Boost Your Timber Business Profile

The UK’s largest event for the built environment, UK Construction Week (UKCW) is soon to start rolling out its programme for 2023.

Last year the show drew over 23,900 visitors from as far afield as Turkey, Brazil, Australia and Canada, and included a host of high-profile names including West Midlands Mayor Andy Street, Channel 4 presenter George Clarke, and BBC journalist and presenter Simon Jack.

Co-located within UKCW Birmingham was Timber Expo, which attracted over 2,000 visitors (8% of the total attendees) across the three days, including architects, local authorities, merchants, developers, housebuilders and contractors. Timber Expo is the UK’s largest and only dedicated showcase event for timber in construction. Backed by trade bodies including the Timber Development UK (TDUK), the Structural Timber Association (STA), the Builders Merchant Federation (BMF), it is the most comprehensive representation of the timber industry anywhere in the UK.

Timber Expo 2023 will see the 11th edition of the event and has been co-located with UK Construction Week since 2015. UK Construction Week won best UK Trade show in 2020 and is the UK’s leading trade event for the industry, attracting 30,000 visitors.

The show brings together award-winning architects with clients and contractors to showcase best practice in timber construction projects. It is the must-attend annual event for anyone working with timber products in the built environment. The exhibitor profile includes structural timber frame, sawmills, merchants, glulam, SIPs, CLT, fixings and fastenings, timber cladding, doors and windows, mouldings, skirtings and flooring products.

Nathan Garnett, UKCW event director, says: “It is crucial that timber, as a sustainable building material, is placed front and centre of the UK’s largest construction event. There is so much happening in the construction industry right now that has put UK Construction Week into a unique position, whereby it can inform and educate the sector as it moves forward. There is a real sense of momentum now as we plan the next one, especially on meeting our next zero targets and creating long lasting culture change. A record number of companies have signed up for 2023 so we look forward to really growing the UKs largest trade show for construction.”

Timber Expo featured a programme of industry leaders, including architects, developers, housebuilders and merchants to name a few. They debated and discussed the sector tackling post pandemic supply issues, post Brexit challenges, the impact of the Ukraine conflict on timber supply chain and the drive to net zero as we strive to meet COP26 targets. The exhibitor profile includes structural timber frame, sawmills, merchants, glulam, SIPs, CLT, fixings and fastenings, timber cladding, doors and windows, mouldings, skirtings and flooring products.

Timber Expo will be supported by a heavyweight national trade marketing campaign. The co-location with UK Construction Week ensures a guaranteed audience, and the targeted messaging through digital advertising and trade press will deliver those trade professionals who specify or buy timber products. Throughout the year you can follow developments on Timber Expo in all the Timber Media publications and there is a range of joint advertiser/show exhibitor options that can be discussed.