A - Z Information for Exhibitors
A trestle table and 2 chairs will be provided for your stand - please let us know if you prefer not to have these.
Power will also be included - please let us know what you are planning to bring with you and if you may require higher power.
ACCESS TO THE VENUE
ADDRESS
Business Design Centre
52 Upper Street
Islington
London
N1 0QH
Event room - Gallery Hall
- Travelling by CarThe Business Design Centre is conveniently located outside of the congestion charge zone, and easily accessed from all major road networks.
- Travelling by tube / train The Business Design Centre is just 5 minute walk from Angel tube, which is situated, on the Northern Line. Highbury and Islington station is a ten minute walk and is situated on the Victoria line and some mainlines. Kings Cross, St. Pancras and Euston mainline stations are all a short bus ride or taxi journey away.
- Travelling by bus The Business Design Centre is situated on Upper Street, which is serviced by the following bus routes: 4, 19, 30, 38, 43, 56, 73, 341, 394, N19, N38, N4.
Car Parking
There is a car park located adjacent to the Business Design Centre with 285 under cover spaces and ample reserved spaces for drivers with disabled passes. You can pre-book to guarantee a parking space by visiting bdc.london – click on Visiting the BDC and then Parking in which will take you through to the ‘pre-booking service’. Car parking is charged at £3.90 per hour between the hours of 07:00 and 17:00 with overnight parking (17:00 to 07:00) charged at £2.50 per hour. Please note the car park has a height restriction of 1.9m.
Loading Bay
The loading bay at the Business Design Centre is located to the rear of the venue on Liverpool Road (sat nav postcode N1 0QH). It is sign posted by a 'Goods In' sign and can be found between Bromfield Street and Barford Street. If you are having trouble locating the loading bay, you can contact the office on 0207 288 6489.
Exhibitors can access the service lift from the Loading Bay, which enables you to unload directly in to the Gallery Hall/Atrium. Please see dimensions of the lift below:
| ENTRANCE / EXITS | HEIGHT (METRES) |
| Capacity | 3000kg |
| Size | 5500mm Long x 2550mm Wide x 2500mm High |
ACCOMODATION
The Business Design Centre now has 3*, 4* and 5* hotels within a 3-15 minute walk. National Smaller Housing Associations' has its very own HotelMap where you can view the Business Design Centre’s closest hotels, with live best rates and availability on the pre-programmed events dates therefore making it easier for you to find a suitable hotel and book with ease. The HotelMap can be accessed on the event website here.
ATTENDEE LIST
A complimentary data-protected copy of the Attendee List will be available on request three weeks prior to the event on receipt of a signed copy of the terms and conditions of use. The list is not available after the event.
You will also be able to see all attendees through the virtual event platform.
AUDIO-VISUAL
For any AV requirements please email rita.rua@foremarke.uk.com
CATERING
Complimentary refreshments throughout the day and lunch for exhibitors will be provided from a designated catering point in the exhibition. Exhibitors will be served lunch 10–15 minutes before delegates are served.
DELEGATE PLACES
Each stand holding organisation is entitled to one complimentary non-residential delegate place. To register for your place or to book additional places please complete the relevant section of 5: Complimentary Delegate Place by 10 September for any questions please contact: events@housing.org.uk
All delegate places must be booked in advance as the National Housing Federation is unable to accept bookings for delegate places on the day of the event.
DELIVERY/COLLECTION - please check page
DILAPIDATIONS
Exhibitors are responsible for any damage caused to the fabric of the exhibition venue, whether caused by the exhibitor, agents or contractors. No items, adhesives or materials of any kind may be fixed to the fabric of the building. In your own interest, you should satisfy yourself as to the condition of your stand site before the construction of your stand and after its removal. Any charges incurred by the organisers for damage to the venue will be passed on to the exhibitor concerned.
DISTRIBUTION of PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL
Exhibitors are reminded that business may only be conducted from their stand. The distribution of leaflets or any other promotional material will not be permitted in any other part of the venue. The organisers reserve the right to prohibit the display or distribution of promotional literature that could give rise to offence and to confiscate the supplies of such material for the duration of the event.
ELECTRICAL FITTING
A power socket will be supplied to your table top stand.
If you require additional electrics please contact rita.rua@foremarke.uk.com
Please note the Business Design Centre does not have any extension leads. If you require one please ensure that you bring one with you to the exhibition.
Anyone who brings portable electrical appliances on-site should ensure that they have been recently PAT tested and bear a current PAT test certificate.
