29/04/2026
🎉 40 years. One industry. One meeting place.
🏛️ From a small but ambitious gathering at Alexandra Palace in 1986…
to tens of thousands of professionals walking the halls of the NEC.
📈 From 8,500 visitors finding their feet…
to record-breaking editions bringing the entire KBB community together.
🤝 kbb Birmingham has grown with the industry - shaping it, celebrating it, and pushing it forward every step of the way.
🏆 From the launch of the Innovation Awards to the comeback years that brought the industry back together stronger than ever… this isn’t just a milestone. It’s a legacy.
🚀 And 40 years on? It’s still where the industry comes to connect, discover and define what’s next.
💙 Here’s to everything we’ve built - and everything still to come.