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, organisers, Event-X, offer a free venue-finding service. Once they have the specification (location, requirements of the event, likely numbers, venue budget) they guarantee within 24 hours to have at least 3 or 4 options for consideration.
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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 6207
Email: office@buildingcentre.co.uk
Web: https://www.buildingcentre.co.uk/
Building Research Establishment
Watford
Tel: +44 (0) 333 321 8811
Email: events@bre.co.uk
Web: https://www.bre.co.uk/
Construction Industry Council (at Building Centre)
London
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7399 7400
Email: enquiries@cic.org.uk
Web: http://cic.org.uk/services/room-hire.php
Construction Industry Research and Information Association
London
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7549 3300
Email: nipa.patel@ciria.org
Web: https://www.ciria.org/CIRIA/Events/Venue_hire/Events/Venue_hire.aspx
Federation of Master Builders
London
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7025 2900
Email: facilities@fmb.org.uk
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: postmaster@theiet.org
Web: https://www.ietvenues.co.uk/
National Joint Council for the Engineering Construction Industry (NJCECI)
London
Tel:+44 (0) 207 734 0244
Email: enquiries@njceci.org.uk
Web: https://www.njceci.org.uk/
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
London
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7307 3888
Email: Via website
Web: https://www.architecture.com/riba-venue-hire
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) – North
Liverpool
Tel: +44 (0) 151 703 0107
Email: RIBANorthVenues@riba.org
Web: https://www.architecture.com/contact-and-visit/riba-north/venue-hire
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
London
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7334 3875
Email: venues@rics.org
Web: http://www.parliamentsquare.org/
Regional Venue-Finding Agencies
| Company | Tel | |
| +44 (0) 1202 055557 | business@bhlive.org.uk | |
| +44 (0) 113 378 1183 | info@conference-leeds.com | |
| +44 (0) 1622 602485 | info@conferencemaidstone.com | |
| +44 (0) 1752 522273 | Via website | |
| +44 (0) 1244 405600 | a.shacklady@marketingcheshire.co.uk | |
| +44 (0) 131 473 3666 | conferences@conventionedinburgh.com | |
| +44 (0) 131 472 2405 | neil.brownlee@visitscotland.com | |
| +44 (0) 345 226 9944 | Shirley@destinationsouthampton.com | |
| +44 (0) 1952 380641 | discovertelford@telford.gov.uk | |
| +44 (0) 1723 384368 | dycconferences@scarborough.gov.uk | |
| +44 (0) 1264 848311 | info@theenterprisenetwork.co.uk | |
| +44 (0) 141 566 0800 | conventions@glasgowcitymarketingbureau.com | |
| +44 (0) 1492 531731 | Via website | |
| +44 (0) 116 299 6666 | conferences@GoLeicestershire.com | |
| +44 (0) 151 600 2987 | conferences@marketingliverpool.co.uk | |
| +44 (0) 20 3051 8884 | Via website | |
| +44 (0) 1772 426450 | enquiries@marketinglancashire.com | |
| +44 (0) 121 202 5151 | bcb.conferencesales@marketingbirmingham.com | |
| +44 (0) 29 2087 2092 | hello@meetincardiff.com | |
| +353 (0) 1 884 7134 | azeta.seery@failteireland.ie | |
| +44 (0) 161 238 4597 | conference@visitmanchester.com | |
| +44 (0) 1522 842713 | info@meetlincoln.co.uk | |
| +44 (0) 191 440 5757 | conventionbureau@ngi.org.uk | |
| +44 (0) 1654 702653 | info@mwtcymru.co.uk | |
| +44 (0) 1782 232076 | conference@stoke.gov.uk | |
| +44 (0) 844 847 5256 | tourism@bathtourism.co.uk | |
| +44 (0) 28 9023 9026 | deborahswain@visitbelfast.com | |
| +44 (0) 1273 292606 | Via website | |
| +44 (0) 117 946 2200 | conference@destinationbristol.co.uk | |
| +44 (0) 1223 791500 | info@visitcambridge.org | |
| +44 (0) 28 7126 7284 | info@visitderry.com | |
| +44 (0) 20 7578 1400 | Via website | |
| +44 (0) 1482 391535 | conference.bureau@vhey.co.uk | |
| +44 (0) 1246 212924 | Via website | |
| +44 (0) 1733 452336 | Via website | |
| +44 (0) 1483 444333 | Via website | |
| +44 (0)1792 635208 | tonia.thomas@swansea.gov.uk | |
| +44 (0) 1904 554653 | conference@visityork.org |
See also: Conference Organisers.