ESS Expo 2026 is the UK’s leading environmental services event, bringing the circular economy, net-zero, sustainability, and biodiversity communities together at the NEC Birmingham. Seven co-located shows cover waste and resources, water, energy and fuels, land remediation, geotechnical work, and air quality. Councils, brands, and service providers compare hundreds of exhibitors, hear policy and tech updates, and take home solutions they can put to work.
ESS Expo (Environmental Services & Solutions Expo) is a major UK trade event for environmental services, sustainability and the circular economy taking place at NEC Birmingham on 16–17 September 2026. It brings together ~16,000 professionals, 700+ exhibitors and a large speaker programme to showcase technologies, policy updates, live demos and networking opportunities that support net-zero and resource-management decisions.
Sustainability managers, Environmental engineers & consultants, Procurement & fleet managers, Local authority / council officers, CEOs & senior executives, Policy makers, Innovation / R&D leads
Decision-makers and practitioners working on waste, resource recovery, water & wastewater, decarbonisation, land remediation, air quality, fleet operations, and sustainability strategy — especially procurement, operations, and policy leads seeking solutions, vendors and regulatory insight.
General consumers or people with no responsibility for environmental/resource decisions; attendees looking solely for academic research without interest in applied solutions or procurement.
