BE Event Hire supplies tables, chairs and exhibition furniture for trade shows, consumer exhibitions, conferences and public events at NEC Birmingham.
The National Exhibition Centre is one of the UK’s biggest and busiest exhibition venues, providing more than 180,000 square metres of indoor event space across its interconnected halls. Its scale makes it well suited to major exhibitions and events that attract thousands of exhibitors and visitors.
BE Event Hire has extensive experience supplying furniture to events at the NEC. With more than 10,000 tables and 30,000 chairs available, we can support individual exhibitors requiring a small number of items as well as organisers requiring thousands of matching tables and chairs across several halls.
Event Furniture Hire at NEC Birmingham
Furniture requirements at the NEC can be substantial, particularly for exhibitions occupying several halls or involving hundreds of individual exhibitors.
Organisers may require tables and chairs across exhibition stands, demonstration areas, conference spaces, registration points and visitor facilities. Individual exhibitors can have their own requirements for tables, seating and furniture within their stands.
BE Event Hire can supply furniture across these areas in the same order, including support spaces for organisers, staff, catering and event production.
Our extensive event furniture hire range provides practical options for trade exhibitions, consumer shows, conferences and temporary event spaces throughout the NEC.
Table Hire at NEC Birmingham
Tables are among the most frequently required items at exhibitions, providing practical surfaces for displays, products, demonstrations, registration, catering, and event administration.
BE Event Hire stocks more than 10,000 tables, with an extensive table hire range suitable for events throughout the NEC.
Traditional trestle tables are particularly useful for trade and consumer exhibitions. They provide generous display space, can be arranged in numerous configurations and are available from BE Event Hire in substantial matching quantities.
Our wider collection includes banquet-style tables, bistro tables, and high tables, allowing you to select different furniture for exhibition stands, conference spaces, hospitality areas, and networking zones.
For exhibitions involving hundreds of stands, our stockholding means we can supply substantial quantities of the same table across the event.
Chair Hire at NEC Birmingham
Seating requirements at the NEC can range from a couple of chairs on an exhibition stand to thousands of seats for presentations, conferences and public events.
BE Event Hire stocks more than 30,000 chairs, providing the capacity required for some of the NEC’s biggest events.
Our seating hire range includes practical event seating alongside chairs for conferences, hospitality areas, exhibitions and formal functions.
Folding and plastic chairs provide practical seating for exhibitions and temporary audience areas, while banqueting chairs are suited to conferences, dinners, awards events and other formal settings.
Different chair styles can be supplied in the same order, allowing organisers to furnish exhibition halls, conference spaces, hospitality areas, and individual stands to suit their requirements.
Exhibition Hire at NEC Birmingham
Exhibitions are central to the NEC, and BE Event Hire has extensive experience supplying furniture for organisers, contractors and exhibitors working at the venue.
Our exhibition furniture hire range provides options for exhibition stands, registration areas, demonstrations, temporary offices, meeting spaces, sponsor areas and visitor facilities.
We can supply furniture in substantial quantities across an entire exhibition or in smaller numbers for an individual exhibitor.
Our wider exhibition and education hire range also provides furniture for conferences, educational events, examinations and other temporary layouts held at the NEC.
BE Experience at NEC Birmingham
BE Event Hire has supplied furniture for numerous well-known events held at NEC Birmingham.
These have included:
- MCM Birmingham Comic Con
- UK Games Expo
- Destination Star Trek
- GCCF Supreme Cat Show
- Kidtropolis
- Motorhome and Caravan Show
- National Wedding Show
- UK Drone Show
- Big Bang events
- Warley Model Railway Exhibition
- Traffex and Parkex
- CFA examinations
These events demonstrate the varied demands placed on furniture within the same venue. A gaming exhibition might require substantial quantities of tables for exhibitors and demonstrations, while Comic Con can require furniture across exhibitor stands, panel areas and supporting spaces.
Other events can require seating for conferences and examinations, tables for displays or furniture for visitor areas and temporary event facilities.
Our experience at the NEC means we are familiar with the demands of supplying furniture to a busy exhibition venue, where quantities, delivery schedules, and collection arrangements require careful planning.
The NEC Birmingham
The National Exhibition Centre is located near Birmingham Airport and Birmingham International railway station, giving visitors direct access to national rail services as well as convenient road and air connections.
Its extensive interconnected halls provide more than 180,000 square metres of indoor event space, allowing several major events to take place at the venue at the same time.
The NEC hosts trade exhibitions, consumer shows, conferences, sporting events and public events throughout the year. Its halls can accommodate individual exhibitions as well as events occupying substantial areas of the venue.
For organisers requiring furniture elsewhere in the region, BE Event Hire also provides event furniture hire in Birmingham. The NEC is also included within our wider guide to national event venues supplied by BE Event Hire.
Furniture for Exhibition Stands and Event Areas
The main exhibition stands represent only part of the furniture requirement at many NEC events.
Registration and ticketing areas may need tables and chairs for staff, while presentation stages and seminar spaces can require substantial audience seating. Exhibitors may need tables, chairs or stools within their stands, and networking areas can use high tables and more informal furniture.
Catering areas, organiser offices, staff rooms and temporary administration spaces create further requirements away from the main exhibition floor.
Using one furniture supplier across these areas can simplify ordering while allowing organisers to combine multiple furniture types in the same hire.
Specialist Furniture for NEC Events
Not every event at the NEC follows a conventional exhibition format, so our furniture range extends beyond standard tables and chairs.
Themed events can require more distinctive furniture. Oktoberfest events, for example, can use traditional beer tables and benches to create communal seating areas. Weddings and formal events may require round tables and banqueting chairs, while public shows may need robust furniture that can handle large visitor numbers.
Our broad stock lets you combine different furniture types to suit the layout and character of the event.
Delivery and Collection at NEC Birmingham
Major NEC events run on scheduled build and breakdown periods, with exhibitors, contractors, and suppliers all requiring access to the venue.
Furniture deliveries therefore need to be planned around the arrangements established for the particular event.
BE Event Hire is accustomed to supplying professional organisers and exhibitors where accurate quantities, access information and transport planning form an important part of the hire. Our substantial stock and transport capabilities allow us to manage orders involving hundreds or thousands of individual furniture items.
Providing your event dates, quantities, hall information and relevant access instructions as early as possible helps us plan delivery and collection efficiently.
We can also arrange weekend and out-of-hours delivery or collection where required, although additional charges may apply.
BE Event Hire at NEC Birmingham
BE Event Hire has supplied event furniture since 1972 and works with exhibition organisers, contractors, exhibitors, businesses and other clients throughout Birmingham and across the UK.
Our stock includes more than 10,000 traditional 6ft trestle tables, 3,000 blow moulded tables, 30,000 chairs and 1,000 5ft round tables, alongside a wider collection of exhibition and event furniture.
This capacity is particularly useful at a venue such as the NEC, where furniture requirements can range from a handful of items for one exhibition stand to thousands of tables and chairs across a major event.
If you are planning an exhibition, conference or public event at NEC Birmingham, send us your event dates, furniture requirements and quantities for a free, no-obligation quotation.
Other Event Venues
- Harrogate Convention Centre
- Olympia London
- Manchester Central
- ICC Birmingham
- SEC Centre
- ExCel London