Kerrin MacPhieExhibition Complex Liverpool

Exhibition Complex Liverpool

• ACC Liverpool’s Journey• Why Expand and Develop• Funding Model• What Will it Look Like• Timelines

Original Masterplan - 2004

2008 Capital Investment: £164m

ACC Liverpool Regeneration Effect

Economic Contribution£400m

Economic Contribution£400m

50% increase in footfall for Albert Dock

50% increase in footfall for Albert Dock

Undeveloped

ACC Liverpool Location

ACC Liverpool – part of the new City

ACC Liverpool – part of the new City

Performance

BT Convention Centre:Facts and Figures

470 Events

256,195 delegatesas of September 2011

EchoTwo – Continuing Innovation

Arena in Action - MTV

440 Eventsas of September 2011

2,049,200 visitors

Exhibition

Current Capacity and Flexibility

Exhibition Complex Liverpool

22 March 2011

Development announcement made by ACC Liverpool and Liverpool City Council

£40m investment in a state of the art Exhibition and Events Complex set to open in 2014

Another significant milestone in the ongoing renaissance of the city

Set to deliver a major boost to the city’s economy, creating hundreds of jobs and attracting thousands of new visitors every year

The reasons why…and How

Retain market share and competitive edge in convention centre markets

Be able to host large scale International and European conferences

Provide high quality stand alone exhibition facilities

Grow the business following on from the success to date

Increase the economic impact of the enterprise and create further job opportunities

Regenerate further ‘our patch’ of the Waterfront

Location

ExhibitionExhibition and

Events Complex

Future Flexibility

Exhibition Complex Liverpool

What it will be

• 8,100m2 space

• Sub-dividable into 3 separate halls, 2,700m2 each

• Space for concerts, stand-alone exhibitions, banquets and sporting events

• 4-star hotel

New Site Layout

Exhibition Complex Liverpool

Exhibition Complex Liverpool

Skybridge

Entrance

Exhibition Complex Liverpool

Entrance

Where are we in the process?

Liverpool City Council Approval

Development of an output specification – Autumn 2011

Out to tender – October 2011

Appointment of development partner – March 2013

Start on site – March 2013

Open for business – September 2014

Timeline

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