About Hawkins

Hawkins was established in Cambridge in 1980 and specialises in forensic root cause analysis, expert witness services and engineering consultancy to the insurance, legal, risk management and commercial sectors.

With a recognised and growing global presence, Hawkins provides worldwide coverage from offices in Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as offices in key locations across the UK & Ireland.

INDEPENDENTLY OWNED

From our ownership to our advice, we are steadfastly independent.

Our independence allows us to put our clients at the heart of our business. We have over 40 years of independent ownership and we continue to grow and stay true to our values by ensuring we provide the personal, quality service that our clients deserve.

Our Approach

Hawkins is approachable, responsive and provides independent reporting you can rely upon.

Our team of expert forensic scientists and consulting engineers can advise, investigate, and assist at any stage of an incident, as well as provide ongoing support and guidance.

Our team

We have over 120 experts with impressive academic credentials, diverse backgrounds and practical industrial experience.

Our experts have been specially selected and trained for their academic excellence, innovative methods, and enquiring minds. Learn more about our forensic scientists and engineering consultants, by visiting our expert pages.

OUR COMMITMENTS

Hawkins is solely employee-owned, allowing us to deliver exceptional customer service and technical expertise to all our clients. We provide:

Why Hawkins?

Hawkins is an industry leader with proven expertise and practical experience, married with a real awareness of our clients’ needs.

“Clients come back to Hawkins because of our honesty and integrity. Our subject matter experts have sound technical knowledge and expertise, married with a real commercial awareness of what our clients need. Hawkins provides a rapid response, giving timely, accurate advice and communication of the evidence in a way our clients can act upon.”

Dr Andrew Prickett, Managing Director, Hawkins

Testimonials

“Thank you for your superb effort in this case.”

Rhys Phillips

Keoghs

“Many thanks for turning out today at such short notice and providing the benefit of your expertise and knowledge. It was evident the Client was extremely relieved that this matter was being investigated expeditiously.”

Chaz Winterton

Crawford & Company

“I just wanted to say thank you for all your help and the information you found was of real insight. Thank you again for all your help.”

Stewart Hargreaves

William Strikes Ltd

“I just wanted to say thank you for all of your hard work preparing the Hawkins report. Please pass on my thanks to the rest of the team. We really appreciate the hours you have all put in and I know the client is pleased with your work.”

Philippa Jones

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

Charity

Hawkins has a dedicated charity committee that works with our employees to identify opportunities to support organisations and community projects close to our hearts. Over the years, Hawkins has proudly supported numerous charities and this year we have chosen Macmillan Cancer Support as our nominated charity.

Macmillan Cancer Support provides specialist health care, information and financial support to people affected by cancer. It also looks at the social, emotional and practical impact cancer can have, and campaigns for better cancer care.

Every year many Hawkins employees run, cycle, swim, walk, bake and do many other charitable endeavours to support many good causes including local communities. Please see our latest news stories for regular updates.