24.09.2024

APF 2024 Forestry and Arb show

The bi-annual three day APF Exhibition at Ragley Estate in Warwickshire, UK, took place at the end of last week. Vertikal was there.

Traditionally seen as a forestry show there has been a growing arborist presence over recent years particularly with an increasing number of exhibitors with spider lifts and truck mounted platforms.

As well as the extensive range of forestry and arb equipment on show there were also plenty of events including the Husqvarna World 25 metre Pole Climbing Championships, the new APF Tree Climbing Challenge, axe throwing, chainsaw carving and the UK Lumberjack Championships.
A woodland craft area displayed traditional crafts and skills from clogs to coracles, oak swill baskets to dug out canoes.
APF 2026 will return to Ragley on the 24/25/26th September 2026.
Here is a brief pictorial review of the show.
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An Oil & Steel spider on the Elite Access stand

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The Multitel stand

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One of the many traditional craft stands

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Mark Caves and Shaun Day of Promax Access with the new Platform Basket Heron 10 mast boom

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An Elma PCR12 tracked carrier with 600kg lift capacity

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(L-R) Martin Bridges, Richard Onslow and Dave Spargo of Euraccess - the UK dealer for Cela

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Ruthmann and Versalift truck mounts

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Promax Access stand

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Ruthmann truck mounts

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A winch on a Raptor 18S spider lift

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CPL's 4x4 mounted platform

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Socage Raptor spiders on the DJB Machinery stand

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Sany's new STH1440 telehandler

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The STH1440 has a capacity of 4,000kg and lift height of 14 metres

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Easy Lift spider lift and Socage truck mount on the International Access Sales' stand

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The new 4x4 mounted Socage Forste 14A Speed

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An Oil & Steel truck mount on the Hird stand

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A five tonne Merlo 50.35S Plus CV Tronic roto telehandler

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The Merlo stand

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The Hird stand

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An Oil & Steel Octoplus 17 spider lift

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A Palfinger Epsilon Q170L forestry loader

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Oil & Steel Octoplus 21 spider

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CPL showed its popular 4x4 tipper chipper truck

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A Komatsu timber loader

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The Petzl stand

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One of the competitors in the Woman's Standing Block Chop competition

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Getting ready for the start of the Men's Underhand Chop competition

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Chain manufacturer Pewag showed off its forestry tracks

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One of the Men's Underhand Chop competitors

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Hazlewood Trailers stand

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The IPAF stand

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Richard Whiting and Martin Wraith of IPAF

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Platform Basket Spider 20.95 on the Promax Access stand

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The Versalift stand in the background

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A team discusses strategy before the Tree Climbing Competition

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The Husqvarna stand