What Training Organization Personnel does

Training Organization Personnel B.V., trading as TOP Management Consultants and TOP Advies, is a privately-held Dutch professional services firm founded in 1989 and headquartered at Veerhaven 10, Rotterdam. The company delivers an integrated QA/HSE (Quality, Health, Safety, Environment) proposition to enterprise clients in maritime, offshore, civil engineering, construction, and energy sectors, both domestically and internationally. Its portfolio spans consultancy, customized training, HR/staffing solutions for QA/HSE professionals (permanent and flexpool placement), and the Impactive cloud-based management platform that provides KPI tracking, task assignment, and progress visualization for QHSE processes.

The firm operates through four revenue streams: project-based consultancy (audits, gap analyses, ISO 9001/14001/45001 implementations, Safety Culture Ladder, CO2 and CSR Performance Ladder, ISM/ISPS, BRL 9320 asphalt certification, HAZID/HAZOP, vessel management support); customized training including the Safety Awareness Escape Room, E-learning modules, and the SDG Game; HR/staffing solutions including a no-cure-no-pay permanent placement arm and secondment/flexpool options; and subscription-based access to Impactive. Customer evidence includes enterprise accounts such as Vattenfall, DAMEN, Eneco, Boskalis, Fugro, Bouwend Nederland, Valveco, Multraship, Cadeler, and GKN Aerospace, with cumulative reported outcomes of 36 companies improved, 125 tons CO2 reduction, 900 employees impacted, and a 9% average profitability uplift.

Go-to-market is consultative enterprise field sales, supported by digital presence through a bilingual website, LinkedIn, downloadable case studies, and a lead-qualification quiz. Distribution is direct with no formal reseller network. The company maintains a strategic partnership with NCOB for the OPWA building-materials list supporting BRL 9320 asphalt certification. No external institutional investment, no M&A activity, no app presence, no public API, and no disclosed AI capabilities are reported; the entity remains privately held with no parent company disclosed.

Name

Training Organization Personnel

Legal name

T.O.P (Training Organisatie Personeel) B.V.

Website

https://top-advies.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Rotterdam, Training Organization Personnel (TOP Management Consultants / TOP Advies) is a Dutch QA/HSE consultancy delivering advisory, training, HR/staffing, and the Impactive cloud platform to enterprise clients in maritime, offshore, construction, and energy sectors across Europe and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Capelle Aan Den Ijssel

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consultancy Services: Professional consultancy services delivering QA/HSE expertise to organizations. Projects include audits, gap analyses, implementation support, and ongoing advisory engagements.
2. Training Services: Customized and standard training programs delivered to organizations covering safety awareness, risk management, incident investigation, internal auditing, and leadership development.
3. HR & Staffing Solutions: Staffing and recruitment services for QA/HSE professionals including permanent placement (no cure, no pay model) and flexpool/temporary staffing solutions.
4. Impactive Software Platform: Cloud-based SaaS platform for business process management. Subscription-based access to quality, safety, health, and environment management tools.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TOP provides QA/HSE (Quality Assurance, Health, Safety and Environment) consultancy services, customized corporate training programs, and HR/staffing solutions for QA/HSE professionals. The offering is supported by Impactive, a proprietary cloud-based management software platform that centralizes QHSE processes, KPIs, task management, and risk assessments, and is delivered on-site or remotely to enterprise clients nationally and internationally.

Product overview

TOP (Training Organisation Personeel) offers a portfolio of consultancy, training, and HR services focused on QA/HSE (Quality, Health, Safety, Environment) management. The core offering includes a cloud-based management platform called Impactive, which serves as a centralized system for business processes and KPIs. The service portfolio encompasses ISO implementation modules (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001), risk assessment tools (Risk Assessment Tool, HAZID/HAZOP Sessions), safety culture programs (Safety Culture Ladder), environmental management (CO2 Performance Ladder, CSR Performance Ladder), maritime compliance services (ISM/ISPS, Vessel Management), specialized training programs (Safety Awareness Escape Room, E-learning, SDG Game), and HR/staffing solutions. The company also provides asphalt certification services under BRL 9320 for the Dutch construction industry. Together, these products and services form an integrated approach to organizational improvement across quality, health, safety, sustainability, and personnel domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Impactive: A personalized online management software platform in the cloud that brings business processes together, providing insight into company KPIs, task assignment, and progress tracking.

