National Exhibition Centre

"NEC Group" redirects here. Not to be confused with NEC.

National Exhibition Centre
The main entrance to the NEC (July 2015)
Map
LocationNational Exhibition Centre
Marston Green, England[1]
Coordinates52°27′12″N 1°43′10″W / 52.45333°N 1.71944°W / 52.45333; -1.71944
OwnerThe Blackstone Group (since 2018)[2]
OperatorNEC Group
Built16 February 1973 to 1976
Architect
  • Edward Mills
  • Seymour Harris
Opened2 February 1976 (1976-02-02)
Renovated2009, 2018
Expanded1980, 1989, 1993, 1998
Classroom-style seating
40–350
Meeting-room seating
10–720
Banquet/ballroom30–500
Theatre seating
15,683 (Resorts World Arena)
Enclosed space
 • Exhibit hall floor190,000 m2 (2,000,000 sq ft)
Parking16,500 spaces
Public transit accessBirmingham International railway station
Website
thenec.co.uk

The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) is an exhibition centre located in Marston Green, England, near to Birmingham and Solihull.[1] It is near junction 6 of the M42 motorway, and is adjacent to Birmingham Airport and Birmingham International railway station. It was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1976.

  1. ^ a b "All About - NEC Birmingham - Birmingham Live". www.birminghammail.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference blackstone was invoked but never defined (see the help page).