EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOR YOUNG CARPENTERS 2024
HOSTING THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOR YOUNG CARPENTERS AT EUROBOIS 2024!
Discover the winners of this 15th edition!
Individual:
1st place
David Clémencin - France
2nd place
Paul Castagne - France
3rd place
Linus Grobhardt - Germany
By team:
1st place
France team B - Antoine Martinet, Lucas Rinaldi, Willy Baronnet
2nd place
France team A - David Clémencin, Timothé Jousseaume, Paul Castagne
3rd place
Germany - Jakob Spreer, Linus Grobhardt, Pascal Frauendor
© Alexandre Moulard
© Alexandre Moulard
A renowned European competition
During three days of competition, the young carpenters from European countries built sophisticated carpentry models and demonstrate the professional use of the building material wood, on a complex subject of carpentry for 22 hours in front of visiting professionals. These projects have been evaluated by a jury of European experts.
Every two years, carpenters from all over Europe meet for the European Carpentry Championship to determine the best carpenter nation and the best carpenter in Europe.
An outstanding exhibition
This European final was also an opportunity for the Fédération Compagnonnique des Compagnons du Tour de France and the Association Ouvrière des Compagnons du Devoir du Tour de France to present an exceptional exhibition of carpentry works by MOFs, MAFs and with two models and details of the Notre-Dame de Paris carpentry exhibited on the 1000m² site during the exhibition to promote the trades of carpenter and woodworker who are under pressure to recruit qualified workers within companies in the wood industry.
This high level technical competition featured about twenty young carpenters from 7 different countries who faced off against each other, accompanied by their coaches and experts:
• Germany
• Hungary
• Netherlands
• Luxembourg
• Denmark
• Switzerland
• France
This year, Elwin Monzies Expert and the 3 carpentry coaches represented the French team, made up of six youngsters who have been training for over a year for this event.
Competitors
CLEMENCIN David - JOSSEAUME Timothée - RINALDI Lucas - BARONNET Willy - CASTAGNE Paul - MARTINET Antoine
Organized by:
"Taking part in the exhibition allows us to move forward, to turn our full attention to the young people who are so much needed in the timber construction industry"
Jérôme Carraz, Manager of ICCB at Compagnons du Devoir & tour de France