Vaillant Live proves fitting venue for Derby Property Summit 2025

This year’s Derby Property Summit was held inside the stunning new £45.8 million Vaillant Live building, in the heart of Derby city centre.

It was the first time the summit had been held at the Colyear Street venue, which opened in the spring.

A key part of the overall redevelopment Becketwell scheme, Vaillant Live represents an important piece in the city centre’s regeneration jigsaw.

Delivered by developer St James Securities and built by lead contractor Bowmer + Kirkland, it is estimated that it will attract an additional 250,000 visitors to Derby each year.

It will also generate more than £10 million GVA per year for the area, drive the night-time economy and increase levels of investment in surrounding areas of the city centre.

It certainly proved a fitting setting for the Derby Property Summit, which this year attracted more than 300 delegates.

Originally known as Becketwell Live before heating tech giant Vaillant Group signed a deal to become its main sponsor, Vaillant Live is the city’s flagship venue for shows, events and conferences.

Boasting a state-of-the-art 3,500 capacity auditorium, made up of a flexible combination of floor seating, retractable bleacher seating and fixed upper tier seats, the venue can host a range of events from concerts, stand-up comedy, exhibitions and business events.

The purpose-built, state-of-the-art back of house spaces have been designed in such a way to ensure smooth transitions from one type of event to another.

Owned by Derby City Council, Vaillant Live is operated by ASM Global – the world leading venue operator, responsible for running the likes of AO Arena Manchester, first direct arena Leeds, Utilita Arena Newcastle, OVO Arena Wembley, Olympia London, York Barbican and more.

As well as hosting major shows, Vaillant Live also has highly skilled, passionate, operational, catering and technical teams who can bring private events to life.

Faye Nixon, head of sales, marketing and guest experience at Vaillant Live, said: “We were delighted to have held the prestigious Marketing Derby Property Summit 2025 at Vaillant Live.

“We’ve worked closely with the team at Marketing Derby since the conception of the venue.

“Their guidance and support have helped us to spring into life, allowing us to showcase the venue to businesses across Derbyshire.

“We’re grateful that the team chose to host the property summit at Vaillant Live as it allowed us to demonstrate the wonderful venue and its capabilities to an even larger business community.

“Vaillant Live has been lovingly constructed to host live entertainment but also host conferences and events of all sizes.

“Located at the heart of the city, we offer a versatile and dynamic space that adapts for every need.

“Whether you’re hosting a 2,000 plus conference, an intimate gathering, or an exhibition, all are available to hire for an evening, a day, a weekend or even longer!

“It’s our venue, your vision. All of our event spaces come fully equipped with the latest audio-visual technology, which is included in your hire cost.”

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Faye added: “If live entertainment is what you’re looking for then our premium hospitality space; the Live Lounge at Vaillant Live offers an exclusive experience like no other.

“With incredible premium drinks and delicious menu options why not make your event experience unforgettable.”

To inquire about premium packages, visit https://vaillantlive.co.uk/premium-experiences/premium-enquiries/.

Kathryn Allen, head of investment at Marketing Derby, said: “We hope our 300 plus guests at the summit got a real sense of what the Vaillant Live venue can offer in terms of conferencing and events at the heart of the city – and will continue to show their support for it going forward.

“Huge thanks to Faye and her team for helping us bring one of our flagship events to Vaillant Live!”

An in-depth feature about Vaillant Live can be found in the spring edition of Marketing Derby’s Innovate Magazine. To read it, visit https://heyzine.com/flip-book/4f1b03a082.html.