The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), located on the north bank of the River Clyde

River Clyde

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, in Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

, is Scotland's

Scotland

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 largest exhibition centre.

It has 22,355 m² of flexible space in five main exhibition halls, ranging in size from 775 m² to 10,065 m².

The venue's holding company SEC Ltd is 91% owned by Glasgow City Council and 9% owned by private investors.

It is probably best known for hosting concerts, particularly in Hall 4 (seating 10,000) and Hall 3 (fully seated 4,232, seated/standing 4,656 and 5,852 for all standing).
The Scottish Development Agency first supported the construction of an exhibition centre in Glasgow in 1979.