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| Excel London | |
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 Excel London in June 2021 | |
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| Location | Custom House,Docklands, London,E16 United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°30′29″N0°01′44″E / 51.5081°N 0.0289°E /51.5081; 0.0289 |
| Owner | Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company |
| Built | November 2000 |
| Architect | Sir Robert McAlpine Moxley Architects Ltd. |
| Opened | November 2000; 25 years ago (November 2000) |
| Renovated | 2010 |
| Expanded | 2010 (Phase 2) 2023–2024 (Phase 3) |
Construction cost | £550 million |
Former names | The Excel |
| Enclosed space | |
| • Total space | 100,000 m2 |
| Parking | 5,500 spaces[1] |
Bicycle facilities | 60 racks[2] |
| Public transit access |   Custom HousePrince Regent |
| Website | |
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Excel London (formerly styled asExCeL, an abbreviation for Exhibition Centre London)[3] is an international exhibition and convention centre in theCustom House area ofNewham, EastLondon.[4] The facility is situated on a 100-acre (0.40 km2) site on the northern quay of theRoyal Victoria Dock inLondon Docklands, located betweenCanary Wharf andLondon City Airport.
The Centre was designed by Moxley Architects and built bySir Robert McAlpine. It opened in November 2000.[5][6] In May 2008 it was acquired byAbu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company. Phase II of development, which included building London's first International Convention Centre (ICC) and creating an "eastern arrival experience", was completed on 1 May 2010.[7] Phase 3 is expected to be completed in October 2024.[8]
In 2015, CentrEd at Excel was opened,[9] which expanded the centre's facilities to incorporate training and meeting space near the western entrance of the venue overlooking Royal Victoria Dock.
The Royal Victoria was closed to commercial traffic in 1981, but it is still accessible to shipping. The Centre's waterfront location allows visiting vessels to moor alongside the Centre. An example of this isHMSSutherland visiting the 2005London Boat Show.[10]
The design of the exhibition building consists of two column-free, rectangular, sub-divisible halls of approximately 479,493 sq. ft. (44,546 sq. m.), on either side of a central boulevard containing catering facilities and information points.[11][12] There are also three sets of function rooms, one overlooking the water, another above the western end of the central boulevard, and the third on the north side of the building which are used for smaller meetings, seminars, presentations and corporate hospitality. The property is surrounded by six hotels,[13] bars and restaurants, and 1,800 parking spaces situated underneath the property with 85 accessible spaces.[14]
Excel London has hosted numerous consumer and trade, private and public events, including exhibitions, conferences, concerts, weddings and religious events. Among these have beenWorldSkills London 2011, theLondon Boat Show, theBritish International Motor Show,Grand Designs Live,MCM London Comic Con, the London International Music Show,The Clothes Show London,Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEi) amd the2009 G-20 London Summit.
In 2012, Excel hosted several events for theOlympics and Paralympics, and has since erected a "legacy wall" featuring the handprints of athletes who won Gold at the venue and the former Mayor of LondonBoris Johnson.[citation needed]
In 2014 Excel hosted the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict,[15] chaired by American actress and UN Special EnvoyAngelina Jolie and attended by 79 ministers from 123 country delegations.
From 1 to 8 July 2019, 150 events took place as part of London Climate Action Week 2019.[16]
It was announced on 24 March 2020 that the Centre was to be temporarily converted into the 4,000-bedNHS Nightingale Hospital as part of the response to the2020 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Military engineers and contractors supported the erection of the facility, and army medics assisted the NHS nurses, doctors and other staff.[17] The Nightingale was opened on 3 April 2020 byCharles, Prince of Wales via video link.[18]
Excel London is served by twoDocklands Light Railway (DLR) stations, which span the full 600-metre (2,000 ft) length of the venue. The western entrance is directly linked toCustom House for Excel station, which serves the Platinum Suite and the event halls and is located next to the glass pyramid. Since 24 May 2022, the western entrance of Excel has been served by theElizabeth line (known as theCrossrail project during construction), connecting the venue to central London in 12 minutes.[19]
The eastern entrance is connected toPrince Regent station. The eastern entrance serves the International Convention Centre (ICC at Excel), which was opened in 2010 by then-MayorBoris Johnson and is London's first and currently only ICC. During major shows with large visitor attendances, extra shuttle trains are run between the venue andCanning Town station, which connects withLondon Underground'sJubilee line. Since June 2012, theLondon cable car now links Excel toThe O2 on theGreenwich Peninsula.
