Our history
From humble beginnings in the 1980s, Hawkins has evolved and grown into the leading company for forensic root cause analysis, expert witness services and engineering consultancy to global insurance, legal and commercial sectors.
We are incredibly proud of both our heritage and our dedication to the same core principles, on which we were founded over 40 years ago. This sets our standard as we continue to expand our range of services and expertise to our clients.
1980
R B Hawkins & Associates Limited founded in Cambridge
1986
Manchester Office Opens
1988
Bristol Office Opens
2000
Hawkins becomes employee owned and the London office opens
2003
Birmingham Office Opens
2005
Leeds Office Opens
2006
Reigate Office Opens
2008
Glasgow Office Opens
2014
Dubai office opens
2016
Hawkins acquires HFS Asia and the Hong Kong and Singapore offices open
Latest News
We are delighted to welcome Civil & Structural Engineer, Jane Cook, to our Singapore office.
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We are delighted to announce that Chartered Engineer, Patrick Walsh, has joined our expanding team in Hong Kong.
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The use of FE modelling has revolutionised structural analysis, though discrepancies persist due to idealisation or material variability. Principal Acoustic Consultant, Dr Andrew Peplow, in collaboration with a Lund University researcher, explored these challenges in their paper in the Journal of Building Engineering.
Upcoming Events
Part 2: Factors Affecting Self-Heating & Self-Heating to Ignition
Martin will be sharing details of real cases and looking at how science provides clues into this fascinating subject, including how different....
Major Loss Fires
Dr Richard Fletcher will discuss a case study on the investigation into the cause of a fire several years ago. The extensive building was severely....