ADNEC’s ExCeL London beats world famous competition to win UK ‘Venue of the Year’
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Under the ownership of the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC), ExCeL London was honoured as ‘Venue of the Year’ at Europe’s premier awards ceremony for the events industry, which took place in London last week. ExCeL London beat off world famous competition including Manchester United Football Club, Wembley Arena and Birmingham NEC to win the accolade.
In addition to success of ExCeL London, IDEX 2009, the 9th edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference, was highly commended at the awards ceremony as a finalist in the category for ‘Best Trade Show Over 2000m2’ acknowledging the incredible size, scale and success of IDEX 2009. ADNEC also sponsored and presented the “Best Marketing Campaign” award at the prestigious ceremony.
The ‘Venue of the Year’ accolade recognises the exceptional achievements and initiatives of ExCeL London over the past year, with the most significant of these being the Phase 2 extension due for completion in April 2010. The AED 1 billion project, which was initiated by ADNEC after its take-over of the successful London venue in May 2008, will increase event space by over 50% and add 17 flexible meeting rooms, a 2000 seat conference suite and 5000 capacity auditorium, creating one of Europe’s largest exhibition and event venues.
Commenting on the successes, Simon Horgan, ADNEC Group CEO, said: “This is an outstanding win for ADNEC against some incredibly tough competition. The success of ExCeL London confirms the wise investment decision of Abu Dhabi and provides the perfect platform for ADNEC to continue its strategy of developing a world class network of venues to serve the global exhibitions and events industry. I am also delighted that IDEX 2009 was a finalist in the ‘Best Trade Show’ category. The global exhibitions market is incredibly competitive and for IDEX to be recognised as one of the world’s leading exhibitions is a great honour.” |
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