Vox Conference Venue Refurbishment

The Vox Conference Centre in Birmingham has years of conferences, exhibitions and live events behind it, and plenty more ahead.

Nations Experience Capital wanted to refresh the venue for its next chapter. That meant replacing around 30–40% of the architectural ceiling fins and upgrading the existing lighting, without pressing pause on its busy summer calendar.

More than a like-for-like replacement

With just three weeks between events, much of the groundwork had to happen before the venue became available.

As project manager, we sourced and coordinated the design, specialist supplier and installer for the show lighting and architectural ceiling fins. We represented Nations Experience Capital throughout construction, making sure everything was in place before work began.

Making every week count

The next major event was already in the calendar, setting a firm completion date of 24 August.

With the design and supply arranged in advance, the team could make the most of every day on site, completing the refurbishment one week ahead of schedule.

Lighting for every occasion

Finishing below budget gave us scope to go beyond the original brief, turning a like-for-like replacement into a more ambitious lighting upgrade.

We replaced 272 architectural ceiling fins to refresh the space and upgraded 102 static LED battens to 136 state-of-the-art COLORband Spectra ILS moving fixtures.

With better colour output and greater flexibility, the Vox can now change the mood and feel of the space from one event to the next, creating different settings for conferences, exhibitions and live events.

More events for the calendar

The Vox is now ready for what comes next.

It marks the first of three venue refurbishments with Nations Experience Capital, with further upgrades at the International Convention Centre and Utilita Arena Birmingham due for completion by autumn 2027.