Hilton Birmingham Metropole
National Exhibition Centre Birmingham
B40 1PP United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)121 780 4242
National Exhibition Centre Birmingham
B40 1PP United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)121 780 4242
Organising a great event is complicated, but seeing months of hard work realised is a fantastic reward. The Conference and Events team at Hilton Birmingham Metropole want to make your job easier and ensure you have all the support you need at this exceptional Birmingham hotel.
Planning is essential to an event's success. The Met Checklist and Met Timeline can be incorporated into your event planning to ensure every step of your Met Journey is perfect. The complexity of your event will determine how far in advance you need to plan, but rest assured that staff will help ensure your meeting or event goes off without a hitch.
At the Hilton Birmingham Metropole hotel, we can cater for any event, from fruity breakfast meetings to a scrumptious awards dinners, or menus to cover a variety of cuisines and service styles. Our menus can be adapted to suit your event, and our Executive Chef is always on hand to create specific menus if you so wish.
The Hilton Birmingham Metropole is pleased to be the first venue in the UK to offer the latest technology in electronic signage, provided by Morrow Technologies. This signage is available from the moment your delegates step inside this NEC Birmingham hotel. With touch screen technology it is easy to find your event, the room it is taking place in, and directions on the hotel map.
Located outside each meeting room, the signage can be used to promote your company, be that your name, logo or even promotional video. We can also offer Check In signage, providing a branded and dedicated check in point for your guests at the Hotel Reception.
In addition, there are a number of signs around the hotel that provide directions to your meeting or events room, so your guests can immediately recognise where your event is being held. Our signage is an easy addition to any event whilst being extremely cost effective, technical details are available to download here. Ask your Event Manager for a detailed quote.At the Hilton Birmingham Metropole hotel, we pride ourselves on providing a full service, designed to ensure your visit to this Birmingham NEC hotel is hassle-free. With this in mind, we have our own internal audio visual department with on site technicians to meet all of your technical requirements.
The department is operational seven days a week, looking after events in all of our 33 meeting and event rooms. We carry a wide range of audio and presentation equipment at competitive hire charges and because we are on site we do not charge for delivery or call out fees and guarantee a speedy response to all requests.
Should you have more complex audio visual requirements, we recommend contacting our approved AV production partner MCL who offer bespoke AV solutions and ready to use conference packages. Information on the services available is available here: www.mcl-av.com/birminghammetropole
Sometimes the simplest things make the biggest difference – like being able to choose when and where you get your work done; you can do just that, with Hilton Connections. Hilton Birmingham Metropole hotel offers a selection of services all, designed to give you the freedom to work in an uncomplicated environment, making it easy to stay in touch.
Wi-Fi
• Fast wireless internet access supplied by BTOpenzone
• Wireless access in hotel public areas
• High speed connection
• Wireless enabled laptop required
• Pay as you go by credit card
Internet Café
Located in the Business Centre and at the Main Entrance – IBAHN cards are available to purchase at Reception:
15 minutes £3.00 60 minutes £8.50
30 minutes £5.00 90 minutes £10.00
Complimentary internet usage is also available in the Executive Lounge for guests enjoying our Executive Packages.
Hi Speed Internet Access
HSIA is available in all bedrooms apart from the single rooms. The charges are:
24 hours £15.00 7 days £75.00
For our Hilton Hhonors Diamond and Gold members in bedroom HSIA is complimentary.
Secure Connections
A secure connection is recommended for Conference & Event presentations in our meeting rooms. Fully Managed Conference Connectivity
Hilton Birmingham Metropole hotel offer on-hand expertise for an assured experience including:
Self Service Internet Access
High speed internet access is available in all meeting rooms.
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Boardroom, Dorset, Norfolk, Surrey, Sussex, Kent, Devon, Durham, Ascot, Sunningdale and Windsor rooms.The Hilton Birmingham Metropole hotel's local supplier can provide both black and white Lycra chair covers, with an array of coloured sashes to suit your theme. Our relationship with this supplier allows us to secure the chair covers plus set up and removal for one price. Ask your Event Planner.
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As an Interflora member, you can be sure that Ad Lib offers every item you would expect from a great florist and more. Allowing you to ensure your event is breathtaking. From dramatic entrance floral displays to table centrepieces and bouquets, Ad Lib will work with your colours and requirements. Your Event Planner at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole is on hand to help.
