ACC Liverpool

Coordinates: 53°23′50″N 2°59′28″W / 53.3971°N 2.9912°W / 53.3971; -2.9912

The ACC Liverpool, with the Echo Arena on the left and BT Convention Centre on the right

ACC Liverpool, home to BT Convention Centre, Echo Arena and Exhibition Centre Liverpool, is a venue complex located on the banks of Liverpool’s world heritage waterfront which features Europe’s only purpose-built interconnected arena, conference and exhibition venue.

History

The building cost £164 million to build and was financed by Liverpool City Council, English Partnerships (now the Homes and Communities Agency), the Northwest Regional Development Agency and European (ERDF) funding. It is owned by Liverpool City Council and The ACC Liverpool Group was appointed as the management company to run it on the council's behalf.

The building itself was designed by Williamson Eyre architects to look like a butterfly landing on the water, and built in part below ground level to maintain the stunning view of the Liverpool waterfront and World Heritage Site from the river and Wirral Peninsula.

Venue

Computer generated image of the proposed Exhibition Centre Liverpool (left) and existing ACC complex (right)

ACC Liverpool provides flexible options for conferences, exhibitions, entertainment events and banquets.

From intimate meetings for 10 delegates to large international conferences, ACC Liverpool boasts 15,225m² combined exhibition space, 21 breakout rooms with capacities ranging from 10–613 and a 1,350 seat tiered auditorium with two rotating drums that can be subdivided into 3 separate, self-contained meeting spaces of 250 (x2) and 850.

In September 2015, opened the doors to the brand new, state of the art 8,100m² Exhibition Centre Liverpool - the latest addition to the family of world class venues. At an investment of £40m, the new venue consists of 8,100 m² exhibition space which is sub-dividable into three interlinked pillar-free exhibition halls, each 2,700m² in size which can be used separately or in combination.

February 2016 saw the opening of Pullman Liverpool, a 4* hotel which is interlinked to Exhibition Centre Liverpool. The addition of Pullman Liverpool has increased the number of bedrooms on the ACC Liverpool campus to 658 and increased Liverpool’s city centre bed-stock to over 6,000 rooms.

Spaces available

Multi-purpose hall – This 3725m² space is ideal for banquets and exhibitions which are easily accommodated in this space. It adjoins the Echo Arena providing event organisers with 7,125 m² of event floor space.

Arena Floor – Plenary sessions can be built into the D-End space of the arena floor, creating conference space for up to 4,000 delegates. This space can also be used for large congresses of 10,000+ delegates.

Meeting Rooms – 21 breakout rooms are situated throughout the convention centre and can accommodate 10–613 delegates. They can be configured in a range of layouts and all have Wi-Fi and AV.

Auditorium – A comfortable space for 1,350 delegates, the auditorium includes two rotating drums which can subdivided into three separate, self-contained meeting spaces for 250 (x2) or 850 seat lectures.

Awards

ACC Liverpool has been voted Best UK Conference Centre for four years running:

Events

The 2016 Labour Party Conference at ACC Liverpool

The Labour Party annual conference, BBC Worldwide Showcase, the Royal College of Nursing Congress and the Liberal Democrats spring and annual conferences have all appeared at ACC Liverpool. The Labour Party returned for the second time in 2016 while the British Council of Shopping Centres and the National Cancer Research Institute have used the ACC more than once.

Transport links

Air – Liverpool John Lennon airport is a short 20 minute drive from the venue with Manchester Airport approximately 45 minutes away by car.

Road – ACC Liverpool is easily accessible from the M62, M58 and M53 depending on which direction you are travelling from. There is a 1,600 space on-site car park available which is located directly opposite ACC Liverpool.

Rail – Liverpool is just over two hours from London by train. When arriving in the city, Liverpool Lime Street is approximately a 20 minute walk from ACC Liverpool, or a short taxi ride.

References

  1. ↑ "Winners & Finalists 2016 - M&IT Awards". Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  2. ↑ "Winners and Finalists 2015 - M&IT Awards". Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  3. ↑ "Meetings Industry Marketing Awards (MIMA) Event Winners & Finalists". Meetpie.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.

External links

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