Damage expertise

Frequently Verhoef Consultancy is requested to investigates losses and damages. The various kinds of losses and damages handled are basically:

Produce losses
Verhoef Consultancy is requested to investigating the cause of damaged produce. Often the damaged produce is a result of: temperature, mould, collapsing boxes and pallets, whereas the causes can be either technical, logistical and/or in the produce itself. Due to many years of experience in the fruit and vegetables market/application, Verhoef Consultancy is able to determine the causes of the occurring damages and losses.

After retrieving the cause, we will discuss the possibilities to prevent a recurrence of the damage.

Mechanical damage
Occasionally, a refrigeration installation fails unexpectedly, or components in the installation fail unexpectedly or sooner than expected. A one-to-one replacement of a component (for example a compressor) or simply resetting the installation after a failure is not always the way to go. It is advisable to find out why the installation or a component failed in the first place. Causes are for example: a mechanical or a human failure, a design error, by the control system, or perhaps operational / maintenance errors.

Verhoef Consultancy will find the cause of the losses and damages, and will advise in next steps. In case of a total system failure we can assist in order to minimize downtime and make plans for necessary repairs and to assist in temporary solutions.