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Expert witness and materials lecturer and expert witness specialising in failure of plastic or rubber components, including medical devices, condoms, ladder parts, boots, gloves, battery cases. Food contaimination from plastic components. Analysis of polymers, paints, adhesives and composites. Plastic product design and manufacture.

Dr Peter Rhys Lewis

The Open University

Consultant and expert witness in wood science and timber technology. Site invetigations and in-situ grading  for strength and quality of wood and board-based products, quality of workmanship and compliance with standards

Mr James C Coulson

Technology for Timber Ltd

Consultant and expert witness in wood science and timber technology. Site invetigations and in-situ grading  for strength and quality of wood and board-based products, quality of workmanship and compliance with standards

Mr James C Coulson

Technology for Timber Ltd

Consultants, expert witnesses and testing faciilties for all rubber, plastic & other polymer issues

Ms Helena Vivash (contact)

Smithers RAPRA Technology Ltd

Expert witness and consulant chemist/engineer specialised in designof rubber, polyurethane, elastomers, adhesives and composite material products. Experience in industry, university research and standards.

Prof Claude Hepburn

Furnituture technology and testing centre for supply trade, retailers, domestic and commercial purchasers of furniture. Testing faciltes and involvement in standards development in UK and Europe. Expert inspections of furniture, fixtures and fittings. Dispute resolution and litigation work.

FIRA International Ltd

Glass technologist, chemist and expert in  forensic examination and fracture examination of broken glass  jars, bottles, vases and other food and domestic containers, and in identifying origin or glass fragments in food. Assessment of glass quality. Access to approved tst laboratory.

Mr Marcus Brew

Brew Technology & Training Ltd

Human factors and engineering consultancy specialising in solving safety problems for  suppliers of consumer goods arising from specific complaints or compliance with regulations and standards for a very broad range of products. Particular experience in General Product Safety legal requirements, physical hazards, risk assessments. adequacy of warnings and instructions, foreseeable behaviour of children and safety expectations of consumers in general.


Research undertaken for suppliers, standards bodies, enforcement agencies or government bodies into consumer accident data sources, causes, patterns and prevention or test methods.

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