Products and services

• Impactive Cloud Management Platform Cloud-based online management software platform that centralizes business processes, KPIs, task assignment, and progress tracking for QA/HSE management; accessible across devices with visual graphs. Sold as a subscription SaaS product.
• ISO 9001 Implementation Consultancy engagement to achieve ISO 9001 quality management certification, including gap analysis, reporting, and employee training to enable independent certification maintenance.
• ISO 14001 Implementation Consultancy engagement to achieve ISO 14001 environmental management certification via gap analysis, reporting, and employee guidance for independent certification maintenance.
• ISO 45001 Implementation Consultancy engagement to achieve ISO 45001 occupational health and safety certification through gap analysis, reporting, and employee training for independent certification.
• BRL 9320 Implementation Coordinates quality system aspects for Dutch asphalt production sites, conducting laboratory tests and maintaining the OPWA list of permitted building materials for BRL 9320 certification.
• Risk Assessment Tool Dynamic risk assessment software tool providing summary tables and area-of-improvement identification based on Dutch occupational health and safety requirements (Occupational Health and Safety Data Sheet 1).
• Safety Culture Ladder Implementation Consultancy program using a five-step ladder methodology to measure and improve organizational safety awareness, moving companies from pathological to progressive safety culture.
• CO2 Performance Ladder Implementation Consultancy program using a five-step plan to help organizations reduce CO2 emissions and energy consumption, providing insight into energy flows, target setting, and organizational policy transparency.
• CSR Performance Ladder Implementation Consultancy program using environment, society, and governance metrics to measure and track corporate social responsibility efforts and demonstrate values to stakeholders.
• Basic Safety & Risk Management E-learning Course Online self-paced course with five modules covering basic safety and risk management, including practice assignments and an online examination leading to an official certificate.
• Safety Awareness Escape Room Mobile escape room training in which groups of up to eight participants learn safety principles through puzzles and riddles; up to eight rounds can be run per day.
• SDG Game Interactive group workshop (up to 40 participants) on the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals that promotes collaboration and strategic thinking for sustainability.
• Customized Corporate Training Programs Bespoke training programs covering root cause analysis, safety culture creation, incident investigation, internal auditing, safety leadership, and risk management for organizational clients.
• HAZID/HAZOP Sessions Structured hazard identification and operability study sessions led by multi-disciplinary teams to identify workplace risks, hazards, and potential consequences.
• Legal Register Compliance service providing an international health and safety legal register covering local regulations in over 50 countries, aligned with ISO 45001 for safe international operations.
• ISM Support Consultants and services supporting International Safety Management (ISM) code compliance, including gap analysis, plan of approach, and support for conversions and new builds.
• ISM Internal Audit Internal audit service for ISM compliance focused on shipping, marine, and yacht industries, including gap analysis and Safety Management System upgrades.
• ISPS Internal Audit Internal audit service for International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code compliance for vessel owners, builders, and managers worldwide.
• Vessel Management Support Vessel management consultants and services covering all vessel types with ISM/ISPS compliance support and classification society requirements for clients worldwide.
• Vessel Management Internal Audit Internal audit service for vessel management compliance providing safer environments, cost reduction, and IMO regulation compliance for the maritime industry.
• Safety Culture Ladder Internal Audit Independent assessment of an organization's safety awareness status to prepare for subsequent safety improvement actions.
• CO2 Performance Ladder Audit Independent audit providing insight into organizational CO2 emissions and energy consumption to prepare companies for sustainability action.
• CSR Performance Ladder Internal Audit Independent assessment of current CSR efforts across environment, society, and governance pillars to prepare organizations for improvement actions.
• HR & Staffing Solutions Staffing solutions for QA/HSE professionals including permanent staff recruitment (no cure, no pay), flexpool for temporary professionals, and talent development programs with secondment (detacher) options.
• Staffing & Recruitment Recruitment service managing candidate selection via network and social media, conducting first interviews and presenting pre-selected candidates for client final hiring decisions.
• General HSEQ Support Rapid-response HSEQ compliance service providing assessments, audits, surveys, and consulting to prevent project delays for organizations at risk of non-compliance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 36 companies improved through consultancy interventions
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NCOB (Nederlandse Certificatie Organisatie Bouw)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTOP works in coordination with NCOB for BRL 9320 asphalt certification, compiling and maintaining the OPWA (Description Product Group Warm Asphalt) list of approved building materials for asphalt production in the Netherlands.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• RINA: RINA is a maritime classification society offering certification, HSE advisory, and vessel management services. Its maritime focus and certification portfolio mirror TOP's ISM/ISPS and vessel management support offerings.
• DNV: DNV provides maritime classification, QA/HSE advisory, and certification services including ISO standards and ISM/ISPS support. It is the most directly comparable peer given overlap in maritime QA/HSE consulting and certification scope.
• Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA): LRQA specializes in ISO management system certification, HSE advisory, and training across industries including maritime and energy. It directly competes with TOP's ISO implementation and audit services for similar enterprise clients.

Broad incumbents

• SGS: SGS is the world's largest TIC company offering ISO certification, HSE consulting, and sustainability services. It overlaps with TOP's ISO implementation, audit, and CO2/CSR Performance Ladder offerings at global enterprise scale.
• TÜV Rheinland: TÜV Rheinland provides management system certification (ISO 9001/14001/45001), HSE testing, and advisory. It competes with TOP across ISO certification and HSE support for industrial and construction clients across Europe.
• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas is a global TIC company providing ISO certification, HSE advisory, and maritime services. It overlaps heavily with TOP's ISO 9001/14001/45001 and maritime compliance offerings, but at much larger scale across many verticals.
• DEKRA: DEKRA is a global TIC and safety consulting firm with strong European presence in ISO certification, occupational safety, and HSE advisory. It competes with TOP in HSE consulting and certification, especially across construction and industrial sectors.

Regional players

• Arcadis: Arcadis is a Dutch-headquartered global consultancy with sustainability, ESG, and HSE advisory practices. It competes with TOP in the Netherlands for industrial sustainability and ESG/HSE advisory mandates.
• Normec: Normec is a Dutch TIC and compliance group offering certification, testing, and HSE advisory. It is a regional peer overlapping with TOP's ISO certification, audits, and Dutch market QA/HSE services.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: Royal HaskoningDHV is a Dutch engineering consultancy with HSE, sustainability, and maritime practices. It competes regionally in the Netherlands with TOP for industrial QA/HSE and sustainability advisory engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/top-management-consultants
• Xx.com/TOP_Advises
• Facebookfacebook.com/TOPmanagementconsultants

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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