Timber Expo, to take place in September 2011, will fill a significant gap in the construction calendar - and with the support of the timber industry it will provide the showcase that the sector has been missing, says Event Director Loretta Sales.
Backed by TRADA Technology, the two-day event is designed to become the most important timber event in the construction calendar. The wood industries and forestry combined are valued by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) at over £7.6 billion and constitute the fifth largest industry in the UK. Yet until now we have not had a dedicated exhibition for timber.
For the first time, Timber Expo will allow new products and ideas to be showcased alongside a range of conference, seminar and promotional activities, making it an efficient way to learn and a forum for business. It will raise the profile of timber, gathering together forward-thinking companies, timber commentators and business leaders from across the sector, linking suppliers with specifiers and end users.
Potential exhibitors are not being asked to take Timber Expo ‘on trust', Ms Sales stressed. Taking part in any show involves a commitment of time and money which must be wisely spent. The organisers are therefore staging a unique launch event at the show venue, the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, one year ahead of the event itself, on 29th September 2010. ‘This will allow companies to make an informed judgement on their participation and will also help us to shape the event. It will give potential exhibitors the opportunity to tour the facilities and exhibition halls, to discuss content, feed in ideas and, importantly, find out how to make their investment work hard for them.'
To attend the launch event on 29th September 2010 click here or to find out more about the show, email Loretta Sales at
