What does employee-ownership mean? At Hoffman, it means people perform at a higher level because they have a significant investment in the future of the company. Employee-ownership has attracted high quality staff with expertise in all aspects of construction. The best people have come to work here and stayed. As employee-owners, we bring an extra measure of service and creativity to the art of building. We are far more interested in long-term stability based on satisfied customers than on short-term profit.