L G Hawkins & Co Ltd
| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Home appliance |
| Founded | 1913 in London |
| Founder | Leonard George Hawkins |
| Fate | Acquired by Pye Ltd. |
| Successor | Philips |
| Products | Home appliances, small appliances, pressure cookers |
| Brands | Universal, Hawkins |
L G Hawkins & Co was a British company which manufactured small electrical domestic appliances. The company was founded by Leonard George Hawkins in 1913 in London. Initially Leonard George Hawkins imported domestic electrical products from the USA under the ‘Universal’ brand name.
The company was acquired in 1939 by the electronics company Pye which would later became Philips Small Domestic Appliances Product Division, which was closed down in 1998.