Hawley Associates

If your answer to any of the questions above is “Yes” then you might want to consider talking to us?

Specialist consultants to the food, meat, fish & poultry processing industry


J. Richard Hawley
Richard Hawley is a unique and talented individual with a wealth of manufacturing experience, gained from over 25 years at the “sharp end” solving production problems for food producers.  Possessing clear and balanced judgement, Richard has a rare ability to quickly and methodically assimilate a business’s ‘DNA’ enabling him to recognise and understand issues and identify practical solutions. Whether you need help to cut costs, expand or rationalise, integrate a new acquisition or develop a totally new facility or production process, we can give you help and advice that will make a real difference to your bottom line.


Here are some of the reasons why we feel we can help you in a unique way:

  • We’re not your usual business consultants
    • We are not just going to listen to what you and your management tell us and regurgitate it for you in lovely looking reports. We will facilitate new ideas to overcome your current manufacturing constraints or production problems. We are specialist food processing consultants.
  • We have a hands on approach
    • We need to understand your operations by seeing them in action (warts an’ all). We are fully capable of absorbing every aspect from an overall perspective right down to a specific process.
  • We will see what others do not
    • We have a unique perspective on the way we look at your business and production processes.  We have gained vast experience from seeing more than a thousand factories in operation located in more than 30 countries.  We will open your eyes to better solutions to current problems, and ways to improve processes that you were previously happy with.
  • We will offer you help, advice and practical solutions
    • We are only interested in providing meaningful help and advice. Because we are not emotionally attached to your business or involved in internal company politics, we are better placed to find the right solutions even when that may mean taking difficult decisions.
  • We don’t just offer advice and walk!
    • We want to help you over the longer term and build a strong business relationship with you. Once we have all decided on the best ways to move forward, we can help you with managing the implementation of changes. We can even look after the full project management including from green field site if required.
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Richard's Favourite Quotes

We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.
Stephen Hawking

Everyone experiences tough times, it is a measure of your determination and dedication how you deal with them and how you can come through them.
Lakshmi Mittal