Expo Richmond Enjoys Strong Attendance And Governor Announces Virginia Wood Council
Meadow Event Park in Doswell, VA, was the site of the recent biennial Expo Richmond, one of the largest forest products trade shows on the East Coast, which attracts thousands of attendees. The event brings together loggers, foresters, sawmill representatives, landowners, manufacturers, suppliers and service providers.
Expo Richmond offers both indoor and outdoor exhibits, live equipment demos, educational programs and direct access to products and services.
Among the educational offerings this year were the following: intro to pallet and crate design software with Woodpack Global; intro to hardwood lumber grading, taught by NHLA; SHARP logger class; and the American Lumberjack Show.
Additionally, as reported by the Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc. (AHMI), Governor Abigail Spanberger, during an industry roundtable at the Expo Richmond, signed an executive directive creating the Virginia Wood Council — a new advisory body focused on growing Virginia’s forestry industry, supporting loggers and making sure Virginia’s forests remain strong into the future.
The Council will also help the industry contend with challenges created by federal tariffs and support business expansion into new markets.
Virginia has approximately 16 million acres of forestland, and the Commonwealth’s forests are major economic drivers, noted the AHMI. Forestry is Virginia’s number three private industry — currently generating more than 108,000 jobs and contributing $21 billion annually to Virginia’s economy. As much as 25 percent of revenue received from forest product sales is returned to the localities where the forests are located.
Be sure to visit exporichmond.com for updates for the future 2028 event.
