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Hawkins Webinar Series: Escapes of Water, Oil and Gas

We share details of our upcoming webinar series featuring presentations about Escapes of Water, Oil and Gas

Frozen Pipes: Common Beliefs Vs Reality

In this webinar, Dr Amir Hajdaei will explore how and why pipe freezing continues to occur despite the presence of precautions such as pipe insulation and active central heating.

Oil Leaks, Soil Escapes and Pipework Failure: A Forensic Engineering Perspective

In this webinar, Dr Eleanor Jay, will explore how failures associated with oil bearing systems and drainage infrastructure can give rise to contamination events.

Pressing Matters… Press Fittings: Risks, Failures and Forensic Investigation

Copper tubing of home heating system. Cooper pipes connected with pressed or crimped fittings create an industrial pattern on grey tiled wall background

In this webinar, Principal Associate Steve Scott will provide an overview of press fittings, including their common applications within building services systems.

Feeling the Pressure: When Overpressure Protection Fails

In this webinar, Sam A’Court explores how and why overpressure conditions arise in both domestic plumbing and industrial process systems, and why approaches that work in one environment don’t always translate to the other.

Dark as a Dungeon: Forensic Insights into Damp Diagnosis

In this webinar, Forensic Investigator Sam Morley will explore common causes of damp that arise independently of plumbing failures, and why these are often overlooked.

When Systems Freeze: Hidden Risks Beyond Cold Weather

David’s webinar explores less obvious freeze risks affecting commercial pipe installations such as frost coils, heat pumps, and complex building services.