Fraser Valley Trade and Exhibition Centre

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name = Fraser Valley Trade and Exhibition Centre - TRADEX
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header1 = 1190 Cornell Street
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label2 = Location
data2 = Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada flagicon|Canada
header3 = General Information
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label4 = Indoor Area
data4 = 120,000+ sqft
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label5 = Exhibition Space
data5 = 2 - 60,000 sqft Halls
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label6 = Parking Area
data6 = 400,000 sqft+ with 2,500 stalls (1000 paved stalls)
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label7 = Parking Area Type
data7 = Paved, Gravel & Grass
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label8 = Meeting Rooms
data8 = 3 + Show Office & Lounge
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label9 = Loading Bay
data9 = 1 bay - 2 bay doors
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label10 = Concessions
data10 = 2 concessions - 4,000 sqft, 500 seats, 2 levels
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label11 = Licensed
data11 = Fully Licensed
header12 = Facts
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label13 = Opened
data13 = July 1991
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data14 = City of Abbotsford
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label15 = Operator
data15 = Tourism Abbotsford
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below = The Fraser Valley Trade and Exhibition Centre or TRADEX is the second largest facility of its kind in British Columbia. It is operated by the Tourism Abbotsford Society and hosts around 90 events every year. These events are run by independent companies or people (aka. Show Managers), who are subject to TRADEX policies and procedures. The events vary is type and include consumer shows, trade shows, banquets, agricultural shows, special events, meetings, sporting events, parking lot events, weddings, product launches, film shoots, and ride and drives.

The building has an H-shaped layout of two 60,000 square feet halls which can be used independently or for a single large exhibition. It has nine hanger-style doors, of varying sizes, the largest allows the passage of objects as large as 90 feet wide and 19 feet high.

The centre hosts the bulk of its events between September to May, during which time events are run almost every weekend. During the rest of the year, the centre plays host to fewer events, and most of these are parking lot events.

History

The centre was constructed as a joint project between the BC Pavilion Corporation (BC PavCo) the Provincial Government, the Municipal Government and Airshow Canada, and was completed in 1991. It was managed by BC PavCo until 2003 when the centre was purchased by the City of Abbotsford and Tourism Abbotsford contracted to take over the operation of the centre.

Additional Information

On top of 120,000 total sqaure feet of exhibition space, TRADEX has:

3 additional meeting rooms, of varying sizes.

A show office with a private meeting room/lounge.

One loading bay with 2 loading bay doors.

Fully licensed catering facilities from fast food food concessions to banquet for 2,500 people per hall.

A 2 level food concession area totalling 4,000 square feet, and has seating for 500 people.

400,000 sqaure feet of paved, gravel and grass parking lot area, totalling 2,500 parking stalls with over 1,000 being paved.

References

*cite web | url = http://www.fvtradex.com | title = Fraser Valley Trade and Exhibition Centre - TRADEX website