar setup in the evening reception.
For most jobs at National Exhibition Centre, the core links sit in Chair Hire, Table Hire, Catering Equipment Hire and Glassware Hire. Exhibitor or organiser spaces often add side furniture and storage support as well.
That is why many venue orders work best as one joined-up package rather than several small lists. Front-of-house furniture, exhibitor furniture, service stock and organiser support all arrive together and can be checked against one schedule on site.
Expo Hire delivers to National Exhibition Centre with our own drivers. NEC work needs hall numbers, stand references, loading details and a named contact. Add room names, stand references, loading notes and a direct site contact to the order before checkout.
Drivers deliver dry hire to the agreed drop point. They do not set the stock up, connect gas equipment or move items up and down stairs. If the venue requires a service lift, loading bay slot, contractor pass or named contact, include that information before delivery day.
Large venue jobs work best when the order notes list the event name, hall or suite, stand number if there is one, access timing and an on-site mobile number. That gives the delivery team what it needs to match the venue schedule.
If the order includes refrigeration, ask for delivery the day before so the units have 6 to 8 hours to pre-cool before service starts. If it includes LPG equipment, a competent person must connect it and the organiser should confirm that the venue allows it.
Jobs for National Exhibition Centre are quoted with venue-specific carriage from £100 ex-VAT and a minimum order of £750 ex-VAT.
National Exhibition Centre works well for major trade shows, public exhibitions, conferences, feature areas and sponsor hospitality. That variety is why venue pages like this rarely work with one fixed stock list. The furniture needs to follow the event format, not the building name.
Build day needs registration and stand furniture. Event day needs guest seating, bars or lounges. Breakdown needs a clean collection point. Thinking through those phases early usually produces a better stock list than starting with one flat number of chairs or tables.
If your event at National Exhibition Centre needs both public-facing furniture and working back-of-house equipment, split those items by zone on the order. The delivery team can then route the stock more cleanly once it reaches site.
Standard hire runs for 3 days: delivery day, event day and collection day. That suits most venue jobs because it gives you a day to build, a day to trade or host, and a day for collection without trying to squeeze everything into one shift.
Book online at expohire.com once you know the dates, quantities and access notes. The basket shows live stock and pricing. Use the order notes for stand numbers, hall names, loading instructions and on-site contacts so the delivery can follow the venue plan.
Equipment arrives clean and tested. Every hire includes the free Minor Damage Waiver, and Expo Hire delivers across England and Wales. Delivery starts from £40 ex-VAT where venue-specific terms do not apply.
Because this is dry hire, your venue team, exhibitor crew or caterer places the stock in final position after delivery. That gives you full control over the floor plan, but it also means the setup labour and final room dressing need to sit in your schedule.
Build the order online at expohire.com once the dates, quantities and venue details are ready. The basket shows live stock and pricing, so you can size the job around the real guest count or room plan rather than a rough estimate.
If you need help with quantities, carriage or specialist equipment, call 0800 910 1100 Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. If the order needs sign-off before payment, use the basket as the base for an internal quote.
Add access notes, room names, hall numbers, stand details or site contacts before checkout.
Yes. Expo Hire delivers to National Exhibition Centre and other venues across England and Wales. Add the event name, hall or room details, stand number if there is one, and the best site contact before checkout.
Add room names, hall names, stand references, loading notes, access timing and an on-site mobile number. Good notes save time and make the unload cleaner.
No. Expo Hire supplies dry hire. Drivers deliver to the agreed drop point, but your team, exhibitor crew or caterer place the stock in final position.
Ask for refrigeration the day before so the units can pre-cool for 6 to 8 hours before service starts.
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.