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IWF Continues to be the Central Marketplace for Industry Professionals in the Americas

The International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair-USA® continues to be the central marketplace where exhibitors and buyers gather to see the most innovative technology showcased by the most exhibitors in the Americas.

IWF 2008 will again be the largest show held in the Americas with nearly 1,000 exhibitors and over 700,000 net square feet assigned exhibit space after the first assignment period to priority exhibitors who had previously exhibited in the last IWF.

Over the last ten years as the industry has continued to become more global and competition has reached new heights throughout the world IWF has been the central stage where industry professionals from throughout the Americas know they kind find innovative solutions that will allow them compete globally and deliver quality products to their customers worldwide.

Since 1996 buyers from the Caribbean, South America, Central America, Mexico and Canada have sent over 12,000 key decision-makers from nearly 6,000 companies to see live demonstrations of technological innovative machinery and supplies showcased by the top manufacturers in the world at IWF.

“IWF has always felt there are great opportunities to achieve manufacturing excellence by harnessing the synergy and similar manufacturing challenges faced by our partners in the Americas to find answers through networking with industry peers to the challenges we all face in today’s global marketplace,” commented, Charles R. (Tommy) Tomkins IWF 2008 Chairman and President of Cresent Fine Furniture Company, based in Gallatin, Tennessee USA.

IWF 2008 is expected to have nearly 300 international exhibitors many of them with headquarters located in the Americas exhibiting at IWF 2008. They will be showcasing the latest technology available in the marketplace to a qualified buying audience from nearly ninety countries.

“The industry is global and we continue to see our international base of exhibitors continue to grow as they look for new distribution channels and premier events where they can market their products to a proven audience of buyers and there is no better place to achieve their sales and marketing goals then IWF 2008,” added Tomkins.

About IWF- International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair-U.S.A. ®

The largest woodworking technology trade show in the Western hemisphere is held every other year at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA, and is ranked among the largest trade shows in the world. Recognized around the world as the preeminent event for introducing and selling manufacturing equipment, supplies and innovative new technology, IWF attracts over 43,000 visitors from every level of the industry and over eighty countries.

IWF 2008 will take place Wednesday – Saturday, August 20-23, 2008 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and is owned and sponsored by American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA), Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America (WMMA), Woodworking Machinery Industry Association (WMIA).

For more information about the International Woodworking Machinery and Furniture Supply Fair-USA®, go online to www.iwfatlanta.com, or call 404-693-8333.