As of June 10, 2025, we are 59 days away from opening the doors to the 38th Forest Products Machinery & Equipment EXPO in Nashville from August 6-8.
I really hope you’ll join us and the nearly 230 exhibitors who will be showcasing products from 168 different categories for all steps in the lumber manufacturing process for softwoods and hardwoods.
Forest Products EXPO is the place to:
- CONNECT: Forge meaningful, long-term relationships with top equipment providers in the industry. These companies are focused on more than just transactions—they’re committed to partnerships that grow over time.
- EXPLORE: Gain insights from leading machinery and technology innovators. Discover proven strategies and cutting-edge tools designed to boost efficiency, maximize yield, and increase ROI.
- DISCOVER: Uncover fresh opportunities to enhance safety, eliminate bottlenecks, and strengthen trusted partnerships. EXPO exhibitors offer unique project solutions you won’t find anywhere else.
We also have more than 50 first-time EXPO exhibitors this year, so come out to meet some new faces and learn about their new offerings.
Register and Plan Your Experience Today
Registration is required at the value price of $35. Plus, the first 1,000 attendees receive a free commemorative EXPO T-shirt, so don’t delay!
- Click here to register.
- Click here to reserve your hotel room.
- Click here to meet the exhibitors and plan your exhibit floor experience.
- Check out all the opportunities to connect, explore, and discover at EXPO 2025.
Safety, Women’s Leadership Summits
While there will not be a conference program at EXPO 2025, we are very excited to celebrate safety and women with two new summits! I hope you’ll join us at each.
Sawmill Safety Awards & Summit (breakfast included)
Thursday, August 7, 2025 | 7-8:50 a.m.
Start Day 2 with networking, live Nashville music, and a plated breakfast as we recognize seven SFPA lumber manufacturing members with John Edgar Rhodes Sawmill Safety Excellence Awards. Then stick around for a 45-minute Safety Summit where each mill will discuss its safety culture, how they achieved zero incidents in 2024, and advice for mills looking to improve their safety records. You’ll be out in time to cross the street when the exhibit hall doors open!
Women’s Leadership Summit (lunch included)
Thursday, August 7, 2025 | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Be part of a powerful new event shaping the future of leadership in the forest products industry. The inaugural Women’s Leadership Summit, presented by the Southern Forest Products Association, is open to both women and men who are passionate about growth, innovation, and driving change.
Kick off the afternoon with 30 minutes of high-impact networking over lunch, then, dive into a dynamic 90-minute panel discussion with:
- Donna Whitaker: Moderator
- Former vice president of sales and marketing at Interfor
- Dr. Heidi Adams: Mentorship, Education, and Advancing Women in the Industry
- Associate professor and Frank Merritt Endowed Professor of Forestry at Louisiana Tech University
- Heidi Danbrook: Sales and Marketing Excellence
- Sales manager with Gilbert
- Kim Drew APR: Strategic Communications and Public Relations
- Kim Drew Public Relations
You can learn more about each panelist and register for the summit by clicking here.