Cropp's Open House - 1st of June 2024

With pleasant temperatures in the morning and warm temperatures during the day, we once again held our annual open house event for all wood experts, wood fans and those who may have become one after this weekend.

The event attracted an estimated 400 visitors, including experts, wood processors, hobbyists, colleagues from the industry, customers and curious people from the hamburg area.

The event offered a wide range of exhibitors, live demonstrations, presentations of a wide variety of woodwork, advice and the opportunity to purchase unique woodwork or the raw material for it in our wood store.

On the large area of approx. 5700 m², 29 exhibitors spread out in the yard and in the storage halls to present the works they had brought with them.

Our exhibitors provided lots of useful tips and suggestions, which will certainly be helpful when working on your own projects in the future. A wide variety of wood crafts were represented, ranging from the production of jewelry, pendants and (knife)handles, to the turning of pens, bowls, boxes, instrument makers, model makers and furniture makers.

It was possible to take part and try out or carve for yourself at some of the stands, and some people may have booked a whole course after trying out a little bit.

Finely crafted wood could be found as souvenirs for your home - all handmade with attention to detail, of course!
Larger pieces of furniture such as tables, lamps and picture frames were also on offer.
Anyone who was inspired by the numerous impressions to tackle their own project could take the right material directly from our wood store.
Great, long conversations took place at the stands, contacts were exchanged and networking was lively. This day became a meeting place for everyone, whether beginner or expert. We are particularly pleased to be able to offer this platform.
We were delighted with the positive feedback on our event from all directions. The personal yet rustic atmosphere was well received by everyone and many new visitors, who had not been to our event before, were surprised by the wide range of woodworking possibilities.

This year we have implemented a new idea: an auction as a donation for Kinderkrebsstiftung, which we have realized with the support of some exhibitors.

We would like to thank all exhibitors for their voluntary and numerous support of the auction campaign. This is a great gesture and we are very happy to have this support.

The highest bids totaled €1,212.80, and another €53.80 in the piggy bank. We are now rounding this amount up to an even €2,000 and donating the money to the German Children's Cancer Foundation.

We are convinced that there is still room for improvement in this campaign and have already collected some ideas for next time.

Your Cropp Team