{"id":8056,"date":"2022-09-01T12:14:02","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T11:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/?post_type=leadership&#038;p=8056"},"modified":"2025-08-22T13:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:22:13","slug":"peter-reupke","status":"publish","type":"leadership","link":"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/our-experts\/peter-reupke\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Reupke"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8056\" class=\"elementor elementor-8056\" 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-5f9c7b6c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"52518\" data-id=\"5f9c7b6c\" 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-7729180\" data-eae-slider=\"4878\" data-id=\"7729180\" 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-2308b77d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2308b77d\" 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>Peter&#8217;s engineering career started in the textile industry where he worked on improving textile laminating and drying machinery. After a two year return to university to follow his interests in combustion and energy engineering, Peter undertook four years of research on biomass fuelled furnaces, gasifiers and carbonisation kilns at the Natural Resources Institute (NRI). During his time at NRI he wrote a number of papers and short books on the combustion of biomass.<\/p><p>After he witnessed an explosion in an experimental gasifier, Peter developed an interest in explosions and uncontrolled combustion. In 1994 he moved to Chilworth Technology, a company specialising in providing advice to process industries on explosion prevention and protection. There, he undertook fire and explosion risk assessments and provided training for a number of firms, largely in the chemical, food and pharmaceutical sector.<\/p><p>Peter joined Hawkins in 1996 and almost immediately became involved in the investigation of a number of gas explosions. Since then, he has applied his knowledge to the investigation of over 900 fires, explosions, chemical incidents and water leaks. These include the investigation of arson and major industrial incidents, but his work also involves looking at small domestic fires, electrical faults and failed pipework.<\/p><p>He has given expert evidence in civil and criminal cases and has extensive experience of providing advice to insurers and their legal representatives.<\/p><p>Peter helped to set up Hawkins&#8217; London office where he is based.<\/p>\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-5a5657c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"58560\" data-id=\"5a5657c7\" 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-7975b2d1\" data-eae-slider=\"47305\" data-id=\"7975b2d1\" 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-75255a8c elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-widget-divider--element-align-right elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"75255a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b40bd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b40bd6\" 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><strong style=\"color: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-00b086a-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-00b086a-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-00b086a-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-00b086a-word-spacing ); background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"color: #0a527a;\">LANGUAGES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Peter is also proficient in French.<\/p>\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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter&#8217;s engineering career started in the textile industry where he worked on improving textile laminating and drying machinery. 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