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 are delighted to welcome road traffic collision reconstruction expert Steven Mairs to Hawkins as an Associate in our Belfast office.
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We are delighted to welcome materials engineer William Metcalf to Hawkins as an Associate based in our London office.
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We are delighted to announce the continued expansion of Hawkins by welcoming Principal Associate, Dr Tom Peat, to our new Abu Dhabi office.
Upcoming Events
System Dynamics: A Smarter Way to Prove Disruption in Construction Projects
Ewan Slight introduces System Dynamics - a powerful, data-driven method for modelling and quantifying disruption in complex construction....
An Introduction to Delay Analysis
John Evans will explore the essential information required to carry out a thorough delay analysis and provide an overview of the key methodologies....