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Available to contact by calling 0121 644 6096 or email info@amadeusflowers.co.uk
The Hilton Birmingham Metropole have partnered with MCL to offer a "first fix" rigging solution for events in the hotel. This new partnership will provide a first class support solution for anyone requiring technical support at the venue and will deliver a number of tangible benefits.
As in house rigging company, MCL will be able to provide a high quality, on-site support service for event rigging. This will reduce time delay in setting the rigging for an event and allow clients or production companies to arrive with rigging in place and ready to go at working height. By delivering the rigging locally from nearby warehoused units, MCL will also reduce the time and expence of transporting heavy and bulky rigging equipment to site.
In addition to the rigging service available at the venue, MCL can also deliver a complete end to end technical solution comprising a full range of audio visual equipment and event production services supported by a dedicated project manager and professional on-site technicians.
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Oasis Specialist Tent Hire was founded in 1996 and is a specialist in Bedouin Tents and event interiors for all types of occasions. Based in the centre of the UK serving the whole country, they are an independent family business dedicated to providing the "wow" factor at your event.
Oasis create and furnish stunning interiors for a range of events: weddings, birthday parties, exhibitions, festivals and TV & film. They will set up in advance of your event, working together with everyone else involved in your project. Their superb and experienced crew will liaise with you on the day and leave you with an emergency contact number in case you need us once you’re up and running.
They offer a number of services including:
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Staging Services Ltd has been a staging facilities provider to the diverse live events industry for almost twenty years and offer:
Their warehouse and workshop facilities are geographical centrally located at junction 10 of the M6 Walsall - eleven miles north of Birmingham. The location allows us easy access to the motorway network so that we can provide both a National and European service.
They provide high end products with service levels to match. All projects irrespective of size or budget are monitored from the initial enquiry through to completion. They test and analyse the performance of their products and service levels so that possible improvements can be explored and integrated.
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Ensure that your event is produced to the highest standards we are pleased to recommend q-basemedia. q-base have years of production experience and have working with our events team on a number of events to offer our clients a total event solution.
q-basemedia provide a comprehensive range of services which include; management, creative and technical production. They can tailor a package that can suit your individual needs from the list of services below;
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Are you planning a corporate event, private function or disco and need to hire a DJ, cabaret band or kid’s entertainer? SDL Entertainments agency in Coventry can provide all of your party entertainment and boast a large selection of artists and activities from limo hire to chocolate fountains at birthday parties.
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Team Spirit deliver motivation, team building, corporate entertainment and event management with energy and passion. Their events are innovative and fun, based indoors and outdoors and can be run worldwide. Each event is tailored to your exact needs and if you can’t see what you are looking for they will design something specifically to your brief. The attitude that ‘nothing is too much trouble’ is evident in every detail of everything they do do.
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Adventure Sports provide a range of activities offering a mixture of thrills and excitement. All are based at a local venue in Warwick, just a short journey from the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. From Clay Pigeon Shooting to Mud & Mayhem, there is a vast array of activities for everyone.
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Madhu’s has been synonymous with fine dining since the business began over 30 years ago. With experienced, handpicked chefs, they can tak on any culinary challenge to make your event perfect. You can be sure that your day will run like clockwork and make your guests feel truly special from the moment they are greeted at the door. The courtesy and efficiency of their highly trained serving staff and hands-on approach of the Madhu’s management will demonstrate why Madhu’s are the leading Asian caterers in the UK
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All of our guests should feel safe and secure which is why we operate 24 hour manned security as well as CCTV that covers the bedroom corridors and some public areas. We also provide a secure lock up for deliveries prior to your event, a delivery label can be downloaded here.
We have 600 car parking spaces so you can be sure your guests will be accommodated. Coach parking is available by prior arrangement.
The car park is Park Mark certified which means you can park your car safely and securely.
We are happy to accept deliveries to the hotel prior to your event, how please note that we will only take deliveries 24 hours prior to your event. To avoid confusion, please use the delivery label below to mark your items.
We understand that every customer has different needs and we aim to make our hotel facilities available and accessible to all of our guests equally. In rare instances where this is not possible we will endeavour to offer a range of facilities for guests with a perspective on disability.
