The Kentucky Wood Expo will celebrate the twenty-eighth anniversary of the show by returning to Madisonville, KY on Friday, September 17th and Saturday, September 18th. This years show will take place at a new and improved site at the Hopkins County Fairgrounds located west of the Pennyrile Parkway (Hwy 69). The new facility offers a large air conditioned indoor space and plenty of room for outdoor exhibitors. Over 100 exhibitors will be present to display equipment and services that benefit the large wood industry located throughout the region. The annual Wood Expo, which the Tourism Council has ranked as one of the top 10 tourist events in Kentucky, is expected to draw 5,000-6,000 visitors from around the region. Attendees will be on hand to see the latest in wood processing equipment for the forest products industry and enjoy all types of family activities.
In addition to the over 100 exhibits and demonstrations of wood industry equipment and services, there will be lots of entertainment for each member of the family to enjoy. Activities will include chainsaw carvings, equipment contests, crafts, and a Log A Load for Kids silent auction to benefit Kentucky Children's Hospital, not to mention food and good times for everyone.
Lumberjack demonstrations will take place in the arena on Saturday. Also taking place will be local lumberjack competition to determine the best lumberjacks in the area. This years Lumberjack demonstrations and competition will include axe throwing, standing and overhead chop, springboard chop, crosscut sawing and the always popular modified chain saw races. Local logging operators will also get in on the action outside of the arena and compete in the log loading and skidder competitions. Click here for LUMBERJACK REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The show offers quality entertainment for the entire family. Advanced tickets can be purchased for only $3 by contacting the KFIA office through email at Michele@kfia.org or call (502) 695-3979 for more information.
LOCATION AND COST
The Expo site is the Hopkins County Fair & Ballard Convention Center located west of the Pennyrile Parkway (Hwy 69) exit 42, about one mile on the right side of Hwy 70. Advanced tickets can be purchased for only $3 by contacting the KFIA office through email at Michele@kfia.org or call (502) 695-3979 for more information. Entry cost at the gate is only $5 and $3 for children age 6-12 (children under 6 are free). The grounds will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday and 8:30 to 4:30 on Saturday. Don't miss all the fun and excitement at the Kentucky Wood Expo in Madisonville, KY on September 17 & 18.
2010 Exhibitors as of 9/2/10
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Air Evac Lifeteam, Hopkinsville, KY (Products: helicopter medivac information)
American Lumber & Pallet, Fayetteville, TN (Product showing: trade magazine)
Associated Pallet, Inc., Bremen, KY (Product- table top display)
Baker Products, Ellington, MO (Products Showing: portable band sawmill, edger, band resaw
Bandit Industries, Inc., Remus, MI (Product showing: Beast recycler, Bandit whole tree chippers)
Bartlett's Saw Service, Henderson, KY
BB&T Insurance Services, Inc., Louisville, KY (Product Showing: Insurance coorespondance)
Black & Decker, Madisonville, KY (Product showing: Power tools and accessories)
Brandeis Machinery & Supply, Evansville, IN (Product Showing: Komatsu loader, excavator, dozer and Doppstadt products)
Columbus Equipment Company, Columbus, OH
Diamond Equipment, Inc, Evansville, IN (Products showing: CASE & Hyundai construction equipment)
Diamond Forest Resources, Clearfield, KY (product showing: tabletop display)
D. Y. Mfg, LLC, Belvidere, TN (Product showing: carriage mounted Turbo turners, Roto Turner)
DYNA Products, Evart, MI
E Z Boardwalk, Emden, MO (Products showing: portable sawmill)
ECHO, Bearcat, Shindaiwa (Midwest Equipment), Harned, KY (Products showing: saws, pruners, chippers and other outdoor power equipment)
EEC-Dept for Energy Development & Independence, Frankfort, KY
