Jacob Jürgensen News

We are happy to welcome two new trainees to our team. In August, Finnjo Gräbke and Felipe Pachon started their 2.5-year apprenticeship in wholesale and foreign trade management at Jacob Jürgensen.

Finnjo comes from Schleswig-Holstein and is a true northern light. After school, he set off to explore the world, spending a year in New Zealand on a “Work and Travel” program. Felipe, who was born in Colombia and grew up in Guatemala, came to Hamburg after school for a voluntary social year before choosing his career path. They both share an interest in intercultural exchange and international trade. We are therefore excited to have them on our team.

Finnjo, Felipe, we are confident that you will learn a lot in the coming years and grow with us. We look forward to working together and to an exciting time with you!

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A Report by Felipe Pachon

On August 29th the MOPO team relay race found place in Hamburg. The 25 km race was held Hamburg’s city park. Numerous companies, each one with their respective 5 runners, participated in the event.

Jacob Jürgensen did not only shine with an eye catching white JJ jersey, but also with an outstanding team that successfully brought the baton to the finish line with a lot of strength and motivation. The support and friendly encouragement from the colleagues made the 5 km challenge easier for our runnersin the warm weather.

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A report by Kilian Schäfer

From March 10 to March 30, 2024, I participated in the “Kaufmann International Certificate” program in Dublin. In this program, funded by Eramus +, a group of 15 trainees from our school travelled to Dublin for three weeks. We had daily lessons in English covering various topics. At the end of the program, we took both oral and written exams to obtain the “Kaufmann International Certificate”.

After successfully participating in the application process for the program, I took part in two seminars to prepare for the program. After organizing the journey, my trip finally started. We were accommodated at host families, which intensified the cultural exchange. In addition, we were forced to speak English not only at school, but also with our host families.

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In the late fall of last year, our hardwood team was reinforced by Kevin Stahl. As a trained warehouse logistics specialist, he has already gained around 10 years of experience in logistics and forwarding. From 2018 to 2023, he worked in the commercial administration department of a turned and milled parts distributor where he was able to gain experience with various materials in the metal sector.

Despite starting out in the wood sector, he quickly became an integral part of our team thanks to his keen interest in the subject, his fresh perspective, and his proficiency with IT systems. As a native of Hamburg, he likes our company location as much as his colleagues, that makes our company what it is.

We are happy to have him in our team and wish him continued success!

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FSC® Germany celebrated this success with a two-day event in Hamburg on November 6th and 7th, 2023. Kinga Schabedly and Inga Leenders-Römling, the responsibles for the sustainability certification at our company, listened to the presentations and discussions and visited the Hamburg town hall and the Harburg city forest as part of the celebrations.

At the anniversary conference, a lively panel discussion followed insightful keynote speeches from the invited speakers. Under the title “Certification systems put to the test”, the speakers in the first thematic block highlighted the performance of current certification systems for environmental and social standards. The presentations and the subsequent discussion by Claudia Brück (Fairtrade Germany), Dr. Johanna Wurbs (Federal Environment Agency/Blue Angel), Michaela Schröder (Consumer Advice Center) and Olaf Dechow (Otto Group Purchasing) made it clear how important it is for these systems  to work and be credible.

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Recently, Jacob Juergensen Wood GmbH has started a cooperation with the NGO Fairventures Worldwide (FVW). FVW has started a global initiative of reforestation with focus in Indonesia, Uganda and Germany under the principle “Good forests are climate solutions”.

Our company imports albasia falcata plywood and blockboards from Indonesia for many years already. Within the framework of this new cooperation, we support FVW with their ambitious goals from now on:

• For every cubic metre plywood being produced, we consume 1.5 trees
• This calculation is based on the assumption that a tree is aprox. 15 metres high and comes with a diameter of aprox. 35 cm
• For every cubic metre we purchase in Indonesia, we plant three trees – hence double the volume of our consumption
• With every container we purchase, we therefore plant aprox. 150 trees

If you want to participate in our reforestation project, we will gladly assist you to find the right product for your application.

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Over the warm moths we have had growth for our JJ team.

Since May, Martina Dittmers has been supporting the European team in the paper division. Born in the Lüneburg Heath, the trained office administrator has moved to Hamburg. Through various positions she has gained experience in the commercial sector. We are pleased that she can now use this experience with us.

In the wood division, Hannah Hartig joined our Nordic team in July. The trained wholesale and foreign trade merchant enriches the team with her experience in both import and export. She became aware of Jacob Jürgensen through an acquaintance and then became curious. “It was the right decision. I am happy to be working at Jacob Jürgensen.”

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A report by Kilian Schäfer

On August 23rd and 24th, the annual MOPO team relay race took place in Hamburg’s city park. It is a race in which numerous Hamburg companies participate. A team consists of 5 runners who have to cover a total distance of 25 kilometers.

With our teams named “Overcoming” and “Fighting”, we had 10 colleagues who competed in the race for our company. However, it is much more about the shared experience than about a ranking among the more than one thousand competing teams.

With a lot of motivation and applause from the spectators, all 10 runners competed in their section and brought the baton safely to the finish line. The specially printed white jerseys were spotted from afar and received with loud cheers. Thus, in my opinion, the loudest and best atmosphere in the park wasat the tent of the JJ team.

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In August, Kilian Schäfer started his 2.5-year apprenticeship at Jacob Jürgensen to become a merchant in wholesale and foreign trade management. Having just graduated from high school, he moved to Hamburg from faraway Braunschweig for his apprenticeship.

What he particularly likes about the training at Jacob Jürgensen: the vocational school class “Außenhandel+”, which adds that certain something to the theoretical part of the training, for example through lessons in English and worldwide internships and excursions.

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Excursion to the Steinbeis paper mill
A report by Paula Kuffer

Steinbeis is a fascinating place to visit if you are interested in the process of making paper from resources that have already been used.

Steinbeis paper mill, located in the beautiful town of Glückstadt in northern Germany, is a family-owned company that has been producing high-quality and sustainable paper for more than 150 years. During our visit, we were amazed at the complexity of the manufacturing process behind every single sheet of paper.

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