Exhibitors area

Wristbands

• Wristbands are required for hall access. On arrival, all exhibitors and staff must sign in at North Car Park 12 to collect their exhibitor pack, which includes your wristbands.
• All team members must wear their wristband securely on their wrist at all times, and worn correctly – failure to do so may result in denied entry to the halls.
• Keep your wristband fastened and carry your company identification throughout build-up, show open and break-down to avoid delays on entry.

Contractor passes

• Required for hall access during build-up and break-down, and for official contractors only.
• Issued during the sign-in process and must be worn at all times.
• If a contractor needs access during the open period, contact the organisers' office.

Rigging and banners

• All rigging and banner requests must be made in advance, with a minimum of four weeks' notice before the event.
• Requests must be approved by the organisers. Late requests may not be accommodated.

Business centre

Next to Hall 9 and in the Piazza. Photocopying, printing, internet access and mobile services. Please note this service is not operated by the British Shooting Show.

Catering

• Food and drink sales are only permitted for off-site consumption, and you must submit an application to retail them.
• Deadline: at least 28 days before the event.
• Submit applications to
  oliver.birch@amadeusfood.co.uk
  for review in line with food safety and licensing regulations.

Hospitality

• If you wish to host hospitality on your stand, all food and drink must be obtained via Amadeus. Exhibitors cannot bring their own.
• If you provide your own, Amadeus may charge corkage or concession fees, and your stand may be inspected by the venue's food safety representative.
• You may be required to provide a fridge, sinks and hand wash basins to meet health and safety regulations.

Compressed gas and LPG

• If you require compressed gas for your stand, you must obtain venue approval. Contact the organisers with details to request permission, in advance.
• LPG is not permitted within the venue without prior consent. If you require it, contact the organisers as soon as possible for approval.

Hot works permit

All hot works require venue approval and a permit. If you need one, contact the organisers in advance.

Cleaning and sanitisation

Stands will be vacuumed nightly during the show. This does not include the cleaning of exhibits or stand surfaces.

Deliveries to the venue

Mark all packages as follows:

The Great British Shooting Show
Your company name and stand number
Your exhibitor contact name and number
National Exhibition Centre, Hall 19
Birmingham, B40 1NT

• Schedule deliveries for when a member of your staff is on site to receive them. If you cannot guarantee receipt, liaise with the organisers, who may be able to assist.
• If a forklift or manual offloading assistance is required, contact the organisers.
• Deliveries can take place until 08:00 each morning during show days. Once the show is open, no deliveries are permitted and traffic marshals will turn away goods vehicles arriving after this time.

Electricity

• Electricity supply to stands is not included in your booking and must be booked separately at an additional cost.
• All connections to the mains supply must be arranged directly with the British Shooting Show. Failure to do so may result in no power being supplied to your stand.

Late working

If you need to work on your stand outside of scheduled hours, contact the organisers at the Organisers' Office in Hall 5 with: your hall and stand number, the nature of the work, the additional time needed, the number of people, and a designated responsible person with their contact number.

Equality Act compliance

• Standholders must ensure accessibility for all visitors and exhibitors.
• Any ramp must be built into the stand and must not obstruct the gangway.

Breakfast

A full breakfast facility is available at The Atrium (Wetherspoons) on each show open day from 07:00. Please be back on your stand by 08:30 so the show opens on time.

First aid

If first aid is required, contact the Organisers' Office or approach any of the NEC team. An on-site medic is available throughout the show.

Vehicles

Any vehicle manufactured before 1984 must have minimum fuel. Fuel caps should be lockable and a drip tray must be in use.

Security

• Security is provided by the organisers to prevent unauthorised access to the hall, not to secure the contents of individual stands. There will be patrols, but the organisers do not accept responsibility for any loss, damage or accident.
• Stands should not be left unattended while the hall is open.
• Stand security after the hall closes, or additional CCTV throughout the show, can be organised through the organisers.
• Everyone restocking in the evening, contractors included, must show a wristband issued by the organisers. Anyone without one will be asked to leave.

Hall heating

Heating of the halls is monitored and controlled by the NEC. We do not have control over it.

Trolleys

Trolleys are not permitted during the open hours of the show or while visitors are being cleared from the halls. They must be removed from the halls or stored safely within your stand.

Wi-Fi

• Free Wi-Fi throughout the NEC is sufficient for general browsing only. It is not suitable for card machines or till systems – use a smartphone hotspot or a personal hotspot device.
• If you require Wi-Fi for streaming, a specific, secure or maintained connection may be necessary. Contact the NEC for more information.

Useful numbers

• Taxi: +44 (0)121 427 8888
• Lost property: +44 (0)121 767 3883
• Venue Operations Centre: +44 (0)121 767 3333

Unattended items

• Regularly check your exhibitor area for unattended packages, cases or bags.
• If you spot anything you don't recognise, do not touch it. Call the Venue Operations Centre on +44 (0)121 644 6666 (internal ext. 6666) and we will check it for you.
• When you leave your area each night, or in an evacuation, ensure electrical appliances are switched off.

Traffic rules

• Follow the instructions of traffic or security staff, and watch out at all times for forklift truck movements.
• Don't park on red lines or yellow hatched areas unless permitted for loading and unloading. Never park on red hatched areas.
• Always wear a high-visibility bib or jacket when loading or unloading. Be seen, be safe.
• Failure to display a valid vehicle pass or to follow the traffic rules may result in vehicles being removed.

Items of special risk

If you intend to have any of the following on your stand, notify the organiser and provide further details: alcohol serving (restrictions apply); animals; dangerous and obnoxious substances (including flammable oils, liquids and gases, compressed gases, acetylene, LPG, hot surfaces and naked flames); gambling; hazardous noise; hazardous processes or substances; preparation, cooking and dispensing of food; radioactive substances; closely seated audiences and seminars; simulators and rides; special effects (lasers, real flame, smoke machines and strobes); special treatments (invasive or non-invasive); temporary structures; vehicles; visitor participation that may expose them to unusual risks; water equipment and features; weapons; working machinery and apparatus.

Weaponry displays

• Weapons covered by the show's regulations include firearms, replicas, deactivated weapons, swords, knives (including kitchen knives) and tools.
• They must be encased within secure storage and in accordance with their licence, secured to the stand and placed away from the gangway edges. Knives must be encapsulated so blades cannot be touched by the public.
• Any demonstrations or handling of weapons by customers should be detailed within your stand risk assessment.
• Weaponry stored away from the stand must be kept in a lockable area – one is available via the organisers. No weaponry should be left unattended during hall open hours.
• All weaponry must be removed from the site at the end of the tenancy. Anything left will be reported to the local authority.

CDM on site

• Construction Design Management has applied to all UK events with construction activity since April 2015. It is the organiser's responsibility to ensure participation is carried out safely, and we have kept the impact on exhibitors as small as possible.
• On arrival there are two CDM check-in points: one at the N10 car park and one at the Hall 5 main entrance. You will be asked to review the site rules and sign in to confirm you accept them.
• Once signed in you receive a wristband, to be worn at all times during build and break-down. It allows access through any VE door. Anyone without one will be directed to a check-in point.
• Anyone operating in the rear of the halls must wear a high-visibility jacket as a minimum, which exhibitors and contractors provide themselves.
• Shell scheme exhibitors: this only affects you if you are constructing within your shell stand. Stand dressing, display cases and moving furniture do not count as construction, but you still need to sign in and follow the site rules.
• Space-only stands become their own mini CDM site within the hall's CDM site. You must ensure someone is responsible for fulfilling any required roles.