TIMBER EXPO
RETURNS
The most important event
in the timber industry’s
calendar Timber Expo is back
for 2016, returning as part
of UK Construction Week.
Strengthening its roots in
Birmingham, Timber Expo will
take place on 18 – 20 October
at the NEC.
With some of the timber
industry’s biggest names
already on-board including
Steico, W Howard Group and
Jagram, as well as additional
support from leading timber
trade associations such as
The Timber Research and
Development Association
(TRADA), visitors to Timber
Expo 2016 will not want to
miss the landmark event.
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Exhibitors will cover
the breadth of timber
applications from timber
frame, sawmills, merchants,
glulam, SIPs, CLT, fixings
and fastenings, timber
cladding, doors/windows,
mouldings, skirtings and
flooring. Providing the perfect
opportunity for individuals
in the industry to network
with fellow professionals and
develop new business. In
2015, Timber Expo attracted
more than 6,000 visitors,
with 60% of the UK’s top
100 architectural firms
represented.
In what has been a hugely
eventful year for the
trade, the event will be
brimming with the latest
products, innovations and
developments across the
sector. An informative
educational seminar
programme led by TRADA
will also be held, along with
a discussion of the key issues
currently facing the industry.
Nathan Garnett, Show
Director, commented: “As
the UK’s only dedicated
timber event, Timber Expo
2016 provides a fantastic
opportunity for the collective
industry to converge on one
location, network together
and build new avenues
for business. What’s more,
with the continued support
from TRADA this year, we’ve
developed an educational
seminar programme
guaranteed to benefit
professionals at every level
within the industry.”
Reaffirming its position within
the industry, Timber Expo is
also proud to announce it will
be sponsoring the Innovation
Award at the TTJ Awards
2016. Celebrating some
of the most exciting new
developments in the industry
the Innovation Award this
year will be split into two
categories: Innovative
Product Development and
Innovative University Timber
Research.
Visitors to Timber Expo will
also have wider access to the
other events being held at
UK Construction Week. With
some of the UK’s biggest
names in construction
attending such as Wilmott
Dixon, Travis Perkins, Redrow
Homes and Saint Gobain, as
well as local councils and over
7,000 individual companies,
all to discuss current
and future projects with
numerous high value orders
being placed at the show.
For more information,
booking enquiries and
exhibitor testimonials please
visit our newly redesigned
website www.timber-expo.
co.uk or follow @TimberExpo
on Twitter.