Employer's Underwriters Insurance, Nashville, TN (Product showing: insurance for loggers and wood mills)
ERB Equipment, Owensboro, KY (Products Showing: John Deere Equipment)
Fulghum Industries Inc, Wadley, GA (Products Showing: Equipment)
GCR Tires, Madisonville, KY (Products Showing: Tires)
Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy, Frankfort, KY (Product showing: Loans & Grants Opportunities)
Green River Loggers Council, Beaver Dam, KY (Products showing: Tabletop display)
Hardwood Publishing, Charlotte, NC (Product showing: Trade Magazine)
Hardy Manufacturing, Philadelphia, MS (Product Showing: Hardy outside woodburning heater)
Haywood Community College, Clyde, NC (Product showing: hands on training in the sawmill trades including sawing, saw filing, lumber grading and dry kiln operations)
Honeyville Metal, Topeka, IN (Product showing: farm and industrial material handling, dust collection systems)
Hopkins County Toursim, Madisonville, KY (product showing: Tabletop display)
Hud-Son Forest Equipment Inc., Barveveld, NY (Products Showing: Hud-Son portable sawmills & firewood processors)
Hurdle Machine Works, Moscow, TN (Product Showing: complete circular sawmill package)
Industrial Fastener & Supply, Somerset, KY (Product Showing: Bandsaw blades, nails, strapping)
Industrial Reporting Inc., Ashland, VA (Product Showing: Pallet Enterprise, Timberline Magazine)
J & B Equipment Inc., Elkton, KY (Products showing: Oregon, Dolmar, Forrester, Xtream Oils)
Jerry's Resharp, Central City, KY (Product showing: bandsaw accessories)
Johnson's Sales & Service, Morton's Gap, KY (Product Showing: Stihl Equipment and accessories)
George Kahler Sales, LLC, Rome NY (Products Showing: Husqvarna, Stihl, Oregon, PV products)
Kenne-Saw & Supply Co., White, GA (Products showing: bandsaw blades)
Kentucky Division of Forestry, Frankfort KY (Product showing: table top display and the FireWise Trailer will be onsite)
Kentucky Tree Farm System, Frankfort, KY
Kiln-Direct.com, Burgaw, NC (Product showing: Firewood, lumber and pallet kilns)
LMI Tennessee Inc., Waverly, TN (Products Showing: Barko Knuckleboom, Pitts Log & Chip trailers, Parts)
Lumberman's Equipment Digest, Columbia, TN (Product Showing: Trade Magazine)
M H Equipment, Des Moines, IA (Product Showing: JCB Construction Equipment)
National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN (Product showing: Trade Magazine)
Original Lumberman's Exchange (The), Columbia, TN (Product Showing: Trade Magazine
M Parker Insurance Co., Dixon, KY (Products: full insurance agency)
Patriot Sports, Stanford, KY (Products: Screen printing apparel)
Patterson Chip Co., Barbourville, KY (Products Showing:Equipment)
Piper's Saw Shop, Central City, KY (Products showing: Saw blades and other accessories)
Ponsse North America Inc., Rhinelander, WI (Product Showing: Ponsse Harverster and/or Forwarder)
Precision Husky, Leeds, AL (Products showing: equipment)
Rudd Equipment, Evansville, KY (products showing: Equipment)
S & W Publishing, Belfast, ME (Product showing: Sawmill & Woodlot Magazine)
Salsco Inc., Cheshire, CT (Products Showing: Shaving Mill)
Sawmill Hydraulics, Farmington, IL (Product showing: sawmill equipment, setworks)
Sawmill MD, Crestview, FL (Products Showing: TMT gangs&edgers, pressure washer solutions)
Taylor Manufacturing, Inc., Elizabethtown, NC (Product showing: outdoor wood fired furnace)
TMS Machinery Sales, Talladega, AL (Products showing: Trade magazine)
UK Center for Applied Energy Research, West Liberty, KY
UK Extension Office - Madisonville, KY
UK Wood Utilization Center, Jackson, KY
USDA- APHIS, Hebron, KY (Products showing: Emerald Ash Borer Awareness)
Vermeer of Indiana, Newburgh, IN (Product Showing: Brush chippers, stump grinders)
Whayne Supply Co., Louisville, KY (Products Showing: CAT Equipment)
Jack Whitfield for State Senate, Madisonville, KY
Wood-Mizer Blades, Indianapolis, IN (Product showing: bandsaw blades and accessories)
Wood-Mizer Products, Indianapolis, IN (Product showing: sawmill and accessories) |
