SEC Centre

SEC Centre
Facade of SEC Centre, February 2018
Main entrance to the SEC Centre in 2018
AddressExhibition Way
Glasgow
G3 8YW
LocationFinnieston, Glasgow, Scotland
Coordinates55°51′39″N 4°17′17″W / 55.86085°N 4.28812°W / 55.86085; -4.28812
OwnerScottish Event Campus Limited
Inaugurated27 November 1985; 38 years ago (1985-11-27)
Opened6 September 1985; 39 years ago (1985-09-06)
Renovated2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Expanded
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1997
Construction cost
£36 million
Former names
Scottish Exhibition Centre (planning/construction)
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (1985–2017)
Banquet/ballroom400 (Loch Suite)
100 (Seminar Suite)
72 (Gala Room)
624 (Lomond Auditorium)
300 (Forth Room)
Theatre seating
10,000 (Concert Hall 4)
5,000 (Concert Hall 3)
Enclosed space
 • Exhibit hall floor23,355 m2 (251,391 sq ft)
 • Breakout/meeting4,431 m2 (47,695 sq ft)
Parking1,600 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities
18 spaces[2]
Public transit accessExhibition Centre railway station
Website
www.sec.co.uk

The SEC Centre (originally known as the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre until 2017) is Scotland's largest exhibition centre, located in Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of the three main venues within the Scottish Event Campus.[3]

Since the opening of the original buildings in 1985, the complex has undergone two major expansions; the first being the SEC Armadillo in 1997, and then the OVO Hydro in 2013. The venue's holding company SEC Limited, is 91% owned by Glasgow City Council and 9% owned by private investors. It is probably best known for hosting concerts, particularly in Hall 4 and Hall 3.

  1. ^ "SECC Car Park". City Parking (Glasgow). Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Getting to the SECC by Bike". Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  3. ^ "All change as SECC is renamed the Scottish Event Campus". Evening Times. Newsquest Media Group Ltd. 27 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.