Gerhard Hoffmann
CONSULTING

Services

Bring me the problem that sits between the plant and the people who run it.

Most technical trouble is not a fault in the equipment. It is a gap between what a system demands and what the people operating it have been given: no training built for that plant, no structure to pass on what the experienced ones know, no process that survives a shift change.

I know both sides of it, and the difficulties that arise: in industrial plant, in building services and facility management, and at sea. What I offer ranges from a single training course through a full training program to an audit or accompaniment through commissioning.

Gerhard Hoffmann on the shop floor of a production hall
Gerhard Hoffmann working inside a machinery space
Gerhard Hoffmann at the switchboard during a fire drill, beside two crew in breathing apparatus — an image composited with AI

Image edited with AI

Solutions are made where the plant stands, not from a distance.

Four kinds of work

Industry, building services and shipping. Most of it begins where the plant meets the people running it, which is why training and technical work are not separate offerings here.

Technical training

Bespoke programs and curricula, written for the very plant your people run rather than adapted from a general course. HVAC and refrigeration, systems engineering, automation, ship systems, and revised as the operation changes.

Discuss a training program for your team

Personnel development

Structures that build capability over years rather than courses that fill a week: apprenticeships, officer and technician development, and a deliberate handover of expertise, so that it stays with the organization when people move on.

Talk through your succession planning

Advanced technical systems

Industrial plant, building services and ship systems: automation, power generation and control, commissioning, and the handover to the people who will run it every day.

Get a second opinion on your project

Auditing and safety

Site and fleet audits against ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001, incident investigation, and the step most reviews stop short of: turning findings into training that changes what people do.

Request an audit scope

Fields of work

The list below is where most inquiries land. Inquiries on other topics are welcome at any time.

People and capability

  • Human resources (HR)
  • Personnel development
  • Training content and curriculum design
  • Classroom and on-the-job training
  • E-learning and blended learning
  • Computer-based training (CBT)
  • Virtual and augmented reality (VR, AR)
  • Simulator-based training
  • Engine Resource Management (ERM) and communication
  • Apprenticeships and vocational training
  • Cadetship programs

Technology and operations

  • Advanced technical systems
  • Industrial plant and production
  • Building services and facility management
  • HVAC and refrigeration
  • Automation and control
  • Marine engineering and ship systems
  • Integrated management systems
  • Commissioning and handover
  • Surveys and inspections
  • Audits, safety and incident investigation

Your topic not listed? Please ask anyway. Thirty years across industry, building services and shipping covers more ground than any list, and a short call settles whether it is a fit faster than a brochure.