FEATURE TIMBER EXPO 2021
5-7 OCTOBER 2021 NEC BIRMINGHAM
Back with a Buzz
Timber Expo is back again as a live event at the NEC this October, retaking its place as the UK’s only dedicated timber trade show and one of the key highlights of the awardwinning UK Construction Week (UKCW).
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t’s a welcome sight. After 18 months of being cooped up at home, unable to benefit from the serendipities of networking, making new contacts or discovering new products without having to spend hours trawling
online, the return of trade shows is being greeted with open arms by many in the timber industry. The rate of registrations for the first major construction event in two years has already got off to a record-breaking start, running at 22% higher than for the same period in 2019. Those who pivoted towards digital-first last March were the first off the starting blocks during lockdown. Now it’s the other way around – those who are prioritising face-to-face communication are gearing up to reap the benefits of a post-Covid business bounce. Two years’ worth of products, solutions and innovations There’s a lot to catch up on. Timber Expo was last held in 2019
Timber Expo is free to attend, with delegates able to share and update their technical knowledge and debate topical matters around
and since then there have been significant advances in key legislative
all the latest ideas and developments from across the timber sector.
areas around fire and life safety, net zero and post-Brexit trading, not
There will be many opportunities to network with both new and familiar
to mention huge strides forward in digitalisation and two years’ worth
faces and learn about the trends that are currently affecting the market,
of exciting new products and services for the sector. In recognition of
making UKCW one of the most important dates for the rest of this year.
the quality of its events, UKCW has won two major awards in the last year, scooping the Best Trade Show award from Exhibition News and
What’s on? Timber Expo is a dedicated area in the UKCW event which runs from
the Best UK Tradeshow award by the Association of Event Organisers. It is testament to the innovations, positive delegate experience and
5-7 October at the NEC in Birmingham. UKCW 2021 is expected to attract
sustainable procedures around events like Timber Expo. This year it will
more than 20,000 specifiers and buyers with at least 300 exhibitors
all be put into practice once again.
providing launches, demos and offers on more than 6,000 products.
Timber Trader UK Magazine
Autumn 2021
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