About BDC Exhibition Centre and Business Meeting Facilities Situated in fashionable Islington, the Business Design Centre is London’s most stylish venue, playing host to over 80 exhibitions and 250 conferences every year. We are also the permanent home to over 100 businesses who occupy the offices & showrooms around the perimeter of the centre on 3 floors. Opened 20 years ago in 1986, and formerly the Royal Agricultural Hall, the building was rescued from demolition in 1981 by entrepreneur Sam Morris and was fully restored and re-opened as the UK’s first integrated trade, exhibition and conference complex. Today the BDC attracts in excess of half a million visitors every year. We understand what it takes to make an event happen. Upper Street Events is a division of the BDC and owns, organises and creates innovative consumer and trade exhibitions. It has been running events for over 20 years and has an outstanding reputation within events industry through shows such as London Art Fair, Country Living Fairs and more recently Gadget Show Live. We pride ourselves on our expert event management skills and personable approach, all of which ensure that our clients return year after year. Every event held at the Business Design Centre is completely unique in terms of size, contents, duration, budget and audience – but every event organiser can rely on one thing: a level of personal service second to none. Our friendly, but professional level of customer service is carried through at all levels within the company. Whether you are a visitor to the building, a large exhibition or conference organiser or simply wish to hire a syndicate for the day, you will receive first class treatment from the second you arrive at the building. Dominic Jones Chief Executive Business Design Centre Group The BDC is a subsidiary of BDC Group which also includes Upper Street Events, City North and and citycentral estates.

About BDC Exhibition Centre and Business Meeting Facilities

Situated in fashionable Islington, the Business Design Centre is London’s most stylish venue, playing host to over 80 exhibitions and 250 conferences every year. We are also the permanent home to over 100 businesses who occupy the offices & showrooms around the perimeter of the centre on 3 floors. Opened 20 years ago in 1986, and formerly the Royal Agricultural Hall, the building was rescued from demolition in 1981 by entrepreneur Sam Morris and was fully restored and re-opened as the UK’s first integrated trade, exhibition and conference complex. Today the BDC attracts in excess of half a million visitors every year.

We understand what it takes to make an event happen. Upper Street Events is a division of the BDC and owns, organises and creates innovative consumer and trade exhibitions. It has been running events for over 20 years and has an outstanding reputation within events industry through shows such as London Art Fair, Country Living Fairs and more recently Gadget Show Live.

We pride ourselves on our expert event management skills and personable approach, all of which ensure that our clients return year after year. Every event held at the Business Design Centre is completely unique in terms of size, contents, duration, budget and audience – but every event organiser can rely on one thing: a level of personal service second to none.

Our friendly, but professional level of customer service is carried through at all levels within the company. Whether you are a visitor to the building, a large exhibition or conference organiser or simply wish to hire a syndicate for the day, you will receive first class treatment from the second you arrive at the building.
Dominic Jones
Chief Executive

Business Design Centre Group

The BDC is a subsidiary of BDC Group which also includes Upper Street Events, City North and and citycentral estates.