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Adnec's Excel London beats world famous competition to win UK 'Venue of the Year'

  • United Arab Emirates: Monday, June 29 - 2009 at 13:09
  • PRESS RELEASE

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.

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  • Humaid Al Dhaheri, Director of Finance and HR, ADNEC, presenting the award for 'Best Marketing Campaign' that ADNEC sponsored.
    Humaid Al Dhaheri, Director of Finance and HR, ADNEC, presenting the award for 'Best Marketing Campaign' that ADNEC sponsored.
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 Dhs1bn 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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About Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec)
Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) is a strategic international venue development and management company. Adnec's venue portfolio includes one of the most modern exhibition centre's in the world - the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, and the UK capital's largest exhibition and conference venue, Excel London.

Adnec is creating unique business districts to serve Abu Dhabi's rapid expansion and emergence on the global stage.

Development projects surrounding the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre include Capital Centre (a mixed-use development of 23 residential, commercial and mixed-use towers adjacent to the exhibition centre), Capital Gate (an iconic 35 storey gravity defying feature tower, featuring the 5-star hotel - 'Hyatt at Capital Centre') and a 2.4km Marina zone.

In addition, Adnec is expanding within the region, with The Al Ain Convention Centre, a residential and business micro city around a state-of-the-art convention centre.

About Idex
Idex 2009 was held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec) between 22-26th February 2009 under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

Organised by Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) with the support of the UAE Armed Forces GHQ, the 2009 event was widely acknowledged to be the most successful IDEX ever attracting over 50,000 visitors, 897 exhibitors from 50 countries and 150 official delegations.

For further information:
Carissa Crowley
Senior PR Account Manager
Orient Planet Communications
T: 971 (0) 4 3988901

Emma Lomax
Adnec Marketing Account Manager
T: 971 (0) 2 406 3364

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