The
Ricoh Arena has signed up 18 new exhibitions as
the venue looks to break its own events record.
The
multi-purpose events venue in Coventry has been successful in securing a large
number of exhibitions for the first time covering a wide range of industry
sectors.
New
exhibitions for 2017 include the Temperature Controlled Storage &
Distribution Exhibition, the automotive tradeshow Mechanex and Surfex.
The
news comes as the events venue - which has 7,500 square metres of conference
and exhibition space - prepares to beat the record 777 events it held in
2015/16.
Andy
Gibb, managing director at the Ricoh Arena, said: “We’ve secured a fantastic
variety of exhibitions that are either in their infancy or are big, well
established shows.
“That’s
really important for us because it shows our venue can act as an incubator for events
to grow, but equally, we compete for and deliver on large scale events too.
“Our
sales and events teams overcame strong competition from other venues to host
some of these exhibitions and have done a fantastic job in securing them. We
are averaging 58 exhibitions a year, which is excellent news for us and for the
regional economy.
“The
investment we have made to our facilities has also started to pay off. We
recently created a link between our exhibition hall and hall three to provide
an extra 1,500 square metres of exhibition space which has helped to attract
larger events.
“Our
location is perfect for event organisers, with 75% of the UK’s population within
a two hour drive and when you add our refurbished facilities including the
restaurants, bars and onsite DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, we have a really
strong proposition.
“We’re
excited for the year ahead, and are expecting to announce further shows over
the coming months.”
For
more information on upcoming events and exhibitions at the Ricoh Arena visit www.ricoharena.com