{"id":3128,"date":"2022-05-12T05:46:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T05:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawkins.salttest.co\/?page_id=3128"},"modified":"2025-09-23T12:08:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T11:08:28","slug":"hawkins-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/about\/hawkins-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawkins History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3128\" class=\"elementor elementor-3128\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03ca505 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"81103\" data-id=\"03ca505\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"active\">Page<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dac646 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"11101\" data-id=\"4dac646\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99806e0\" data-eae-slider=\"22951\" data-id=\"99806e0\" 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-a004ed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a004ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">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.  <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0412d0a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0412d0a\" 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>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.\u00a0 This sets our standard as we continue to expand our range of services and expertise to our 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class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-382e2f6\" data-eae-slider=\"38519\" data-id=\"382e2f6\" 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-9950201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9950201\" 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<div class='timelineWrapper'><div class='tab_wrapper'><div class='tab'><div><span><\/span><h3>1980<\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class='tab_content'><div class='tab_details'><h4>R B Hawkins &#038; Associates Limited founded in Cambridge<\/h4><\/div><div class='featured_img'><img src='https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1980-Hawkins-Cambridge-Office-OPT.jpg'><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='tab_wrapper'><div class='tab'><div><span><\/span><h3>1986<\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class='tab_content'><div class='tab_details'><h4>Manchester Office Opens<\/h4><\/div><div class='featured_img'><img src='https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1986-Hawkins-Manchester-Office.jpg'><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='tab_wrapper'><div class='tab'><div><span><\/span><h3>1988<\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class='tab_content'><div class='tab_details'><h4>Bristol Office Opens<\/h4><\/div><div class='featured_img'><img src='https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1988-Hawkins-Bristol-Office.jpg'><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='tab_wrapper'><div class='tab'><div><span><\/span><h3>2000<\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class='tab_content'><div class='tab_details'><h4>Hawkins becomes employee owned and the London office opens<\/h4><\/div><div class='featured_img'><img src='https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2000-Hawkins-London-Office-OPT.jpg'><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='tab_wrapper'><div class='tab'><div><span><\/span><h3>2003<\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class='tab_content'><div class='tab_details'><h4>Birmingham Office Opens<\/h4><\/div><div class='featured_img'><img src='https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Offices47.jpg'><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='tab_wrapper'><div class='tab'><div><span><\/span><h3>2005<\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class='tab_content'><div class='tab_details'><h4>Leeds Office Opens<\/h4><\/div><div class='featured_img'><img src='https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2005-Hawkins-Leeds-Office-scaled.jpg'><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='tab_wrapper'><div class='tab'><div><span><\/span><h3>2006<\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class='tab_content'><div class='tab_details'><h4>Reigate Office Opens<\/h4><\/div><div class='featured_img'><img src='https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2006-Hawkins-Reigate-Office.jpg'><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='tab_wrapper'><div class='tab'><div><span><\/span><h3>2008<\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class='tab_content'><div class='tab_details'><h4>Glasgow Office Opens<\/h4><\/div><div class='featured_img'><img src='https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2008-Hawkins-Glasgow-Office.jpg'><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='tab_wrapper'><div class='tab'><div><span><\/span><h3>2014<\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class='tab_content'><div class='tab_details'><h4>Dubai Office Opens<\/h4><\/div><div class='featured_img'><img src='https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2014-Hawkins-Dubai-Office-OPT.jpg'><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='tab_wrapper'><div class='tab'><div><span><\/span><h3>2016<\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class='tab_content'><div class='tab_details'><h4>Hawkins acquires HFS Asia and the Hong Kong and Singapore offices open<\/h4><\/div><div class='featured_img'><img 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