Following the successful implementation of the European training concept, HOYER is now expanding its training offering to the North American market. A training container unit developed specifically for the United States has been completed and is currently on its way to the country.

The European training concept – consisting of a modified tank container and its corresponding chassis – has proved to be an effective tool for knowledge transfer since its introduction. The idea originated in 2013, when HOYER set out to present technical aspects of tank containers in a more vivid and practical way for employees, customers, and users. Since then, the concept has become an integral part of training programmes, including those for public institutions such as fire departments and police forces, as well as customer events and trade fairs.

Since the launch of the first HOYER training container, this educational concept has set standards throughout Europe. What originally began as a practical solution – using individual components to clearly explain application errors and typical misuse – has evolved into a completely new, mobile training approach and was honoured with the Dangerous Goods Award in 2017. The training container enables realistic and safe demonstrations of technical processes and clearly illustrates complex procedures. With great success, from industrial companies to emergency services, authorities, and military organisations, a wide variety of institutions across Europe rely on HOYER’s training modules. Over the years, the concept has become a core element of safety and quality training.

“With the new training units for the United States, we consistently continue our international training activities. Our goal is to make our technical expertise available wherever our customers and employees need it. The concept supports them in handling tank containers even more safely and efficiently,” says Björn Schniederkötter, chief executive officer of the HOYER Group.

For use in the United States, however, HOYER intentionally did not aim to simply replicate the European equipment. Due to significantly different regulatory and technical requirements in the US market, the company opted for a complete redesign. The experience gained from European operations – especially the expertise of long-standing employees – played a key role in shaping the new concept.

“A direct transfer of the European equipment to the U.S. market would not have been technically or regulatorily viable. That’s why we developed an independent training concept that meets US-specific requirements while also reflecting the multimodal application possibilities of our tank containers,” explains Niels Merettig, senior manager of engineering equipment of the HOYER Group.

The result is a unique training setup tailored to the needs of the US market:

• A specially engineered tank container, primarily serving as a demonstration object
• An additional purpose‑built box container, designed exclusively for training use

Together, these two elements form a training module that is unique in its design.

“The initial feedback from our customers and partners in the US confirms that we are on the right track with this new training approach. The show container and the training box are important building blocks to expand our service and training offering in North America and to provide a comprehensive training concept with standardised modules in the future,” says Christian Berlin, group executive director operations of the HOYER Group.

HOYER has been firmly established in the North American market for many years, and the new training container further expands its local training and service offerings. It complements the existing operational network and serves as the foundation for the further development of a training programme specifically tailored to the US market. This strengthens HOYER’s long-term support for its US customers and service partners.

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