Business Design Centre
The hall then remained unused and empty until it was converted to its present use as the Business Design Centre in 1986. As an exhibition hall, conference centre, showrooms and offices, it is home to over 100 businesses, including clothing retailer, Barbour, electronic's manufacturer, Samsung, web design agency, Base Creative, coffee maker, Illy, and home furnishings manufacturer Oficina Inglesa.
It is currently the venue for Made in Brunel, a yearly design exhibition hosted by the engineering and design department at Brunel University
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