Why Exhibit?

Why Exhibit

Pennsylvania is home to more than 2,700 forest products' companies and more than 500,000 forest landowners. The 2025 Timber Show will be held June 6 & 7 at Penn State's Ag Progress Days site, 9 miles southwest of State College, PA. This central location offers exhibitors an affordable way to reach high-quality, industry-focused attendees. 

Approximately 100 vendors exhibit and focus on serving the needs of the forest products industry. The site offers affordable space rental rates, free electricity and forklift services. Although the Timber Show's primary attractions center around equipment services for the logging and sawmill industry, there are many more things for visitors to see and do at the show. Equipment related activities include grinder and chipper demos, skidder and forklift ride-and-drive areas, and a demo area for wheeled loaders. 

• Timber 2025 will host a Career Fair designed to connect employers with job seekers to build and develop the industry's next generation of leaders. The forest products industry provides many exciting and fulfilling careers. This event will enable exhibitors to recruit new talent while providing job-seeking Timber Show visitors with access to many of the industry's top employers who are looking to fill vacant positions! With the continued interest among industry leaders to develop our workforce, it is hoped that this Career Fair will open doors for employers and job-seekers alike.
   
• Participate in the Log a Load for Kids Pennsylvania Campaign and Charity Parade on Friday, June 6 on the show grounds. Celebrating the generosity of the people of the forest products industry, the biennial Log-A-Load For Kids Truck and Equipment Parade will provide an entertaining and impressive display of machinery that will circle the event grounds on Friday morning. This event celebrates the thousands of dollars raised throughout the year, with all proceeds going to the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals in Pennsylvania.

Your Audience

Attendees can explore the equipment, see up-close demonstrations, experience new and emerging technology, visit with business specialists, and attend seminars...all without an admission or parking fee. Approximately 1,300 attendees from Pennsylvania and the surrounding states attend the event. Come to learn more about the forest products community, and consider the Forest Products Association Membership to support the goals of the forest industry in many ways.

Be an Exhibitor

Potential exhibitors under consideration should meet one of the following criteria:

• Exhibit/demonstrate for the forest products industry the machinery, equipment, supplies, and materials with emphasis on showing improved methods in harvesting, handling, production, or utilization based upon latest research/technology achievements
• Provide for exhibiting appropriate products and services which contribute to the user safety, quality control, and sustainable practices in the forest products industry
• Showcase accomplishments in forestry or agricultural science and technology.

We are very excited about the upcoming event that offers the following benefits:

• The show site is located in the center of the state, making it accessible to the Pennsylvania's forest products industry.
• Low costs for exhibitors, reasonable space rental rates include free electric and forklift service. No customer admission or parking fees.
• Established Ag Progress Day's trade show venue offers many amenities to include both interior and expansive outside space, allowing for multiple exhibitor demonstrations.
• Continuing Education workshops with presentations by industry representatives, SFI trainers, and faculty from Ecosystem Science and Management Department at Penn State.

Your Hosts

By combining the resources of the Pennsylvania Forest Products Association (PAFPA) and The Pennsylvania State University, this ninth biennual equipment and technology exposition, we are committed to continued success. Centrally located and easily accessible to forest products companies, the 55 acres of exhibit grounds include indoor and outdoor exhibit options, with ample space for on-site and in-the-woods equipment demonstrations. Driving Directions to the site are provided. The University Park Airport (SCE) is serviced by several major airlines and is less than 15 miles from the Timber Show site.

Join us in this marketing opportunity to reach forest products companies in Pennsylvania and surrounding states. Please feel free to contact us at 814-863-2873 or patimbershow@psu.edu for more information or to be placed on our exhibitor mailing list.