National Hardwood Magazine - July 2014

Richmond Expo Attendance

Richmond Expo Attendance Surges At Photos By Gary Miller Sandston, VA–Over 12,000 attendees converged on the Richmond Raceway Complex, located here, for the 2014 34th East Coast Sawmill and Logging Equipment Exposition, also known as the Richmond Expo. A spokesperson for the Expo said organizers were extremely pleased with the boost in attendance over 2012’s Expo in regard to both exhibitors and attendees. The Richmond Expo has become a leading trade show in America for the forest products industry, offering the largest collection of sawmilling, kiln drying, harvesting, biomass, trucking, pallet manufacturing/recycling, optimization/scanning, material handling, firewood production and related equipment, supplies and services. Attendees had opportunity to compare their current equipment to the latest state-of-the-art, technologically advanced equipment on the market. The Expo is co-sponsored by the Virginia Forest Products Association and the Cooperative Extension Service at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. For more information, visit online at www.exporichmond.com. ■ Scott Piper, Northeast Mill Services Inc., Plymouth, NH; Marv Bernhagen, Lewis Controls Inc., Cornelius, OR; Rick Gerard, RG Sawmill Equipment Inc., Elmira, NY; and Chuck Boaz, Corley Manufacturing Co., Chattanooga, TN 20 JULY 2014 ■ NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE

Ken Matthews, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC; Jan and John Rees, Ram Forest Products Inc., Shinglehouse, PA; and Thom Brown, SII Dry Kilns Paul Johnson, Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co., Richmond, VA; and Vickie and Bill Pruett, Simcoe Wood Products Inc., Cullman, AL Lee Stitzinger, BWP Hardwoods Inc., Brookville, PA; Matt Tietz, McDonough Manufacturing Co., Eau Claire, WI; Les Wagner, Wagner Lumber, Owego, NY; and Peter McCarty, McDonough Manufacturing Co. Riley Smith and David Ross, TS Manufacturing, Lindsay, ON; and Ken Burttram, TS Manufacturing, Albertville, AL Timothy Bills, Michigan Lumber and Wood Fiber, Comins, MI; Pete Supanich, Great Lakes Sawmill Machinery Inc., L’Anse, MI, and also representing Cleereman Industries; Robert Cooper and Frances Cooper, Cooper Machine Co., Wadley, GA; and Felipe Echeverria Diez, Metalurgica Industrial Tobalaba (MIT) S.A. Bill Hendrix and David Piper, Brewco Inc., Central City, KY; and John Fowler and Brett Fowler, D.T. Fowler Manufacturing Co., Lapeer, MI Additional photos on next page JULY 2014 ■ NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 21