Services

*Site surveys

*Facility design

*Assistance with planning permission

*Production of construction specifications

*Tender documentation

*CDM Planning Supervision

*Advice on select list of tenderers

*Tender evaluation

*Construction control

*Valuations

*Performance testing of completed facility

*Certification by Governing Body

*Expert witness services

Expert Witness Services

  • Playground accidents
  • Accidents on sports surfaces
  • Playground Safety Surface design and construction
  • Tennis Court design and construction
  • Playground equipment safety
  • Artificial grass sports surfaces
  • Synthetic horse racing and training surfaces
  • Design and construction of athletics surfaces
  • Injuries relating to sports surfaces and equipment.

 
Dr.Paul Hawkins is recognised internationally as a leading expert in the field of sports surface and equipment science and technology. He is experienced in the design, construction and performance testing of all surfaces and equipment.
He operates his own Consultancy, devoted specifically to the Sports industry. He is experienced in a wide range of problem areas, including:
 

 Construction specifications and tolerances

  • Performance of surfaces and equipment, particularly in relation to user safety
  • Environmental aspects, including air- and surface-water toxic contamination
  • Quality control of the raw materials used in the on-site production of sports surfaces
  • Performance of installers against contract terms
  • The failure and degradation of sports surfaces.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

 

B.Sc.(Hons) University of London (1972) Physics
M.Sc. University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (1974) Materials Science
Ph.D. University of Manchester (1976) Materials Science and Technology

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Fellow of The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (F.I.MMM.)
Member of The Institute of Physics (M.Inst.P.)
Member of The Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management (M.I.L.A.M.)
Chartered Physicist (C.Phys.)

CLIENTS INCLUDE:

  • Coffin, Mew and Clover (Fareham)
  • Clarke Willmott and Clarke (Bristol)
  • McGarraher (Southampton)
  • Graham Leigh Pfeffer (Manchester)
  • Kershaw Tudor (Sheffield)
  • Butterworths (Carlisle)
  • Cottrill, Stone and Lawless (Manchester)
  • Tilly Bailey and Irvine (Stockton)
  • Jarvis and Bannister (London)
  • E.A.Harris (Shotton)
  • Holt and Sellars (Worcester)
  • Ketchen and Stevens (Edinburgh)
  • Broomhead and Saul (Taunton)
  • Hay and Kilner (Newcastle)
  • Clarksons and Steele (Halifax)
  • Trading Standards Service (Telford)
  • Lawson-West (Leicester)
  • Gabb and Co (Abergavenny)
  • George Mills (Washington)
  • Marrons (Newcastle)
  • Robin Thompson and Partners (Stoke-on-Trent)
  • Tayntons (Gloucester)
  • Middleton and Upsall (Frome)
  • Hawley and Rodgers (Nottingham)
  • Walker, Smith and Way (Wrexham)
  • David Levene and Co (London)
  • Adam F Greenhalgh (Bolton)
  • Kenneth Bush (Kings Lynn)
  • Heringtons (St.Leonards on Sea)
  • John Pickering (Manchester)
  • Anderson Strathern (Edinburgh)
  • Bhatia Best (Nottingham)
  • Pye-Smiths (Salisbury)
  • Evans Derry Rennie
  • Co (Birmingham)
  • Thompsons (Leeds)
  • Watkin Jones and Son (Bangor)
  • Molesworths Bright Clegg (Rochdale)
  • Badhams Thompson (London)
  • Fearon and Co (Woking)
  • Thomas Flavell and Sons (Hinckley)
  • John Pickering (Manchester)
  • Anderson Strathern (Edinburgh)
  • Edward Lewis (London)
  • Browning and Co. (Redditch)
  • Symes and Co (Scunthorpe)
  • L.W.Belcher and Co. (Hayling Island)
  • Berrymans Lace Mawer (London)
  • Foot and Bowden (Plymouth)
  • Rice-Jones (Halifax)
  • Rowberry Morris (Reading)
  • Russell Jones and Walker (Manchester)
  • Adam F. Greenhalgh (Bolton)
  • Heringtons (St.Leonards on sea)
  • Edward Hathaway (Gateshead)
  • Bray and Bray (Leicester)
  • Hammond Suddard (Manchester)
  • Bolsover Manning Scott (Stockton)
  • Neale Turk Rochfort (Farnborough)
  • John Lymbury and Co. (Nottingham)
  • Betesh Partnership (Manchester)
  • N.E.Cook and Co. (Newcastle)
  • J.V.Pilling and Co. (Bacup)
  • Lipsons (Plymouth)
  • Dunham Brindley and Linn (Wolverhampton)
  • Hamilton Ward and Co. (Hyde)
  • Everatt and Co (Evesham)
  • Prettys (Ipswich)
  • Langleys (York)
  • Mallam Lewis (Oxford)
  • Dunne and Crome (Lowestoft)
  • Sanders and Co (Rainham)
  • Harold Michelmore and Co (Newton Abbot)
  • Roach Pittis (Isle of Wight)
  • Milton Keynes Council
  • Portner and Jaskel (Caerphilly)
  • Steele and Co (Diss)
  • Anthony Hodari and Co (Manchester)
  • Anthony King and Co (Basildon)
  • Lindsay Roland (Chester)
  • Dyer Associates (Cheltenham)
  • Bucks. County Council
  • Digby Brown (Edinburgh)
  • Edward Evans Barker (London)
  • Garwyn (Sale)
  • Andrew M Jackson (Hull)