EVENT WEBSITE
The event website is https://smaller.housing.org.uk/
On the website you will be able to find event information.
EXHIBITOR BADGES (ADDITIONAL EXHIBITOR PLACES)
Exhibitors should complete 3: Exhibitor Badges and return it by 20 August.
Badges and lanyards will be given to you from the venue reception desk on arrival. For security reasons all exhibitors must wear the identity badges provided at all times during build-up, break down and the exhibition open period.
You are entitled to received two exhibitor badges with your stand booking, virtual platform access will also be given to both places; any additional badges needs to be purchased.
EXHIBITOR PROFILE
Each exhibitor is entitled to a complimentary 50 words profile in the event website and event platform. We are unable to accept entries after the deadline and reserve the right to edit entries in excess of 50 words without issuing a proof.
Deadline: 10 September
Please send via e-mail to rita.rua@foremarke.uk.com.
FIRST AID
First aid facilities will be available during the exhibition at all times. The First Aid room is located on the Gallery Level - opposite the Gallery Hall registration desk. In the case of emergency, contact the medical staff or a member of security on 0207 288 6666.
FURNITURE
You will be supplied with a covered trestle table and two chairs but you may bring your own furniture if required, providing it will fit in the space allocated (approximately 6m2).
If you require more furniture for your stand please contact rita.rua@foremarke.uk.com
INSURANCE
You are required, as part of our terms and conditions, to have adequate public liability cover in place so that you may exhibit at the Event. The Exhibitor Protection Scheme provided relates to this public liability cover and also includes additional standard cover for cancellation expenses and property damage suffered by the Exhibitor in respect of or at the event.
You are also required to pay the Insurance Participation Fee or provide evidence of adequate insurance cover before the Event date.
We, as organisers of the event, are not involved with the provision of insurance as we are not regulated to give advice or to arrange and undertake any regulated activity involved with insurance mediation.
As having insurance is required when exhibiting and, to ensure this requirement is met, we have asked InEvexco Limited (InEvexco) to provide a standard insurance policy on a non‐advised basis to us and to ensure that all of our participating Exhibitors are included on that policy’s schedule for public liability cover and the additional standard cover for cancellation
expenses and property damage suffered by the Exhibitor in respect of or at the Event. We believe that having a uniform policy on a standard non‐advised basis will benefit Exhibitors, without the need for Exhibitors to find adequate alternative public liability and additional cover elsewhere.
The cover is solely for the benefit of the entity named on the stand booking contract. Associations, and the like, who make “block” bookings on behalf of a number of other parties, must ensure that each individual party makes arrangements for insurance protection, as an Exhibitor, in their own right.
Within 30 days of our invoice being issued you will receive an email from InEvexco giving more details of the type of insurance cover and indemnity limits available when you are added to our policy schedule.
Please note your obligation as an Exhibitor is to have adequate public liability insurance for the event. You are free to purchase that insurance separately. Your Exhibitor Protection Scheme fee will be credited/refunded if we receive confirmation from InEvexco, prior to the Event date, that you have an adequate alternative insurance policy in place to cover public liability for the event of at least the minimum levels outlined in our agreement with you. You will need to
provide InEvexco with your alternative insurance policy at least 30 days before the event start date so that they have time to undertake a review of your alternative insurance policy. If for any reason your alternative insurance policy is deemed inadequate by InEvexco then InEvexco will inform you why this is the case and what you need to do to satisfy our terms and conditions regarding adequate public liability insurance. If you disagree with InEvexco’s decision you will be allowed to make use of InEvexco’s complaints procedure.
You will automatically be included on our limited public liability insurance policy as a scheduled Exhibitor unless you subsequently provide an alternative insurance policy that meets the requirements set out in our contract with you prior to the Event date.
Should you have any queries regarding the content please do not hesitate to contact us at info@foremarke.uk.com. If you have any specific queries regarding the standard non advised insurance policy, we ask you to direct all queries to InEvexco.
Their contact details are as follows:
InEvexco Ltd, 26 Kings Hill Avenue, West Malling, Kent ME19 4AE
01732 424 288
INTERNET ACCESS
The venue offers a complimentary wireless internet connection for general email and browsing, the password for which will be included in your welcome pack on the day.
PATENTS and COPYRIGHTS
The Organisers reserve the right to exclude or reject from the exhibition any exhibitor who, in their opinion, is promoting, selling, marketing or exhibiting items or products that are in any way copies or reproductions of any other product or item already being produced or manufactured by any other exhibitor or manufacturer.