{"id":3058,"date":"2022-05-09T08:39:39","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T08:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawkins.salttest.co\/?post_type=leadership&#038;p=3058"},"modified":"2025-08-21T15:16:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:16:15","slug":"andy-bryce","status":"publish","type":"leadership","link":"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/our-experts\/andy-bryce\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Bryce"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3058\" class=\"elementor elementor-3058\" data-elementor-post-type=\"leadership\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-321c9998 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"72738\" data-id=\"321c9998\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6330b5a\" data-eae-slider=\"90376\" data-id=\"6330b5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6f58b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d6f58b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Andrew&#8217;s career in forensic engineering began while carrying out an undergraduate placement at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, analysing the cause of aircraft component failures for the Air Accident Investigation Branch. Following his Masters Degree he joined Rolls Royce plc, Military Engine Division in 1988 where he was trained in the forensic investigation of engine failures for both in-service and development engines. Other areas of responsibility included carrying out in-service turbine component condition assessments and writing quality standards.<\/p><p>Andrew resigned from Rolls Royce at Senior Scientist grade and joined Hawkins in 1991.<\/p><p>Since joining Hawkins, Andrew has carried out over 1700 forensic investigations involving engineering, fire and explosion incidents both in the United Kingdom and overseas. These cases have covered a great range, from small domestic incidents to multi-million pound losses in shops, warehouses, factories, power stations (gas turbines &amp; compressors), aerospace and marine.<\/p><p>Andrew is experienced in the legal process and has given evidence in the capacity of an expert witness in Magistrates&#8217; Courts, County Courts, High Courts, Crown Courts, Coroner\u2019s Courts, mediations and arbitrations on numerous occasions. 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