Paul Hawkins Development365 Uppingham Road, Leicester LE5 4DPTel: 0116 274 1000 Fax: 0116 274 1000 Email: phd@dial.pipex.com Established: 1990 Professional staff: 1 Key personnel: Paul Hawkins, BSc, MSc, PhD, MInstP, FIMMM. MILAM, CPhys Services offered: Development of polymeric products – trouble shooting design and production of polymeric products, failure investigations of polymers and rubbers. Typical projects undertaken: Development of porous polymeric floor material, failure investigation of high-pressure ABS pipe couplings, development of test method for determining expansion in polypropylene carpets. Overseas experience: Netherlands, Germany, France Keywords: Rubber; Polymers/plastics; Failure analysis, Polymers/plastics EXPERT WITNESS |