Testimonials

“Thank you for the superb support given by your company and your team working during the Conservative Party conference. Overall it was a great conference, our biggest ever, which we look at building on even further. Everything ran smoothly and operations were kept well under control by the Manchester Central Team. I look forward to discussing 2011 in the near future.” Scott Seaman-Digby, Commercial Director, Conservative Campaign Headquarters

WYSTC is the leading event for the youth, student and educational travel industry. The 4-day conference and exhibition is the must-attend B2B trade event for key stakeholders and organisations in youth, student and educational travel.

“With one of Europe’s largest student populations in and just outside of the city, Manchester is a terrific venue to showcase for our conference. The level of support we have received from Visit Manchester, Northwest Regional Development Agency, Manchester Central and the city as a whole has been fantastic. This year’s event will certainly provide UK specialists with a very unique opportunity to do business with the industry’s leaders in their own back yard.” Susan Goldstein, Managing Director, WYSTC

The PFA Centenary Gala Dinner welcomed over 1,000 prestigious guests for a glitzy gala dinner in the iconic Central Hall. Amongst the star-studded crowd were football legends from past and present including Sir Bobby Robson, Gianfranco Zola, Alan Shearer and Sir Alex Ferguson.

“Manchester Central was the perfect venue for a perfect PFA Centenary Gala dinner, and congratulations to all concerned in creating such a wonderful atmosphere.” Gordon Taylor, Chief Executive, the PFA

The CIPD’s Annual Conference and Exhibition is the biggest event in the calendar for people management and development professionals.

“Manchester Central’s state of the art facilities offer us the flexibility to be innovative in developing the conference and exhibition from 2009 and on into the future, for the benefit of the thousands of people management and development professionals who join us for the event each year.  Manchester offers excellent transport links for our domestic and international guests, and also offers a wide range of accommodation and other facilities to cater for all those who visit the event over the three days.” Nina Harman, Head of Conferences and Exhibitions, CIPD

As Europe’s largest political conference the Labour Party Annual Conference attracts over 15,000 delegates, together with global leaders and the world’s press.

“As ever, this year’s Labour Party conference in Manchester was a great success. Manchester Central’s modern facilities, highly professional venue staff, and excellent hotels add up to an excellent conference centre and are the perfect match to Manchester’s vibrant and friendly atmosphere." Ray Collins, General Secretary, the Labour Party

BIBA’s annual conference is the largest insurance event in the country, and 2009’s conference and exhibition attracted 2000 delegates to Manchester.

“We are looking forward to a very inspiring conference this year and it is a great pleasure to be coming back to Manchester as it is undoubtedly one of the most popular venues for our annual conference. In previous years, exhibitors and delegates have told us that Manchester Central’s great event facilities, lively atmosphere and wide range of hotels close by make it a superb venue for our event – and we are confident that 2009 will be no exception.” Eric Galbraith, Chief Executive, BIBA. Eric Galbraith.

Event organiser’s post event comment: “Thank you to you and your team for helping us host such a successful event last week.  We were again impressed with the professionalism of your staff and the venue was superb.”

Soccerex is the largest business-to-business event in Europe for the football industry, and is expected to attract up to 1,500 delegates during the two-day conference.

"We are absolutely delighted to be coming to Manchester with the Soccerex European Forum from 2010 onwards. One of the main reasons for choosing Manchester were the quite exceptional facilities and new refurbishment of Manchester Central.” Duncan Revie, Chief Executive, Soccerex

Manchester Central was awarded the Excellence in Business Tourism award at the regional event, and went on to win Silver in the national awards.

“Manchester Central Convention Complex is a regional flagship facility boasting outstanding facilities and hugely impressive event spaces. The judges were impressed by their innovative marketing and a clear dedication to providing access for all.” Sarah Woodford, Manager, Meet England at VisitBritain