THE ADVANTAGES WE OFFER

Paris-Nord Villepinte is the ideas, trends and business forum par excellence!

Ideally located:

• At the heart of Europe
• With Paris - the world's conference and exhibition capital - on the doorstep
• Close to the booming Roissy-Charles de Gaulle business park
• At the centre of a huge commercial catchment area with almost 6 million people within a 20-mile radius of the Exhibition Centre.

All roads lead to Paris-Nord Villepinte: an international hub accessible by air, road and rail.

• Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport, Europe's second largest hub, with 100 airlines flying to 340 destinations, is just 5 minutes from Paris-Nord Villepinte: a major advantage when it comes to increasing the number of French and international visitors attending your exhibitions.
• Roissy CDG TGV station just a couple of minutes from the Exhibition Centre and the launch of the TGV Est high-speed rail service put the main regional and European capitals just a few hours away from your event, avoiding the need to go through the centre of Paris.
• 4 motorways (A1, A3, A104 and A86) close by. The Exhibition Centre is accessible via the main road networks, avoiding the congestion of the city centre.
• Paris-Nord Villepinte even has its own RER station: “Parc des Expositions”. The centre of Paris is just 25 minutes away and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport 5 minutes. The RER B runs every 7 minutes, has a capacity of 12,000 passengers per hour and 50% of trains run direct from Gare du Nord.

This outstanding location makes Paris-Nord Villepinte the ideal venue for all your operations.

A number of recent improvements will make your visitors' journey times even shorter:

• Opening of a new junction on the A104 motorway
• 4 lanes on the A1 motorway (instead of 3)
• Opening of TGV Est high-speed rail link (Strasbourg-Paris CDG in 2 hrs 20 mins)
• Linking of new T3 light railway with RER B

Over the last two decades we have built up an unrivalled reputation both in France and overseas.

Width :

• 50 exhibitions a year
• and 1,000 events a year, demonstrating our exceptional ability to host events of every kind.

The accommodation offer in the vicinity of Paris-Nord Villepinte is among the most extensive in the Paris region

• 12,000 hotel rooms less than 10 minutes from the Exhibition Centre
• 20,000 rooms within a 12-mile radius

All styles and categories of accommodation for your guests' comfort, depending on the needs of your operation.

25 years hosting trade fairs, exhibitions and corporate events has given us in-depth expertise in this area.

• Our professional staff, always ready to listen to what's needed, are multilingual and specialise in particular types of events. You can rely on their skills and availability to organise your event, with complete peace of mind.
• You are assigned a single project manager to guide you through every stage of your operation (research, consultancy, design, specifications, technical management, service coordination, etc.)

Our five core values are Efficiency, Friendliness, Respect, Imagination and Knowhow.

Here at Paris-Nord Villepinte, we listen to you and advise you but above all we support you - because your success is also ours.

Paris-Nord Villepinte is an integrated venue composed of complementary spaces that can easily be combined:

• 8 exhibition halls ranging from 7,100 to 47,000 sqm
• 1 mobile amphitheatre seating 800 to 2,000 people (Europa)
• 2 amphitheatres seating 170 and 630 people
• 42 modular meeting rooms accommodating between 15 and 630 people

Whether you use elements together or separately, make the most of the Exhibition Centre's modular infrastructure. Spaces can be combined, designed and remodelled according to your brief, however imaginative.

The design of Paris-Nord Villepinte has been carefully thought out for optimum efficiency.

• Visitor and exhibitor traffic kept separate
• Car parks adjoin exhibition areas
• Lorry parks and unloading bays
• Exhibition spaces are on one level and are interconnected for easier flow management
• Lorries can be driven into the halls
• Disabled access

These facilities are provided to meet all your needs and simplify the organisation of your operation.

With our partner network, we commit to offering you top quality services, including coordination, design consultancy, utilities, general installation, internet, logistics, handling, PA system, simultaneous interpreting, set lighting, signage and suspended structures. In fact, you can ask us pretty much anything!

We believe in continually upgrading our facilities to guarantee you state-of-the-art technology.

With its calm atmosphere, modern surroundings, clean lines and noble materials, Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre has been designed to bring pleasure to your visitors.

Our infrastructure is both friendly and functional.

Some of the details that make all the difference:

• The huge glass façade of the Reception Gallery. Opening onto the esplanade, it is the hub from which visitors are channelled towards the different areas of the Exhibition Centre. A stylised architectural structure composed of steel girders and glass, a monument to light that forms the heart of Paris-Nord Villepinte.
• The 25 hectares of parkland surrounding the Exhibition Centre lend a certain calmness that harmonises with the exhibition areas.
• The transparent plant-covered façade of the new Hall 7: lending a softer, more human atmosphere that stimulates creativity.
• The quality of the materials and facilities, and the harmonious infrastructure are what make the Exhibition Centre such a dynamic and attractive venue.

Paris-Nord Villepinte combines comfort and efficiency, beauty and restraint, functionality and character.

Whether it's just a quick break or a real feast you're after, you will appreciate:

• Our gourmet restaurants
• Our brasseries
• Our cafeterias
• Our bars and snack bars
• Our caterers (who deliver)

Security control and risk prevention are constant concerns and we have:

• A security control centre for round-the-clock security
• A video surveillance system installed in all areas of the Exhibition Centre, inside and out
• A team of security guards on site covering the entire Exhibition Centre