The Workplace Event

At The Workplace Event you can meet people from facilities management, HR, technology, real estate, design and architecture in one hall, with free entry and a free seminar and summit programme. The free trade exhibition for workplace and facilities professionals returns to Hall 3A at NEC Birmingham from 27 to 29 April 2027. Nineteen Group runs it, and the organiser describes it as an evolution of The Facilities Event. Its focus is employee experience and how well a workplace performs.

Free entry over three days in April 2027

You can attend free Tuesday to Thursday in Hall 3A, with an earlier finish on the last day.

Day	Opening hours
Tuesday 27 April 2027	10:00 to 16:30
Wednesday 28 April 2027	10:00 to 16:30
Thursday 29 April 2027	10:00 to 15:30

Entry is free, and so is the seminar and summit programme. Visitors register their interest through the show website. The site also lists a Platinum Club in its visitor information. Because the show is co-located with other events, it is worth reading our guide on what a co-located exhibition ticket actually covers.

Who you will meet and what you can see

You meet the three main visitor groups the organiser names, workplace practitioners, real estate services providers and workplace consultants, and you can see exhibitors covering workplace strategy and design, interiors, furniture, workplace technology, facilities services, building management and real estate. The show website publishes an exhibitor list. The organiser calls the show the UK’s largest gathering of workplace and facilities management professionals. The show sits in our safety and facilities sector alongside the Cleaning Expo UK, which is at NAEC Stoneleigh on 5 March 2027.

Free seminars, hubs and the Workplace Leaders Top 50

You can hear talks across four areas, based on the 2026 theatre programme:

• the Workplace Leaders Summit
• the Technology & Smart Buildings Hub
• the Cleaning Innovation Hub
• the ESG Hub

According to the NEC listing, sessions deal with workplace design, digital transformation, culture, wellbeing and the future of facilities management. Interactive workshops run alongside the talks. Speaker line-ups from 2024, 2025 and 2026 are archived online, and the site has a call for speakers for 2027.

The Workplace Leaders Top 50 is an awards list of leaders, innovators and changemakers in the workplace sector, chosen by a judging panel. Classes have been named every year since 2023, the latest being the Class of 2026. The website also lists Smart Buildings Week, a Social Enterprise Village, the Women in Industry Network, the Next Gen Network and IWFM.

Co-located safety and security shows on the same visit

Your trip can take in more than one show, as The Workplace Event is part of a series that, in the organiser’s words, is the UK’s largest event series on the safety and security of people, property and assets. The other shows in the series are:

• The Security Event
• The Health & Safety Event
• National Cyber Security Show
• The Fire Safety Event Europe
• The Facilities Event

The three linked shows start on 27 April 2027 at the NEC. Nineteen Group also runs the Commercial Vehicle Show, which opens at the NEC on 20 April 2027.

Exhibiting

You can check who attends and read exhibitor testimonials on the show website before you book. Companies can book a stand online, or download a floorplan, a sales brochure and a digital flyer first. If you are weighing up stand types, read our guide to shell scheme or space only.

Getting to Hall 3A

You can walk under cover from the train, as Birmingham International railway station is a five-minute covered walk away. From Birmingham Airport, the air-rail link takes 90 seconds to reach the station. Drivers should follow the event signs once on site, because the venue postcode does not lead to individual car parks. Free shuttle buses run from all car parks on exhibition days, and paying for parking online in advance can save you £5 (terms apply). For overseas visitors, the show website has Lufthansa airline information and guidance on the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). Other events in the city are listed on our Birmingham trade shows page.

Source: theworkplaceevent.com, theworkplaceevent.com/co-located-events, thenec.co.uk/events/the-workplace-event-2027, thenec.co.uk/visitors/getting-here