THE GATEWAY TO AFRICA’S TIMBER TRADE

Wood Machinery & Tools / Laser Cutters & CNC Machines / Power Tools / Furniture Accessories & Components / Plywood & Veneer / MDF Laminates & Boards / Screws, Fittings & Accessories / Timber Processing / Hardwood & Softwood / Forestry & Sawmilling / Software & Technology / Wood flooring & Decking / Paints & Coatings / Adhesives & Glues / Biofuel & Biomass
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3 days

EXPO & NETWORKING
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3 500+

VISITORS
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150+

EXHIBITORS & BRANDS
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20+

PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
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FREE

WORKSHOPS & DEMONSTRATIONS
18 – 20 JUNE 2025
GALLAGHER CONVENTION CENTRE | JOHANNESBURG | SOUTH AFRICA

WoodEX for Africa is recognised as the premier event and key gateway for machinery, tools, forestry, and timber supplies across southern Africa. The event will be held at Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 18 – 20 June 2025.

As a vibrant and highly profitable platform within Africa, WoodEX for Africa enables valuable connections between trade and industry professionals and specialized dealers. It allows participants to stay at the forefront of the latest industry trends and innovations, establish new business contacts, and compare the best deals in the timber trade. Since its debut in 2012, WoodEX for Africa has shown consistent and strong year-on-year growth. The event has attracted a growing African visitor demographic, making up a significant portion of the international trade visitors attending the expo.

CO-LOCATED with BIG 5 Construct South Africa & African Smart Cities

WoodEX for Africa will collaborate with Africa’s largest construction expo, Big 5 Construct South Africa, for the fourth time to present the ultimate industry-focused trade expo in Southern Africa in 2025. Big 5 Construct South Africa offers a distinctive platform for engaging with key industry stakeholders and conducting valuable business. Collectively, these expos provide enhanced exposure for exhibitors and visitors across various industries. This ranges from machinery, power tools, and equipment to fittings and finishes, components, new technology and materials, as well as concrete and cement, surfaces and finishes, digital construction, and overall construction.

VISITOR PROFILE

As the largest timber trade exhibition on the continent, WoodEX for Africa is considered the gateway to Africa’s timber trade. From the biggest CNC machines to the smallest screws, from the loggers of the great outdoors to sleek laminated flooring, WoodEX for Africa plays host to the most specialised, yet comprehensive range of equipment, tools, machinery and wood products available on the market.

  • Forestry
  • Sawmilling
  • Furniture Manufacturers
  • Kitchen Manufacturers
  • Shopfitters
  • Deck Contractors & Installers
  • Truss Manufacturers & Installers
  • Woodworking Companies
  • Traders in Wood Products
  • Hardware Distributors
  • Woodworking Material & Consumables
  • Joinery Companies
  • Furniture Component Manufacturers
  • Flooring Companies & Contractors
  • Building Material Suppliers & Dealers
  • Importers & Exporters of Timber
  • Construction Companies
  • Architects
VISITOR INFORMATION & REGISTRATIONS
Opening and Closing times:

18 June 2025 – 10am to 6pm
19 June 2025 – 10am to 6pm
20 June 2025 – 10am to 4pm

EXHIBITOR PROFILE

WoodEX for Africa hosts exhibitors showcasing innovative timber and woodworking products and services, such as woodworking machinery, fixtures and fittings, decking, flooring, structural timber, timber preservatives and treatment, sawmilling and logging, pulp and paper manufacturing, and wood material and veneer production.

  • CNC Router & Milling Machines
  • CNC Plasma Cutting
  • Laser Cutters & Engravers
  • Edge Banders & Trimmers
  • Hand & Power Tools
  • Sawblades & Sharpening Tools
  • Forestry Industry & Technology
  • Wood Materials
  • Veneer Production
  • Furniture Machinery & Production
  • Solid Woodworking Machinery
  • Preservative Treatment
  • Timber Construction
  • Formica & Melamine Boards
  • Chipboard & MDF
  • Laminates & Plywood
  • Hardwood & Composite Materials
  • Veneer & Decorative Materials
  • Wood & Timber Flooring
  • Cutting Machines & Tools
  • Spindle & Turning
  • Saws & Sawing Machines
  • Portable Sawmills
  • Resaws & Edgers
  • Fastening Systems & Screws
  • Adhesives & Glues
  • Wood Treatment
  • Sealers & Varnishes
  • Many more timber related products, machines & materials
OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER

WoodBiz Africa is the pioneering digital trade journal for the wood-based sector in Africa. It provides in-depth news about the people, communities, services, suppliers, ideas, technologies, research, development, and innovations that add value to sustainably-managed forests.