Please see what additional health and safety measures we will have in place at the show here. Please check this before your visit to ensure you have read the most up to date information.

Face coverings are mandatory in line with government guidance and must always be worn.

Temperature check will be a condition of entry. Any person displaying a high temperature (and potentially the party they are with) will not be granted access to the venue.

All visitors must check their own temperature before leaving home to attend the event. Those with a high temperature should not attend.

For the health and safety of all entrants, your personal details including name and contact telephone number may be shared with Test and Trace, if required, as part of the Government's ongoing COVID-19 response. This information will only be used by them where necessary to help stop the spread of COVID-19. If you have any concerns or do not wish to have your personal details shared, please contact ec@saphex.co.za

• Source new products, services, and suppliers
• Source solutions to your manufacturing headaches
• View the latest technology developments
• Access free to view conference seminars over two days
• Network with existing and new suppliers
• Visit the only dedicated Sustainable Plastics event in the UK and Ireland that displays and focusses on the future developments of polymers and plastics

Sustainable Plastics Live/GRIPS takes place from March 10-11, 2023.

Sustainable Plastics Live/GRIPS 2023 will be held at the:

Coventry Building Society Arena
Judds Lane, Longford
Coventry
CV6 6AQ

If you have not received confirmation of your registration via email, it may be in your junk/spam folder. Please check there. If you cannot find the email confirmation or have lost it, please contact andie.mclean@ktn-uk.org They will check the email address and resend it

Once registered, your visitor badge can be collected onsite. You only need to give your name at Registration and your badge will be printed immediately.

To enter, you will need:

The confirmation email of your registration or simply your full name will allow you to collect your badge

No, you are welcome to stay at the show for as long as you wish within the open and close times.

Once within the show your access will allow you into all co-located areas without restriction including the conference arenas.

Yes, programmes and other show information will be distributed on entry to the event.

1. Visitors will not be allowed admission to the Show without a valid ticket/registration.
2. For the safety of all attendees, the Organisers reserve the right to refuse admission, and may conduct security searches.
3. The Organisers reserve the right to alter or vary the content or timing of the whole or any part of the Show due to circumstances beyond their reasonable control.
4. If alterations to the show dates are made as a result of incidents occurring with the venue or potential of further pandemic outbreaks ticket holders/attendee’s will be informed directly.
5. Visitors maybe asked to adhere to additional measures put in place to comply with any rules and guidelines advised by the organiser. The latest information will be emailed to registrations and is available on the Show website.
6. Registrations are responsible for ensuring everyone in their party is aware of and adheres to all terms. and conditions including these additional measures.
7. The Organisers cannot accept financial or other responsibility for any loss or liability incurred by visitors to the Show as a result of contracts entered by visitors with any exhibitor or advice sought or obtained from any exhibitor.
8. The Organisers cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage to personal property brought to the Show.
9. Visitors may be photographed, filmed, or recorded for marketing, broadcast, or security purposes during the Show. By attending the Show, visitors authorise such photography and recording and permits the Organisers to use their images, likeness, and voice for archival and promotional purposes in any and all media, without liability, compensation, or credit.
10. This is an industry event for professionals only. Admission is open to professional and business visitors and exhibitors who are directly involved in or have a direct connection or interest in the subject area of the Event or associated industries or organisations.
11. The sale of any articles in the gangways or anywhere on the Exhibition premises is strictly forbidden except with the written permission of the Organisers, and the Organisers reserves the right at their absolute discretion to confiscate any such articles for infringement of the condition.
12. Anyone attending the Event must not take part in any canvassing, leafleting, demonstrations, objectionable behaviour or wear offensive apparel or be involved in any activity which may disrupt the Event.

The event schedule, including the 2 exclusive conference streams will be available via the website, or the programme which is handed to you upon arriving at the show.

The full list of topics and speakers has not yet been announced. Receive all speaker and topic announcements by signing up to our newsletter.

The Sustainable Plastics Live/GRIPS team will be on-site to help with any questions you have regarding the event as a whole.

A full exhibitor breakdown list will be available via the Smarta Events Exhibition Directory OR within the event programme provided on-site.

Contactless payments will be encouraged throughout via card or phone, with an email receipt wherever possible. To be compliant with Covid-19 safety measures, please be prepared to pay by card for any purchases.

A First Aid room with fully trained staff is located on the show floor or alternatively please contact the Organisers Office located at the main entrance for medical assistance.

Coventry Building Society Arena offers a variety of food and drink in the venue for purchase

Please contact enquiries@plasticslive.co.uk with your enquiry

Your registration signifies the acceptance that as members of the audience, ticket holders may be filmed, sound recorded and/or photographed for broadcast and/or future publicity.

Coventry Building Society Arena boasts three on-site car parks with a total of 2,000 spaces available to visiting guests. All car parks are within close proximity of the venue’s main North and South entrances.

