Your exhibition stand contractor for Birmingham trade shows: 3D design, manufacturing in our own European workshop and turnkey build-up at the NEC, the ICC and every Birmingham venue. One single point of contact, from brief to dismantling.
Quote within 48 h · Own workshop & build crews · Cross-Channel logistics handled end to end
Birmingham hosts some of the biggest international trade shows in Europe and some of its most ambitious stands. An average stand becomes invisible there, and UK venue logistics forgive no improvisation.
At the NEC, your aisle neighbours invest heavily. A standard shell scheme disappears into the crowd.
Birmingham build costs are among the highest in Europe. Without a manufacturer behind the quote, you pay agency margins on every single item.
Tight build-up slots, vehicle booking systems, health & safety files: a contractor discovering the venue wastes precious days.
TheStandExperts is a stand contractor and manufacturer: in-house design office, manufacturing workshop and build crews, based near Paris — a few hours from Birmingham. That changes everything: your stand is designed and built at continental manufacturing cost, transported across the Channel, and installed by the same team that built it. We handle the venue paperwork, the health & safety file and the build-up slots. That is the difference between a supplier and a true exhibition stand partner.
We design and build every format: custom stands, modular stands, double-decker stands and event stands.
« Birmingham exhibitors are often stunned by the quotes they get locally. Manufacturing in our own workshop and driving the stand over changes the economics of the whole show. »
François Sire
Founder of TheStandExperts, stand builder for 20 years
One single formula, turnkey from the first call to storage. Here is everything included when you entrust us with your Birmingham stand, in the order it happens.
You only have one thing to do: tell us what you want.
The rest, design, manufacturing, transport, build-up, paperwork, dismantling, storage, is on us.
From the NEC to the ICC, each venue has its own rules, access and build-up constraints. We operate at every major Birmingham trade show, and we prepare each project according to the venue’s exhibitor manual.
We also build stands at Birmingham event locations outside the main venues: hotels, galleries, pop-up spaces.
Four questions to find the right format for your venue, your floor space and your budget. No personal data required.
4 questions, a recommendation matched to your venue and budget
The budget depends on the format far more than on the city — and manufacturing in our own workshop keeps Birmingham projects at continental prices. Here are the ranges we quote for Birmingham venues, transport included. For the item-by-item breakdown, read our guide to exhibition stand costs.
Indicative ranges for a Birmingham trade show, excluding floor space rental and venue services. Cross-Channel transport is built into our quotes, no surprises.
No agency margins stacked on subcontractors: the workshop that builds your stand is ours, and the quote shows it.
The team that manufactures your stand is the team that builds it at the NEC or the ICC. Nothing gets lost between suppliers.
Transport, customs paperwork, vehicle bookings, venue passes: we manage the whole chain, you just show up.
Storage of your stand between two editions, reconfiguration for the next show, in Birmingham or anywhere in Europe: your investment lasts for years.
A process honed over 20 years of international trade shows, from the exhibitor manual to the dismantling. Haven’t booked your floor space yet? Here is how to choose the best location.
Brief & exhibitor manual
Objectives, budget, review of the show's manual and of your floor space.
3D design
Mock-up validated with you, adapted to the constraints of your Birmingham venue.
Workshop manufacturing
Structures, furniture and visuals produced in our own European workshop.
On-site build-up
Our teams cross the Channel and build within the venue's slots, passes and vehicle bookings handled.
Show & dismantling
Support during the event, removal and storage for the next edition.
Birmingham hosts the largest UK consumer and trade flagships at the NEC, but UK trade shows do not stop at the M25. As a stand contractor working across the UK, our teams design, build and install your stand wherever your show takes place — with the same workshop, the same crew and the same single point of contact.
Wherever you exhibit in the UK, one single contact manages your project from the custom stand to the dismantling, including the turnkey exhibition stand.
Exhibiting in the UK? Request your quoteDesigned, built and installed by our own teams at Europe’s major venues. Browse all our projects.
Open architecture, suspended sign and demo showcases for an international B2B trade show.
Built within the slots, zero delay
Backlit sign and meeting area to run appointments all day long.
Visible from the aisle entrance
Furniture, green wall and mood lighting for a launch at a premium venue.
The meeting point of the event
From the economical modular to the spectacular double-decker, we design the format that serves your objective and your budget.
The unique architecture that makes a lasting impression.
Reusable and reconfigurable, the best cost per show.
Twice the usable area without renting more m².
Scenography and animation to create the experience.
Many Birmingham agencies subcontract the manufacturing. We design, build and install everything ourselves: that is what guarantees your deadlines, your budget and the quality of finish at the show.
François founded TheStandExperts in 2006. For 20 years he has been designing and building stands for trade shows across Europe, from Paris to Birmingham, with his own workshop and in-house design office.
★★★★★
« The quote was 30% below the Birmingham contractors, for a stand built in their own workshop. The finish turned heads in the aisle. »
Sarah W.
Marketing Director
★★★★★
« Build-up finished on schedule at the NEC, every form handled for us. We flew in, the stand was ready. »
James T.
Trade Show Manager
★★★★★
« Same stand rebuilt in Birmingham, Paris and Barcelona this year. One partner for the whole European tour. »
Elena K.
SME Director
Based near Paris, we follow your trade shows across the UK and all over Europe: the same stand, the same team, city after city.
Send us your show, your dates and your floor space: you will receive a first layout concept and a price within 48 h, with no commitment.
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Choose a contractor that manufactures rather than a middleman: they control their deadlines, costs and quality. Check that they know your venue (ExCeL, Olympia, the NEC), that they handle the health & safety file and the organiser’s forms, and that their own crew does the build-up. A European manufacturer often beats Birmingham build prices while matching the finish.
Expect €300 to €500 per m² for a modular stand, €600 to €1,500 for a custom stand and €1,000 to €2,000 per developed m² for a double-decker — cross-Channel transport included in our quotes. Manufacturing in our own workshop typically lands well below Birmingham build rates. Quotes in euros or pounds, as you prefer.
All the major ones: the NEC and the ICC in Birmingham, the Vox and Cranmore Park, as well as ExCeL and Olympia in Birmingham and Manchester Central — plus event locations outside the main venues (hotels, galleries, pop-up spaces).
Allow 1 to 2 months for a modular stand and 2 to 6 months for a custom or double-decker stand, depending on the scale of the project. UK venues often require the health & safety file and stand plans several weeks before the opening: the earlier you start, the better.
Yes, entirely: build-up and breakdown slots, vehicle bookings, passes, risk assessments and method statements, stand plan approvals. Twenty years of international shows have taught us what each organiser expects, and we prepare each project accordingly.
No — it is our routine. The stand is pre-assembled and checked in our workshop before departure, transported in our own flight cases, and the crew that built it does the installation. We plan customs paperwork and buffer days into the schedule, so your opening day is never exposed.
Yes, we are a stand contractor and manufacturer: 3D design by our own design office, manufacturing in our own workshop and installation by our own teams. No subcontracting of the structure, which secures your deadlines and the quality of finish.
Send us your show and your floor space. An expert calls you back with a concrete concept and a price within 48 h.
Answer within 48 h · Built in our own workshop · Every Birmingham venue covered
