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Youโ€™ve landed the contract. Great project. Solid team. Planning is in place, design team is rolling. And yet, you can already feel it coming: the phase where everything needs to happen all at once. Interior layout clashes with piping. The steel construction lacks input from electrical. Fire protection donโ€™t match escape routes. Youโ€™re in the [...]
Weโ€™re seeing it more and more: shipyards involving us earlier in their projects. Not just because it helps spread the workload, but because it simply works better. Less hassle. Fewer surprises. More predictability. The way you approach the basic engineering phase often determines how much control youโ€™ll have over everything that comes after. Thatโ€™s exactly [...]
How collaboration with you as a supplier strengthens engineering for yacht builders In yacht building, the end result is often spectacular, but the road to get there is complex. Every project demands precision, collaboration, and continuous coordination across multiple disciplines. At HOFF, we are fully embedded in that reality. Our core lies in Basic Engineering, [...]
How HOFFโ€™s engineering power keeps your project on budget and maximizes shipyard profitability. As a shipyard or supplier, you know that efficiency and predictability are critical in shipbuilding. The better a project is prepared, the lower the risk of delays, costly rework, and last-minute improvisation on the yard. Yet, we often see avoidable costs and [...]
Being prepared today means delivering excellence tomorrow In 2024, we worked closely with our clients, delivering impactful projects in both yacht building, maritime (wet) infrastructure and naval architecture. As we enter 2025, weโ€™re ready to provide the same reliable support, with the loyalty and flexibility you can always count on. Build on our expertise, and [...]
โš“ ๐‹๐ž๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฉ and make a direct impact on your engineering department. At Basic Engineering, our core expertise lies in delivering top-notch engineering solutions backed by years of experience across various organizations. ๐‘พ๐’† ๐’Œ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐’†๐’™๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’๐’š ๐’˜๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’Š๐’• ๐’•๐’‚๐’Œ๐’†๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐’…๐’“๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’–๐’๐’•๐’”. Lars on partnerships: I enjoy an enthusiastic project team. I like to be [...]
๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  1 ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐Ž๐…๐… ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ! On November 1, 2023, founding partners Lars Hofman and Marcel Kruithof combined their years of experience and shared vision to launch HOFF โ€ข Partners in Engineering, to make a true impact in maritime engineering. This past year has been one of remarkable growth and exciting challenges in yacht building, [...]
๐Ÿ›ฅ๏ธ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง Watch the video where Marcel Kruithof shares how HOFF is committed to creating engineering solutions that merge reliability with efficiency for the maritime industry. We deliver detailed, efficient, and sustainable yacht designs that align perfectly with each clientโ€™s vision. Marcel on Basic Engineering: My heart truly lies in [...]

november 1, 2024

HOFF

BASIC, ENGINEERING

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As self-driving cars and unmanned vehicles dominate headlines, why shouldn't yachts take the wheel themselves? Is it a thing? Or are we just getting carried away? And what would it mean for the future of yachting? We, as engineers, are already feeling the excitement tingling. But let's dream for a moment โ€“ what benefits could [...]

juni 18, 2024

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