ABOUT US / KNOWLES: The Global Leader in Managing Construction Risk

HISTORY

Founded in the UK in 1973, Knowles was established to provide a combined technical and contractual assistance service to clients in all categories – employers, manufacturers, contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers etc. In 1979 Knowles began an expansion programme, resulting in the opening of 10 offices across the UK by 1985. This expansion was achieved by the recruitment of specific individuals who built up teams in selected locations. The first overseas office, in Hong Kong, was opened in 1985, and from there the Far Eastern operations expanded into Singapore and Malaysia. From 1992, the group expanded into Western Europe and subsequently into the Middle East, North America and Australia.

In September 2006, the Knowles group was acquired by Hill International Inc. (NYSE: HIL), the US global construction and project management company founded by Irvin Richter in 1976. Together, our combined resources of over 2,600 professionals in 90 offices across 5 continents form the world’s largest construction claims consultancy.

WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE...

For more than thirty years Knowles has offered a full spectrum of construction services to public and private sector clients on some of the most complex and technically innovative projects throughout the world.

Knowles offers clients a host of construction dispute resolution services, enabling them to minimise claims and other problems. Our claims consulting services include issue, delay and causation analysis, case strategy, cost recovery, damages assessment, expert witness, mitigation, claims prevention / resolution and training.

Over the years, Knowles has also complemented core services by offering services that are predominately front end, including Partnering & Procurement, Project Monitoring and Management and Seminars and Training.

By anticipating issues, setting and meeting deadlines and seeking consistently the 'best value' solution, the Knowles group, together with our colleagues at Hill International, leads the way for its worldwide clients in offering innovative solutions and leading-edge advice.