PestTech, the annual trade show for the UK pest management industry, is moving to NAEC Stoneleigh in Warwickshire from 2027 on a six-year agreement that runs to 2032. The first edition at the new venue is on 2 December 2027 in Hall 2. The show is organised by the National Pest Technicians Association (NPTA), and the move was announced by NAEC Stoneleigh on 5 November 2026 and published by the NPTA in its own news section.
What has been agreed
The deal makes NAEC Stoneleigh PestTech’s home for six editions, 2027 to 2032. According to NAEC Stoneleigh’s announcement, which the NPTA has also published, the show will use Hall 2 for its first year at the venue. Neither announcement gives a figure for the value of the agreement or the stand space booked.
This year’s PestTech took place on 4 November 2026 at Arena MK in Milton Keynes, as the NPTA’s PestTech 2026 page confirms. The NPTA describes it as the UK’s largest pest control exhibition and says its previous events drew more than 1,400 attendees and more than 85 exhibitors. The show brings together pest control technicians, business owners, manufacturers, distributors, software providers and training organisations.
Why the organiser says it is moving
The NPTA puts the move down to room to grow. Kevin Lawrenson, the NPTA’s chief executive, said in the announcement that the move is “about creating the space to grow PestTech for the future”, and that NAEC Stoneleigh gives the organiser “the flexibility to introduce new experiences, expand exhibitor opportunities” and keep developing the event. Lowri Croydon, head of commercial and business development at NAEC Stoneleigh, said the venue is “committed to helping it continue to grow over the next six years”.
The announcement also points to the venue’s outdoor demonstration areas, its free on-site parking and its central location. Live demonstrations are one of the things the NPTA highlights when it sells the show to exhibitors, so outdoor space next to the halls gives suppliers more room to show equipment working.
Hall 2 at NAEC Stoneleigh in figures
Hall 2 is a single 4,536 m² hall, which gives PestTech a large clear floor for its first year. The venue’s own Hall 2 page lists these figures.
| Hall 2 detail | Published figure |
|---|---|
| Hall 2 floor area | 4,536 m² |
| Hall 2 ceiling height | 8m to 10m |
| Hall 2 theatre-style capacity | 3,054 |
| Hall 2 standing capacity | Up to 4,500 |
| Hall 2 floor loading | Up to 35kN/m² |
| NAEC Stoneleigh indoor exhibition space, all halls | More than 21,000 m² |
Hall 2 has roller shutter doors for vehicle access inside the hall and two organiser’s offices, and it links to Hall 1 and to the smaller Hall 2a, which has daylight. That leaves room for the show to take more space in later years without changing venue, which is the point of a six-year deal. Our NAEC Stoneleigh profile has every hall and room with its published capacities.
What it means for exhibitors and visitors
If you exhibit at PestTech or visit it, the main change is the location and the date. The show moves from early November in Milton Keynes to early December in Warwickshire. NAEC Stoneleigh’s sat nav postcode is CV8 2LH. The venue sits between junction 2 of the M6 and junction 15 of the M40, using the A46, with Coventry and Warwick Parkway stations each about five miles away and around 10,000 free parking spaces on site. Birmingham Airport is within a 30-minute drive.
The NPTA lists the show on its PestTech page, which is the place to watch for 2027 stand and visitor details.
Other shows signing longer venue deals
PestTech is not the only show to fix its venue for several editions at once, which gives organiser and venue more certainty on dates and space. Earlier this month we covered Clarion Events’ multi-year agreements with Olympia London. If you are comparing large exhibition halls for your own show, our conference and exhibition venues list sets out the UK halls we cover with their published floor areas.
How we reported this
This is desk research. It is based on NAEC Stoneleigh’s announcement dated 5 November 2026, the same release on the NPTA’s website, the NPTA’s PestTech 2026 page and NAEC Stoneleigh’s Hall 2 page, all read on 10 November 2026, with the trade report in Exhibition News used only to find the story. Travel and parking figures come from our NAEC Stoneleigh profile, which is checked against the venue’s own website. We have not spoken to the NPTA or the venue for this story.
Venues in this story
- NAEC StoneleighYou can run indoor halls, vehicle displays and outdoor demonstrations on one Warwickshire site, with four halls of up to 4,536m², over 250 acres of grounds and around 10,000 free parking spaces.
- Olympia LondonYou can link 20,000 m² of heritage halls to a new ICC with an 800+ auditorium, beside Kensington (Olympia) station, with 350 hotel rooms on site and the Grand Hall seating up to 5,000.
