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Our highly versatile venue offers unique auditoriums, conference, meeting, exhibition, dining and training facilities and has a beautiful panoramic view at the top for exclusive dining events and entertaining all year round. Find out more here.

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We offer a wide range of rooms for hire, catering for conferences, exhibitions and meetings of all sizes. With a wide variety of sizes and styles you’ll be able to find the room that specifically matches your event requirements. Make your event bespoke with a wide array of audiovisual and catering services.

About us

Spaces at The Spine is Liverpool's ultimate destination for events, offering dynamic and modern event spaces as well as next-generation technology. The venue is housed within the Royal College of Physicians' (RCP) northern home, The Spine. Find out more about our organisation and venue.

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Housed within The Spine, a magnificent building overlooking Liverpool City Centre, our venue sits in the heart of Paddington Village, Liverpool Knowledge Quarter. Find out how to get here prior to your visit.

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Sustainability credentials & pledges

Sustainability is the backbone of Spaces at The Spine. Located in the city's Knowledge Quarter, we combine world-class event spaces with a continuous commitment to reducing our impact on the planet. From environmentally conscious architectural and design features to strong waste management systems and seasonal catering, our Liverpool venue sets a benchmark for sustainable venues and events alike.

Green building features

As a new-build event venue, we had the opportunity to prioritise sustainability from our building's design phase through to construction, optimising energy efficiency and incorporating natural and recycled materials. Sustainability features you will find at Spaces at The Spine include:

Energy-efficient systems – our smart building management system regulates temperature and lighting, responding to external light conditions and saving energy by automatically turning lights off when rooms are not being used. We use LED lighting throughout the venue and event spaces, reducing energy consumption by up to 50% compared to traditional lighting
Filtered drinking water is accessible throughout the entire building, encouraging delegates to use fountains and reusable bottles

The optimised layout of our spaces maximises natural light exposure, reducing the need for artificial lighting and creating bright, uplifting environments ideal for focus
Low-impact materials – some flooring and wallpaper in our event spaces are made from 95% recycled plastic bottles, and low-VOC paints have been used. All wood, including furniture, is sustainable hardwood
100% green renewable energy

Our sustainable operations

Catering & menus

Spaces at The Spine partners with socially responsible caterer Company of Cooks to champion plant-based dining and create menus that are inclusive by design.

Vegan and vegetarian options are always displayed first, encouraging sustainable choices while ensuring they are accessible and appealing to all guests. Our menus are vegan and gluten-free as standard, giving delegates confidence that dietary needs are considered without compromise.

To further reduce our environmental impact, we use local suppliers wherever possible, cutting down food miles while supporting regional producers. This not only minimises our carbon footprint but also guarantees the freshest seasonal ingredients are at the heart of every dish.

Recognising their commitment to operating responsibly, Company of Cooks has been awarded three stars by the Sustainable Restaurant Association.

In partnership with B&M Waste Services, we recycle waste wherever possible across all areas of our venue, including back of house, and monitor our performance through regular environmental reports.

Between September 2024 and July 2025, we have:

Recycled 742.5kg dry mixed recyclables and 17,340kg glass
Diverted 1,875.5kg mixed waste to a waste-to-energy facility (RDF, Refuse Derived Fuel)
Diverted 54,720kg organic waste for energy recovery at an Anaerobic Digestion facility
Sent 0kg waste to landfill

This resulted in the production of 1,216kWh, equating to the power needed by 19 TVs and 7 fridges to run for a year, or 1,103 complete washing machine cycles.

Each event floor is equipped with clearly signposted recycling points, making it easy for delegates to separate materials responsibly. These are supported by our in-house teams who manage our recycling.

We encourage organisers to provide accurate delegate numbers, allowing us to cater responsibly and minimise food waste. Surplus ingredients from events are repurposed into delicious daily specials in our café, The Base.

In 2024, The Base joined the waste reduction app Too Good To Go, offering surplus meals to the local community. Used coffee grounds from events and café operations are donated to customers, giving back to the environment in a meaningful way.

Since 2025, we have also been monitoring event waste more closely to identify trends and make improvements.

Spaces at The Spine has been a paperless venue since opening, actively encouraging event organisers and delegates to embrace digital solutions.

Across the building, you’ll find digital wayfinding, interactive screens and digital whiteboards. These tools can display customised branding, welcome messages, agendas and education content to boost delegate engagement.

Event organisers are also encouraged to use digital signage for fine dining events and galas. When printing is required, we work with Liverpool printer Hobs Repro, who use recycled paper and offset impact by planting trees.

The audio-visual technology at Spaces at The Spine is next-generation, designed to be future-ready and support virtual and hybrid events.

All technology and equipment are built into our event spaces, eliminating the need for additional installation and cutting the carbon footprint associated with transport.

Certifications, recognitions & awards

Thanks to its environmental measures, features and operations, Spaces at The Spine earned the Outstanding ranking by BREEAM, the world’s leading sustainability assessment method for buildings, and became WELL Certified at the Platinum level through the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI).

Environmental and Climate Award - Winner, Liverpool Chamber Innovation in Business Awards 2021
Venue Sustainability Award - Gold, Conference & Events Awards 2021. We were commended by judges for our continued commitment and impressive sustainability credentials, described as ‘a benchmark for others to measure themselves against’
Sustainability Award - Bronze, Conference & Events Awards 2023
Sustainability Award - Gold, miaList Awards 2023
Sustainability Initiative, Meeting Venues - Silver, Greengage Awards 2024

IACC Green Star - Gold
Greengage ECOsmart - Gold
Carbon Trust Standard - As part of the Royal College of Physicians. We are the first and only royal college to achieve this leading certification for environmental impact reduction

As the Royal College of Physicians' (RCP) Liverpool conference and events venue, we align with our organisation's environmental strategy and goals. We have:

Ended all investments in fossil fuels, two years ahead of the deadline set in the RCP's Climate Policy adopted in 2020
Played a central role in the founding of the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change (UKHACC). By signing the UKHACC commitments, we recognise that climate change is one of the biggest threats to human health, and have agreed to take steps to mitigate and adapt to climate change
Created and published a Green Physician Toolkit to support doctors to play their part in tackling the climate crisis

Future goals

Maintain our building accreditations, including WELL Platinum and BREEAM Outstanding
Achieve ISO 14001 certification in 2026 and look into ISO 50001
Launch our Venue Green Taskforce, a group of team members passionate about environmental sustainability and looking to contribute to our sustainability plan through projects
Implement a strong food waste tracking and benchmarking system to further reduce food waste