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 services 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

2024
Belfast Office Opens

2024
Dublin Office Opens

2025
Hawkins Acquires cost consultants A Lamb Associates and its subsidiary Morham + Brotchie

Latest News
We spent some time finding out more about Hawkins Fire and Explosions expert Lucy Pinkard, and what led her to a career with Hawkins.
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Fire and explosions expert Anna Knight celebrates 2 decades of dedicated service at Hawkins. We would like to thank Anna for her commitment.
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Hawkins Quality Manager, Russ Smith celebrates 20 years of service this August 2025. We would like to thank him for his dedicated service.
Upcoming Events
Breaking the Mould
In this presentation James investigates some of the many types of mould species, how they can be used to determine the cause and the timing of....
Contamination of Plastic is Not so Fantastic
Forensic Materials Engineer Jacek Czech provides insight into how polymeric materials can become contaminated and how this can lead to....