Please see the below for important information regarding deliveries and access to the venue. Please note access will not be permitted to anyone during build up and breakdown who has not read the Site rules & emergency procedures.
For build and breakdown please ensure to use the below address for delivery access to the loading bays. Make sure to include the following information when delivering goods to the venue: ‘ACE’, your company name, contact name, stand number and onsite contact.
Please note all deliveries and collections must arrive during the designated build and breakdown timings in this manual. An onsite contact from the exhibiting company must be onsite to sign for the deliveries. The organisers and venue cannot accept any deliveries for exhibiting stands. Failure to do this may result in the delivery being lost or rejected from the venue.
DELIVERY ADDRESS:
[INSERT YOUR STAND NUMBER, COMPANY NAME & MOBILE NUMBER]
Business Design Centre
52 Upper Street
Islington
London N1 0QH
Business Design Centre
52 Upper Street, The Angel
London, United Kingdom
N1 0QH
Arriving by public transport: there are many ways to get to the venue including the use of buses and both the London underground and overground. The nearest tube station Angel (Northern line), is a five-minute walk away allowing you to travel to Central London within minutes. Just a little further in the opposite direction is Highbury and Islington with great underground and overground connections.
For access times please refer to the show timetable page. Please note space only stands will be contacted by the operations team to arrange a drop off slot on Wednesday 12th March. If you are a space only stand and require access for drop off on this day please contact ace_ops@easyfairs.com
Any stands that arrive for access on Wednesday 12th March without a delivery slot will be turned away from the venue.
Gallery hall goods lift:
Gallery Hall goods lift (Lower loading bay)
Capacity – 3000kg
Size – 5500mm long x 2550mm wide x 2500mm high
Location: The loading bay is located to the rear of the venue on Liverpool Road (sat nav postcode N1 0HQ). It is marked by a “Goods In” sign and can be found between Bromfield Street and Barford Street.
Height restrictions: Liverpool Road Entrance (4.9 metres) – Barford Street exit (4.2 metres) – Upper Loading Bay (4 metres) – Lower Loading Bay (3 metres)
Number of spaces: The top loading bay can take a maximum of 17 vehicles and is reserved for larger vehicles. The bottom loading bay can accommodate maximum 27 spaces. All vehicles must be removed immediately after unloading or loading and must be taken off site or parked in a suitable car park. Please see parking section below for more details.
Goods Lifts: There is a goods lift in the Loading Bay for the delivery of stand materials and exhibits. Main Hall Goods Lift: Size 3900mm x 1900mm x 1900m (height) Capacity: 3000kg Exhibitors/ contractors should be aware that there are several doorways to pass through when taking items from the Goods Lifts to the halls.
Access times: Please see the show timetable section of the manual to see when you are permitted to access.
Safety: When accessing the loading bay and the hall during build and break, high visibility clothing must be worn alongside closed toe shoes.
Booking System: There is no booking system for traffic at the Business Design Centre, access will be managed by the traffic team onsite but due to the nature of the venue during peak times we request patience by all exhibitors and contractors when waiting to access the venue.
For further information please visit the following: Loading Bay – Business Design Centre
Lifting and storage requirements: WES Logistics have been appointed as our handling company. They are the preferred contractor for freight forwarding and storage, please contact them on +44 (0)208 508 2224 or mailuk@wes-group.com if you require any lifting or storage services.
Courier shipments: International exhibitors planning to send goods via courier from outside the EU, should not send directly to the venue but to a permanent address of a company with a registered EORI number (like WES Logistics). On the courier document the destination import duties and taxes MUST be prepaid to the sender’s account. Should you require further information / assistance, please contact WES Logistics (email: mailuk@wes-group.com)
Exhibitors from outside the UK can apply for a UK EORI number via the HMRC website (www.gov.uk), the process normally takes around 2 weeks and they will be eligible to reclaim the VAT on any permanently imported goods directly with UK customs authorities (HMRC), not via Easyfairs or WES Logistics.
For any goods that are for temporary import into the UK, exhibitors using their own EORI number would need to pay duties and VAT on deposit to HMRC and then reclaim would be on re-export directly with HMRC.
Upper Street Car Park is located adjacent to the Business Design Centre with approximately 200 spaces. Please note there is a 1.9m height restriction
Daily: 7am to 7pm. Minimum charge (2 hours) £9.00. Thereafter hourly charge, £4.50 per hour. Overnight: 7pm to 7am, £3.00 per hour (min 2 hours)
Lost parking chip coins incur a charge of £15 on top of the cost of your stay.
For information on long-term contract parking at the Upper Street Car Park, contact Luke Hurst at lukeh@bdc.london or call 0207 288 6718.
For general queries on parking at the BDC, contact Ed Muburo at edm@bdc.london or call 0207 288 6272.
There are further car parks within walking distance.
The Business Design Centre falls just outside the Central London Congestion charge boundary. Some routes to the Centre will be affected by the charge, which has been set at £11.50 applying from 7 am to 6pm during Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays). Please check with the charge boundary information on the government website.
For further information on parking please visit: Parking – Business Design Centre
For further information on accessibility please visit: Accessibility – Business Design Centre
Friday 14 March 2025
09:00 – 17:30
Saturday 15 March 2025
09:00 – 16:00
Business Design Centre
52 Upper St, The Angel, London N1 0QH
You must be 18+ to attend
*AbbVie has part sponsored this event, this includes provision of a stand and/or a speaker program/medical symposium. AbbVie has had no influence over the content / topics covered in other parts of the agenda.