CAR PARKING TARIFF – Car Park A, B & C

Coventry Building Society Arena (formerly Ricoh Arena)

Phoenix Way
Foleshill
Coventry
CV6 6GE

Getting there

Sustainable Plastics Live/GRIPS is taking place at the Coventry Building Society Arena (formerly the Ricoh Arena), a venue with modern facilities and superb travel networks just off junction 3 of the M6 and with its own Coventry Arena train station.

The exhibition will be in one large hall creating a close integration between the exhibition and conference.

DIRECTIONS FROM THE NORTH

Take the M1 southbound, leave the M1 at junction 21, then at the roundabout take the 3rd exit onto the M69 (signposted Coventry, Birmingham).

Leave the M69 branching left (signposted Birmingham M6, Coventry North and Central A4600).

Keep in right-hand lane then continue forward (signposted Birmingham) joining the M6 at junction 2.

Leave the M6 at junction 3, then take 2nd exit onto Phoenix Way – A444 (signposted Coventry).

At the next roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Rowley’s Green Lane.

At roundabout take 2nd exit onto Judds Lane.

Arrive at Coventry Building Society Arena (formerly the Ricoh Arena).

DIRECTIONS FROM THE SOUTH

Take the M40 northbound

Leave the M40 at junction 15, then at the roundabout take the 4th exit onto Warwick Bypass – A46 (signposted Coventry).

Continue forward to join the A444, take left hand lane (signposted City Centre) onto London Road – A4114.

Continue forward on London Road – until you reach the Ring Road.

Stay in right-hand lane and take 2nd exit onto the Ring Road.

Leave the Ring Road at junction 3 – at roundabout take 2nd exit onto Sky Blue Way.

Proceed forward over traffic lights.

At next roundabout, take 1st exit onto A444, signposted Nuneaton.

Continue forward on A444, straight on at roundabouts until you see the Coventry Building Society Arena (formerly the Ricoh Arena).

At the last roundabout adjacent to the Coventry Building Society Arena (formerly the Ricoh Arena) on your right-hand side, take 3rd exit onto Rowley’s Green Lane.

At roundabout take 2nd exit onto Judds Lane.

Arrive at Coventry Building Society Arena (formerly the Ricoh Arena).

DIRECTIONS FROM THE EAST

Take the A14 westbound.

Continue forward, then join the M6 motorway (signposted M6, The North West, Birmingham, Coventry).

Leave the M6 at junction 3 (signposted Coventry North) then at the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Phoenix Way – A444 (signposted Coventry).

At the next roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Rowleys Green Lane.

At roundabout take 2nd exit onto Judds Lane.

Arrive at Coventry Building Society Arena (formerly the Ricoh Arena).

DIRECTIONS FROM THE SOUTH-EAST

Take the M1 northbound.

Taking the left-hand lane, join the M6 motorway (signposted M6 The North West, Coventry North, Birmingham).

Leave the M6 at junction 3, then at the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Phoenix Way – A444 (signposted Coventry).

At the next roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Rowleys Green Lane.

At roundabout take 2nd exit onto Judds Lane.

Arrive at Coventry Building Society Arena (formerly the Ricoh Arena).

DIRECTIONS FROM THE NORTH-WEST

Take the M6 southbound.

Leave the M6 at junction 3 (signposted Coventry North) then at the roundabout take the 4th exit onto Phoenix Way – A444 (signposted Coventry).

At the next roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Rowleys Green Lane.

At roundabout take 2nd exit onto Judds Lane.

Arrive at Coventry Building Society Arena (formerly the Ricoh Arena).

BY TRAIN

Coventry Arena Train Station – next to the Coventry Building Society Arena (formerly the Ricoh Arena) is now open. Plan your journey here.

Coventry Railway Station

Please Note – The last train leaving Coventry Railway Station to London Euston is 23:31. The last train leaving Coventry Railway Station to Birmingham New Street is 01:13.

For more information on train stations and timetables please visit National Rail.

The railway station is in the City Centre and approximately six miles away. There are always black cabs immediately outside the station and it is roughly a 10-to-15-minute journey.

BY BUS

Public transport from train station to the Coventry Building Society Arena (formerly the Ricoh Arena):

Number 8 Bus from Coventry Train Station to Coventry Transport Museum.

Then catch the Number 4 or Number 5 from Coventry Transport Museum to Arena Park (Tesco).

Once you arrive at Arena Park there is an underpass which takes you into Car Park B of the Coventry Building Society Arena (formerly the Ricoh Arena). Follow signs for the Coventry Building Society Arena (formerly the Ricoh Arena) main entrance from here.

For more information regarding regular public bus services around Coventry and Warwickshire please visit the National Express website.

Visit the Coventry Building Society Arena (formerly the Ricoh Arena) Website https://www.ricoharena.com/visiting-us/getting-here/

There will be food available onsite for purchase in the catering areas marked on the floorplan.

This will be viewable in the event programme handed out at registration.

We have tried to ensure that options are available to all attendees, and have worked with the venue to accommodate any dietary requirements.