APF 2024 will take place at Ragley Estate on the 19/20/21st September 2024. APF 2024 is a biannual event. This will be the 24th Exhibition. The first Exhibition was held at Longleat Estate in 1976. It is returning to Ragley Estate after being staged there in 2004, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2022
APF 2024 is the leading exhibition for the forestry, woodland, arboriculture, fencing, trees and timbers sectors in the UK. Over 320 Exhibitors and 25 000 visitors are expected over the three days of the show.
95% of visitors are trade professionals working in the industry.
It showcases the very latest state of the art machines and technology being used in the industry as well as traditional woodland crafts and horse logging.
It is the place where all the leading figures and associations in the industry get together to promote the forestry, fencing and arboricultural sectors, everything from seed to sawmill.
The seminar programme features leading figures in the industry speaking on topical issues of the day including plant health, pest and diseases, technology, safety and training, marketing, wood fuel and wood processing. It covers everything that is trees or timber related.
Over 2000 exhibitor staff and thousands of visitors will bring more than £1million pounds into the local economy during the course of the Exhibition in terms of hotel bookings and meals.
It features a 1900m demonstration circuit where machines are shown working in a realistic setting.
With exhibitors on both sides of the circuit that is over 2½ miles of working machinery. An estimated £80 million pounds of machinery will be on show.
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That’s a remarkable amount of work hours for a single machine, the Norcar 600 owned by Erkki Rinne is taken well care of, it even has the original Diesel engine.
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Kieran Anders is a forestry contractor working in the lake district. His work involves hand cutting and extracting timber using a skidder and tractor-trailer forwarder.
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It is not possible to eliminate chain shot, but there are simple steps that can be taken to reduce the risk.
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Arwel takes great pride in the fact that the mill has no waste whatsoever, “the peelings are used for children’s playgrounds, gardens and for farm animals in barns in the winter and the sawdust has multiple uses in gardens and farms as well.
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Timber hauliers need to encourage young blood in, and also look after the hauliers we have, we need make the sector a safe and positive place to work.
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The following events and competitions will take place at APF 2024;
The Husqvarna World 25m Pole Climbing Championships
The Tilhill and A W Jenkinson European Chainsaw Carving Competition
The British Open Fencing Championships
UK Forwarder Driving Competition
The APF Tree Climbing Championships
The UK Lumberjack Championships
Axe Throwing
Horse Logging
The Forest Worker Zone with drop-in sessions on subjects affecting the forest worker
The World ‘Log to leg’ pole lathe turning championships
Have-a-go Tree climbing
Fencing demonstrations
Extensive traditional woodland crafts area with many have-a-go opportunities
Seminars and advice on forestry education, training and careers
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