It is estimated that there are over 11,000 conference centres in the UK, so locating and selecting a suitable venue can be daunting and extremely time consuming. The listing at the bottom of this section provides a nationwide index of regional conference bureaus, which provide information on venues within their respective areas/regions, including audience capacities, catering and hotel details, travel and transport information/arrangements and, in most cases, a full conference support service covering equipment hire, translators, interpreters, etc.
In addition, event organisers, Event Exchange, offer a free venue-finding service to their clients.
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Construction Industry Venues
For construction industry events where success is dependent on a high turnout of specifiers or other industry professionals, it can prove advantageous in encouraging turnout if a known industry venue is selected, such as that of a leading institution or trade body.
Details of high-profile construction industry organisations offering commercial conferencing/meeting services at their own premises are given here:
Building Centre
London
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7692 4000
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://www.buildingcentre.co.uk/
Building Research Establishment
Watford
Tel: +44 (0) 333 321 8811
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://www.bre.co.uk/
Federation of Master Builders
London
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7025 2900
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://www.fmb.org.uk/about-the-fmb/meeting-rooms-for-hire-in-holborn-ec1/
Institution of Engineering & Technology
London and Birmingham
Tel: +44 (0) 1438 313311
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Web: https://www.ietvenues.co.uk/
National Joint Council for the Engineering Construction Industry (NJCECI)
London
Tel:+44 (0) 20 7734 0244
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://www.njceci.org.uk/
National Self Build and Renovation Centre
Swindon
Tel: +44 (0) 1793 847397
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://www.nsbrc.co.uk/venue-hire/
PYC Construction
Welshpool
Tel: +44 (0) 1938 500797
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://pycgroup.co.uk/meeting-room-hire/
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
London
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7307 3888
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://www.architecture.com/riba-venue-hire
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) – North
Liverpool
Tel: +44 (0) 151 703 0107
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://www.architecture.com/contact-and-visit/riba-north/venue-hire
Surveyors House at Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Westminster (via Searcys)
London
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7101 0220
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://searcys.co.uk/venues/surveyors-house-rics-westminster/
Regional Venue-Finding Agencies
See also: Conference Organisers.