Events industry news
Bradford will be the first UK city to host Placemaking Week Europe, in 2027
Bradford will host Placemaking Week Europe from 28 September to 1 October 2027, the first UK city chosen for the international gathering of planners and urban leaders.
Latest events industry news
IEEE’s OCEANS conference will return to Aberdeen in June 2027
UKREiiF will move to Liverpool from 2028
Aberdeen forms a joint taskforce to win association conferences
Analysis for event organisers
What an ISO 14001 certificate tells an event buyer
ICC Wales now holds ISO 14001 through its parent group. The certificate is good evidence of an environmental management system, but it is not a carbon figure for your event.
Association congresses are won by host teams, not venues alone
Glasgow, Liverpool, Aberdeen and Newport have each credited recent wins to partnerships that reach well beyond the venue.
Choose the venue around the event, not the headline capacity
A room that fits the audience on paper can still fail the programme.
The questions that make agency proposals comparable
Before choosing a creative concept, establish what the agency is responsible for, who delivers it, how it is paid and how success will be judged.
Venue assessments
Liverpool Experience Campus for a conference that needs the whole site
The Labour Party Conference shows the waterfront campus can run as one connected event. Most organisers will book part of it, which raises different questions.
ICC Wales Main Hall for a conference with an exhibition
The published hall specification and a recent world congress support a serious shortlist, but layout, acoustics and whole-event flow still need testing.
The QEII Centre for a Westminster business event
A central location, a self-contained large-event floor and a wide range of room sizes are useful starting points, not a complete conference plan.
Venues and event agencies
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The NEC
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The UK's largest event venue, beside Birmingham Airport and Birmingham International station, with 18 halls and 32 conference suites.
Celtic Manor Resort
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Resort hotel near Newport with the Ian Edwards Conference Centre, 40 meeting rooms and capacity for up to 1,200 guests.
Spaces at The Spine
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Conference and event floors in The Spine, the Royal College of Physicians' northern home in Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter.
The Hepworth Wakefield
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Riverside art gallery in Wakefield that hires an auditorium, learning studios, café and galleries for meetings, conferences and receptions.
Recently added agencies
Make Events
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Events agency founded in Manchester in 2012, delivering conferences, incentives, awards and brand activations, with offices in Wilmslow and London.
In Conference
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Independent Scottish professional conference organiser with teams in Edinburgh and Glasgow, working mainly for academic, medical and public sector clients.
BEE Events
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Harrogate-based event management agency for corporate conferences, awards ceremonies, family fun days and team events, with a free venue-finding service.
Successful Events
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Leeds-based venue-finding and event management agency for conferences, meetings, accommodation and team events.
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Events Review follows the developments that affect UK business events, from a venue announcement to changes in event production and event tech. We explain what is known, what remains uncertain and what an organiser should check next.
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News
The latest reporting on venues, agencies, suppliers and the leaders making decisions across the sector. Each story sets out the practical consequence for event professionals, clients and attendees.
Analysis
Analysis looks beyond a launch headline or an attendance total: event management, audience needs, accessibility, environmental and sustainable-event claims, and what the evidence changes about your next meeting, conference or exhibition.
Assessments
Each assessment tests one venue against one kind of event, such as a conference with an exhibition, using its room layouts, access and published facilities, and says whether it rests on a visit, an interview or desk research.
Directory
Profiles of UK conference venues and event agencies, searchable by name, city and service, linked to the reporting that mentions them.