Hobby specialty store in Gießen with around 250,000 items from model making, model railroads, RC model making and toys
Bastler Zentrale Dirk Lonthoff e.K.
Gießen · 35390New on Amplifa
About Bastler Zentrale Gießen
Bastler Zentrale Dirk Lonthoff e.K. is a hobby specialty store in Gießen, founded in 1972 by Wolfgang Lonthoff as a specialty shop for model sports, model railroads and craft supplies. The product range comprises around 250,000 items from approximately 450 manufacturers in the areas of model sports, railroads, model cars, plastic model building, RC model making, slot car racing, creative crafts and, since 2005, also toys. On a sales area of 1,000 m² on the 1st floor of the Galerie Neustädter Tor shopping center, the company offers personal expert advice, an info line with product offer lists, as well as free events and promotions. With a catchment area of nearly 100 km, the company is regionally oriented; in addition, it supplies customers in various countries, including Japan and the USA. Since 20.10.2005, Dirk Lonthoff has been the sole owner and managing director. The company has been a member of the idee+spiel trade association since 1980.
- Site
- Gießen
- Processes
- Personal expert advice, Info line with product offer lists, Free events and promotions, Men's evening, Helium filling station, Shipping (Germany and Europe Zone 1), insured, delivery to packing stations
- Founded
- 1972
- Industries
- Model making/Model sports, Model railroads, Plastic model building, RC model making, Slot car racing, Model cars
- 01
Retail and distribution of hobby and toy products
- 02
Expert advice in the specialty store
- 03
Mail order business (Germany and Europe Zone 1)
Location
Gießen
DESpecialty store in the Galerie Neustädter Tor shopping center, 1st floor
- Specialty store, 1,000 m² sales area
- Info line with product offer lists
- Helium filling station
Industries
Additional services
History
- 1972
Founded on 5 January by Wolfgang Lonthoff and his wife as a hobby specialty shop (model sports, model railroads, craft supplies) on approx. 90 m²
- 1976
Conversion to 180 m²
- 1980
Member of the idee+spiel trade association
- 1983
Conversion to 240 m²
- 1989
Conversion to 350 m²
- 1996
Expansion to 600 m²
- 2005
Relocation to 850 sqm on two floors in the Galerie Neustädter Tor; since 20.10.2005 Dirk Lonthoff has been the sole owner and managing director; own toy department
- 2006
Award from marktintern (www.1a-auszeichnung.de)
- 2012
Award from marktintern (www.1a-auszeichnung.de)
- 2017
On 25 March, relocation to 1,000 sqm on the 1st floor of the Galerie Neustädter Tor