Excel London is also located nearLondon City Airport station, which is linked by the DLR and a number of dual-carriageway roads which also provide onward access to the office and commercial district ofCanary Wharf.
Excel London participates in the UN Global Compact Scheme,[20] the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative which invites companies to align with universal principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. As part of this scheme, Excel hosts annual events to communicate on progress addressing the issues of Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-Corruption. Since joining the scheme on 17 August 2007,[20][21][22] Excel has undertaken a series of initiatives to reduce energy usage, increase recycling efforts and increase transparency across the business, such as the introduction of awhistleblowing hotline in May 2015.[23]
For the2012 Summer Olympics,[24] Excel London was divided into five sports halls with capacities ranging from 5,000 to 7,000 that were used forboxing,fencing,judo,taekwondo,table tennis,weightlifting, andwrestling.
Excel hosted twoboxing matches on 10 December 2005, the first between British heavyweightsDanny Williams andAudley Harrison and the second betweenAmir Khan andDaniel Thorpe.[25][26]
Excel also hosted theboxing match on 22 April 2008 betweenAmir Khan andGairy St. Clair for theWorld Boxing Organization intercontinental lightweight title, and theboxing match on 29 November 2014 betweenDerek Chisora andTyson Fury in aWorld Boxing Organization heavyweight championship eliminator.
TheVirgin ActiveLondon Triathlon is held at Excel London on an annual basis, with the cycling and running legs taking place within and around the venue and the swim taking place inRoyal Victoria Dock, adjacent to Excel.
Excel will host the inauguralUltimate Tennis Showdown grand final in December 2023, a series of exhibition matches held during the professional tennisoff-season.[27][needs update]
 Formula E Circuit (2023–present)  Formula E Circuit (2022)  Original Formula E Circuit (2021) | |
| Location | Custom House,Docklands,London,E16 United Kingdom |
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| FIA Grade | 3E |
| Opened | 24 July 2021; 4 years ago (2021-07-24) |
| Major events | Current: Formula E London ePrix (2021–present) |
| Website | https://www.excel.london/ |
| Formula E Circuit (2023–present) | |
| Length | 2.086 km (1.296 mi) |
| Turns | 20 |
| Race lap record | 1:07.950 ( Nick Cassidy,Jaguar I-Type 7,2025,F-E) |
| Formula E Circuit (2022) | |
| Length | 2.141 km (1.330 mi) |
| Turns | 22 |
| Race lap record | 1:14.349[28] (Nick Cassidy,Audi e-tron FE07,2022,F-E) |
| Original Formula E Circuit (2021) | |
| Length | 2.252 km (1.399 mi) |
| Turns | 22 |
| Race lap record | 1:21.635 ( Robin Frijns,Audi e-tron FE07,2021,F-E) |
TheFormula ELondon ePrix was held with two back to back races at Excel, in July 2021 with part of the circuit running around the arena and part of the circuit in the exhibition hall itself.[29] It was also due to be held in 2020, however the event was cancelled after the Excel was repurposed as a temporary NHS hospital namedNHS Nightingale, to deal with theCoronavirus pandemic.[30] It held the final two rounds of the2022–23 Formula E World Championship, after holding the penultimate round in 2022.[citation needed]
Winners:
On 24 March 2020, the Excel was announced as a temporary NHS hospital, containing 5000 beds and namedNHS Nightingale, to deal with theCoronavirus pandemic.[30] Thisalternate care site was planned to shut down in early May 2020,[31] but was also used as a mass vaccination centre as part of theCOVID-19 vaccination programme from 11 January 2021.[32]
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Excel London has hosted many different events, shows and award ceremonies, including the following events:
In 2017 and 2019 there were demonstrations outside Excel to protest against theDSEI fair.[45][46] In 2017 a number of arrests were made for obstructing the highway.[citation needed]
Company: ExCeL London, www.excel.london; [...]; Country: United Kingdom; Sector: Travel & Leisure; [...]; Participant Since: 17 August 2007
2007: Joined the UN Global Compact (UNGC) programme.
In August 2007, ExCeL chose to join the UN Global Compact.
Excel London will stage the eight-man event from December 15-17
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