KNYSNA NEWSFLASH - The Knysna Timber Initiative has invited exhibitors to book their stands early for this year’s Knysna Timber Festival, which will take place from September 29 September to October 1.
The event will go ahead at its traditional venue at Timber Village, which is currently being rebuilt after having been destroyed in the fires.
“We’re hoping that suppliers and businesses that use timber will come up with creative ideas to showcase the value of wood to us all, both as the Garden Route rebuilds, and in the economy in general,” said festival manager Picca de Bruin.
“With additional space available this year, we’ve got room for things like mock-ups – the partially built wall of a timber-frame house, for example – that illustrate timber’s versatility.”
De Bruin said that the organisers are hoping that suppliers of heavy machinery, such as plantation equipment, tractors, mills, pole strippers, and so on, will take the opportunity to show their products to the market.
“This year’s festival is going to be even more important than ever because it will be the first opportunity after the fires for everyone in the industry to meet up, and share creative new ways of restarting and regrowing the Garden Route’s timber economy.”
She said that space will be available in indoor and outdoor exhibitions and demonstrations areas for timber growers, merchants and buyers, wood millers, tool suppliers, furniture manufacturers, boat builders, architects, designers, decorators, builders, and hobbyists.
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