P&J Live Opens in Aberdeen
P&J Live is Scotland’s brand new event venue and arena which opened this summer boasting world-class conference and exhibition facilities for organisers and delegates across the globe. Replacing the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC), P&J Live is a £333 million development delivered by Aberdeen City Council in partnership with Henry Boot Developments.
P&J Live offers a far more flexible and technologically advanced space than the previous AECC site, enabling it to compete nationally and internationally for new events as well as broadening the appeal of the North-East of Scotland to business and leisure visitors from across the globe.
P&J Live is on course to achieve BREEAM excellent which is the highest environmental standard possible and we are proud to be the most sustainable venue of its type in the UK upon opening. P&J Live was designed to be a living environment to attract people and wildlife to the area with over 29,000 trees and shrubs planted on-site and a network of over 7km of new footpaths connecting to surrounding areas.
The venue itself is state-of-the-art encompassing 48,000 sqm of world class multi-purpose event space including, seven conference suites, three exhibition halls, eleven meeting rooms, a superior 15,000 capacity arena, luxurious hospitality suites, show deck, VIP lounge, and a high-end 150 seater restaurant. The development also comprises of two on-site hotels, the adjoining 4-star Hilton with 200 bedrooms and the 3-star Aloft Hotel with 150 bedrooms.
The purpose-built conference suites and meeting rooms provide the perfect environment with modern and state-of-the-art technology, ensuring business is made easy for clients. P&J Live cater for events of all sizes, offering adaptable spaces, breakout suites and registration areas.
The facilities have been designed around audience comfort, boasting ergonomic seating, unrestricted sight lines and plenty of natural light to aid concentration. Conference presentations at P&J Live pack an audio-visual punch, benefiting from the latest technology, unlimited WiFi, and a team of technical experts in charge. Conference catering of the highest quality is provided by their own in-house team.
With unrivalled public transport connections, P&J Live is located right next to Aberdeen International Airport, the UK’s most connected regional airport, just minutes from the city’s new western peripheral route, and in prime position for rail links between Aberdeen and the North of Scotland.
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If you’d like to learn more or have an event you’d like to bring to P&J Live, get in touch with the team at sales@pandjlive.com or give us a call on 01224 824824