We started talking about creating "Hoffmann Brothers University" because we needed two things: more leaders and more plumbers. Our team at Hoffmann Brothers others has grown from about 50 people in 2016 to well over 400 people today. We've grown so rapidly that we have struggled to: ? develop the leadership talent we need internally; ? bring leaders in from elsewhere; and ? hire enough skilled tradespeople (plumbers specifically) to meet customer demand. We realized that we needed a training program that could scale with our business. That’s why we decided to invest in Hoffmann Brothers University. Our 3 pillars for HBU are:? 1. Leadership Foundation 2. Training and Education for Our Team 3. Entering the Trades (giving young people exposure to the trades as an attractive career path). So far, we have: ? Opened a 30,000 square-foot training facility on our campus in St. Louis County. ? Had 100+ leaders at HB attend sessions. ? Built partnerships with local schools to introduce young people to the trades. ? Graduated three classes of plumbers. ? Graduated our first class of HVAC professionals, pictured here on their first day at HBU a couple months ago. And we are just getting warmed up with it. --------------- I'll be posting regularly about HBU over the coming months, giving updates and sharing stories. If there's anything specific you'd like me to address, comment here or message me.
This is such a great idea!
This is amazing! Creating real change with real impacts for the next generation and our workforce!
great to see this investment in your people
Train them so well they can leave, treat them so well they never want to! Growth will be exponential.
This is so so amazing!
Very forward thinking company !
Omgoodness exceptional! Exceptional.
I'd be interested in the growing pains and challenges faced in the early stages of developing HBU
Plumbers and HVAC Technicians trained like a union. I can hear the competition now this plumber is a Hoffman plumber hire'm. Or Customers saying Hoffman HVAC always get it right.
Plant Manager at 84 Lumber
11 个月This is exactly what we need, more companies, and people that are doing this. With the extreme shortage in all the trades only programs like this will help! I’m sure it took a lot of elbow grease behind the scenes. A great job to everyone involved! I am happy to see more people in the trades!