Michael Chandler

Michael is a highly experienced Fire, Explosions and Engineering expert, principally in the operation and maintenance of high voltage electrical equipment including generators, motors, transformers, cables and uninterruptible power systems.

Chris Taylor

Principal Associate Chris Taylor has over two decades of experience in the fire industry.

Nick Ashby Presents to CILA

Chartered Engineer, Nick Ashby, presented at The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters Claims Professional Conference.

Hawkins Welcomes Guests to its Annual London Drinks Reception

It was a pleasure to return to the Science Gallery in London to welcome guests for our annual London drinks reception earlier this month.

Gareth Dobinson Presents to Howden Insurance Brokers

Fire Expert, Gareth Dobinson, was recently invited to present to Howden Insurance Brokers in their London office.

Hawkins Welcomes Marine Expert, John Gow

We are delighted to welcome Principal Associate, John Gow, to our Glasgow office.

John Holland

An Intel scholar, John graduated with a 1st Class Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering from University College Dublin, Ireland in 2000. As part of his degree he developed an automatic moisture sensor for use in the peat industry for which he was awarded the Hewlett Packard national award for innovation in engineering. After a brief period with Schlumberger Oilfield Services in Peru, John returned to Ireland to take up a position with Teradyne Connection Systems, before joining Timoney Technology as a mechanical design engineer, where he specialised in the design and development of Hydropneumatic Suspension Systems for specialty off road vehicles. In this role he also gained considerable experience with computer aided engineering techniques such as Finite Element Analysis and Vehicle Multi-body Dynamic Analysis. John was appointed engineering manager with Timoney Technology and took over full technical responsibility for all engineering projects and products. Projects of note include the DARPA Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle, the USMC Gladiator Tactical Unmanned Vehicle and the Timoney ADT Independent Suspension Axle System manufactured under licence by Terex Equipment Ltd. John was also involved with the Ginaf Rally Power and DeRooy race teams for the 2007 Dakar Rally and has numerous automotive suspension patents filed […]

Richard Heath Interviewed in Keoghs Podcast

Fire and Explosions expert, Richard Heath, was invited to contribute to the Keoghs podcast, ‘The Market Affairs Podcast: Lithium Ion Battery Fires’.

Supporting the Community: Hawkins Sponsors Dr Richard Fletcher’s Charity Bike Ride

Fire & Explosions Expert, Dr Richard J Fletcher, recently participated in the Myton Hospices Cycle Challenge for a second time.

Behaviour of Bolted Steel Connections During Fires

In this article we explore the fundamental ways in which bolted connections can fail and some of the options available to achieve better performance.