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FOREXPO: June 11 - 13, 2008 Three days consecrated to the professionals of cultivated forests Canalcom - April 30, 2008 The 23rd edition of FOREXPO, the European forest and silvestri exhibition, will take place near BORDEAUX, in Technopole Montesquieu, Gironde district, in the village of Martillac, from the 11th to the 13th of June, 2008. Two very new ideas will be demonstrated: one about the wood-energy and the other about the second-hand equipment. FOREXPO, as a real showcase and forum for the cultivated forests of Southern Europe, brings answers to the very specific needs of mountains ranges, reforestation, forest management, harvests, wood use and more generally, the valorisation of resources. During those three days, with demonstrations and discussions all reserved to professional people, this exhibition will answer the problems of professional constructors every four years. It is being sponsored by the ASCODIF (Association of Constructors and Forest Material Dealers). The fair will take place on a site covering about 80 hectares (exhibition and parking lot) organized in a loop of 2.6 km, from research studies to the development of enterprises and consulting firms, from reforestation to exploitation, including transportation of wood. It will also propose an area with full attention paid to security of visitors in order to show working equipment as well as all other kinds of demonstrations. The star of this next edition 2008 will be the wood as renewable energy. The main part of the exhibition of the wood energy sector is demonstrated from the phases of initial study to its actual use in a boiler. The demonstration wants to reaffirm how the wood sector, as eco-material takes first place. The primary sponsor is the PEFC - France and Aquitaine, (European Program for certified forests). Because biomass, especially that originating from forests, is so in fashion, discussions will deal with sustainable development and strategic diversification of outlets. Finally, this year, the fair is open to second-hand equipment. It wants to bring a concrete solution to the exhibitors, who are confronted with the need to develop this kind of market at the European level. The plans for this year have attracted attention of manufacturers: 2008 should be a test year for FOREXP’OCCASION. Aquitaine represents all by itself 70 percent of all French private coniferous forest and 50 percent for other varieties of trees. FOREXPO, as one of founding members of the international network of the major forestry events “Forestry Demo Fairs,” is organized by the GIE FOREXPO and is associated with the Silvestry Union of South West (SSSO), the CPFA (Productivity Center and Forest activity of Aquitaine) and the Union Sylvestry of Southern Europe (USSE). It is financially supported by the Regional Council of Aquitaine and the General Council of Gironde, PEFC France and Aquitaine, RTE (Network of the Transportation of Electricity) and Caisse d’Epargne Aquitaine Nord (French Bank). Press contact : Noëlle Arnault – Canal Com Concept Phone : 00 33 5 56 79 70 53 - E-mail : canalcom@club-internet.fr Forexpo Contact : E-Mail : info@forexpo.fr - Web site : http://www.forexpo.fr |
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