19 Facts About ExCeL London

ExCeL London is an exhibition and international convention centre in the Custom House area of Newham, East London.

In 2015, CentrEd at ExCeL London was opened, which expanded the centre's facilities to incorporate training and meeting space near the western entrance of the venue overlooking Royal Victoria Dock.

ExCeL London has hosted numerous consumer and trade, private and public events, including exhibitions, conferences, concerts, weddings and religious events.

In 2011 ExCeL London was awarded the Business Superbrand, and welcomed its 20 million visitor on 18 June 2014.

ExCeL London has been awarded 'Venue of the Year' on several occasions at various industry ceremonies.

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In 2012, ExCeL hosted several events for the Olympics 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 London Boris Johnson.

ExCeL London is served by two Docklands Light Railway stations, which span the full 600-metre length of the venue.

Since 24 May 2022, the western entrance of ExCeL has been served by the Elizabeth Line, connecting the venue to central London in 12 minutes.

ExCeL London is located near London City Airport station, which is linked by the DLR and a number of dual-carriageway roads which provide onward access to the office and commercial district of Canary Wharf.

ExCeL London participates in the UN Global Compact Scheme, the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative which invites companies to align with universal principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.

Since joining the scheme in August 2007, ExCeL London has undertaken a series of initiatives to reduce energy usage, increase recycling efforts and increase transparency across the business, such as the introduction of a whistleblowing hotline in May 2015.

ExCeL London publishes details of its corporate social responsibility efforts publicly in the UN Global Compact report and on their website.

Currently ExCeL London invests in the local community of Newham by supporting select charities, chiefly Newham All Star Sports Academy and Community Food Enterprise .

ExCeL London provides space free of charge to local schools and sports teams, in addition to hosting an annual event called 'ExCeL London in the Arts' for local children to attend.

In 2016, ExCeL welcomed London celebrity chef, musician and entrepreneur Levi Roots, who in collaboration with a local food initiative organised a cooking class for local children.

ExCeL London hosted two boxing matches on 10 December 2005, the first between British heavyweights Danny Williams and Audley Harrison and the second between Amir Khan and Daniel Thorpe.

ExCeL London hosted the boxing match on 22 April 2008 between Amir Khan and Gairy St Clair for the World Boxing Organization intercontinental lightweight title, and the boxing match on 29 November 2014 between Derek Chisora and Tyson Fury in a World Boxing Organization heavyweight championship eliminator.

Formula E London ePrix was held for 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.

On 24 March 2020, the ExCeL London was announced as a temporary NHS hospital, containing 5000 beds and named NHS Nightingale, to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic.