Mechanical Technical Expert​

Leon Gadsdon

BEng (Hons) • CEng • MCIBSE • CUBS Certified Civil Expert Witness

A Chartered Engineer and accredited civil expert witness specialising in mechanical, plumbing and public health building services. Combines extensive practical and academic engineering knowledge with expert witness experience across HVAC, heating, ventilation, renewable energy, water services, drainage, utilities, system performance, installation defects and technical failure investigations.

2001–Present

Founder & Principal

10+

Expert witness instructions listed

7

Core building services specialisms

2020

Civil Expert Witness certified

Overview

Leon is a practicing chartered mechanical engineer of 40 years’ experience in the design and specification of mechanical and plumbing services for commercial, industrial, academic, retail and domestic sector projects. Leon possess extensive practical and academic knowledge to enable him to analytically determine root cause and find workable solutions on technical issues. He is able to interpret and present facts and opinions in a concise way. He has been appointed Lead Expert on cases involving flood damage insurance claims and air conditioning processes for a food processing plant. Leon has also provided Expert Reports and Scott Schedules on alleged mechanical installation defects, including analysis of quantum of claims. Leon routinely attends CPD sessions for expert witnesses in the civil litigation sector. Previous roles include being appointed as Mechanical Associate to an engineering firm with a portfolio of £20m, Senior Project Engineer to lead a team on several secured projects, appointed as resident engineer project manager to assist, set up and run an overseas office in Brunei and numerous project engineering appointments within the construction sector.

Qualifications

Building Services and Energy Engineering, BEng (Hons) Environmental Engineering – Certificate Level Building Services Engineering – Btec Higher National and Ordinary Certificate Industry Welding – Advance City and Guilds Plumbing and Heating – Advance City and Guilds
Chartered Engineer (CEng), Member (MCIBSE), Civil Expert Witness Certificate and Registered Expert Witness – UK Register of Expert Witnesses

Expertise & Experience

Technical

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