Haag Global

What Haag Global does

Haag Global is a U.S.-based forensic engineering and consulting firm founded in 1924 in Dallas, Texas, and now operating as "Haag, a Salas O'Brien Company" following a June 2024 combination with employee-owned design-engineering firm Salas O'Brien. The firm delivers independent failure analysis, damage assessment, origin-and-cause investigations, forensic meteorology, expert witness and litigation consulting, building envelope and restoration consulting, and IAS-accredited materials testing to legal, insurance, construction, manufacturing, and government clients across 23+ U.S. states via 90+ locations. Service lines span civil/structural, mechanical/metallurgical, electrical, roofing, energy (including wind turbines and solar arrays), construction defects, construction lifts and heavy equipment, fire origin and cause, and complex/large loss claims.

The underlying technical stack includes an IAS-accredited Research & Testing laboratory (established 1963) with proprietary equipment (IBL-7 Ice Ball Launcher firing simulated hailstones 0.5"-2.25" in diameter, a 170 mph wind simulator per ASTM D3161, vacuum uplift testing per FM 1-52, steel ball impact testing per UL 2218, and solar panel testing per IEC 61215-2 / FM 4478), the Haag Geoportal GIS-based historical weather database, DAVS data visualization with 3D documentation, laser scanning, and unmanned aircraft systems. The firm also operates certification programs (Haag Certified Inspector, Haag Certified Reviewer) and sells branded measurement tools (Shingle Gauges®, Haag Panel & Membrane Gauge®).

Haag makes money through professional-services engagements quoted per assignment via phone and a website submission portal, with multi-year contracts common; revenue streams are professional forensic consulting, materials testing, and education/certification products. The firm's go-to-market is enterprise field sales: assignments are matched to experts by discipline and geography through a "Find an Expert" directory and direct client engagement. The 2024 Salas O'Brien combination added access to 900+ additional registered/licensed technical professionals across adjacent disciplines (sustainability, industrial process, pharma/healthcare, data centers, fire suppression, lighting, acoustic design) while preserving Haag's brand, leadership under President Justin Kestner (since 2014), and operating structure.

Name

Haag Global

Legal name

Haag

Website

https://haagglobal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Haag Global is a 100-year-old U.S. forensic engineering and consulting firm providing failure analysis, expert witness testimony, fire investigations, forensic meteorology, and IAS-accredited materials testing to legal, insurance, construction, manufacturing, and government clients across 23+ states; it joined Salas O'Brien in June 2024.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forensic Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Remediation Services (562910)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) & Chemical Release Response Planning (EUAHALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chemical & Hazardous Materials Spill Response (HazMat) (EUAIAMAB), Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Handling & Response Training (EDAOAMAL), Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Spill Response & Decontamination (BPABANAH)

Keywords

• Forensic engineering services
• Building consulting services
• Fire origin investigations
• Forensic meteorology services
• Materials testing laboratory

Headquarters

HQ city

Flower Mound

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices20 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Forensic Consulting Services: Revenue generated from providing forensic engineering, architecture, building consulting, fire origin and cause investigations, and forensic meteorology services to clients in legal, insurance, and corporate sectors.
2. Materials Testing Services: Laboratory testing services including roofing desaturation analysis, ice ball testing, R-value insulation testing, solar panel testing, wind simulator testing, and other specialized testing conducted at their IAS-accredited facility.
3. Education and Certification Programs: Revenue from certification programs including Haag Certified Inspector and Haag Certified Reviewer, plus online and classroom seminars, and reference books and tools including Shingle Gauges and Haag Panel & Membrane Gauge.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Haag Global is a forensic engineering and consulting firm that provides failure analysis, damage assessment, expert witness testimony, construction defect analysis, fire origin and cause investigations, forensic meteorology, and catastrophe response services. Its offerings are delivered by a multidisciplinary team of engineers, architects, meteorologists, and fire investigators, supported by an IAS-accredited materials testing laboratory with proprietary equipment for roofing, wind, hail, and impact testing.

Product overview

Haag Global is a forensic consulting firm that operates as a portfolio of specialized service lines rather than a single unified software product. The core offerings include Forensic Engineering (with sub-disciplines covering civil/structural, electrical, mechanical/metallurgical, roofing, energy, and construction), Forensic Architecture, Building Consulting, Fire Origin & Cause Investigations, Forensic Meteorology, and an IAS-accredited Materials Testing Laboratory. Supporting services include GIS & Data Visualization, Education & Certification Programs, and proprietary measurement tools (Shingle Gauges® and Haag Panel & Membrane Gauge®). The company joined Salas O'Brien in June 2024, expanding access to 900+ additional technical professionals for complex multi-disciplinary investigations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Forensic Engineering Core forensic engineering service covering failure analysis, extent of damage assessment, and repair options for civil/structural, mechanical, electrical, metallurgical, construction defect, product liability/failure, and transportation cases. For legal, insurance, construction, and manufacturing clients.
• Expert Witness & Litigation Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• Technical reports delivered within 5 business days for most non-litigation residential and auto assignments
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Salas O'BriencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024In June 2024, Haag joined Salas O'Brien as 'Haag, a Salas O'Brien Company.' The partnership combines Haag's forensic engineering expertise with Salas O'Brien's design engineering capabilities. Both organizations share employee-ownership structures. The partnership provides Haag clients access to additional in-house expertise including sustainability/green energy, industrial process, pharmaceutical and healthcare, data centers, fire suppression, lighting and acoustic design services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Rimkus Consulting Group: Rimkus is a leading forensic engineering and consulting firm offering failure analysis, damage assessment, and expert witness services across construction, insurance, and legal clients. Directly comparable to Haag across nearly all core practice areas including civil/structural, mechanical, fire, and catastrophe response.
• J.S. Held: J.S. Held is a global forensic consulting firm providing engineering, construction, and environmental investigations to insurance, legal, and corporate clients. Closely comparable to Haag in multi-disciplinary forensic consulting, expert witness services, and catastrophe response.
• Exponent Inc. Exponent is a public scientific and engineering consulting firm providing failure analysis, accident reconstruction, and expert testimony across industries. Comparable to Haag in high-stakes forensic engineering, though Exponent operates at larger scale with broader industry and product liability coverage.
• Donan: Donan is a forensic investigation firm specializing in fire origin and cause, structural and mechanical failure analysis, and catastrophe response for the insurance industry. Directly overlaps Haag's fire investigation, meteorology-driven cause analysis, and insurance carrier catastrophe service lines.
• Envista Forensics: Envista Forensics is a global forensic consulting firm offering fire investigation, fraud investigative services, and engineering failure analysis. Directly comparable to Haag in fire origin and cause investigations, fraud examinations, and expert witness testimony to insurance and legal markets.
• S-E-A (Steven E. Austin): S-E-A is a forensic engineering and fire investigation firm providing vehicle accident reconstruction, fire origin/cause, and product liability analysis. Directly competes with Haag in fire origin and cause investigations, accident reconstruction, and engineering failure analysis for insurance and legal clients.

Broad incumbents

• Jensen Hughes: Jensen Hughes is a global leader in fire protection engineering, forensics, and security consulting. Overlaps with Haag's fire investigation, security, and code consulting lines, though broader across fire protection system design and life-safety rather than pure failure/claim forensics.
• Engineering Consulting Services (ECS): ECS Group is a national provider of geotechnical, environmental, and materials testing services for the built environment. Comparable to Haag's materials testing lab capabilities and construction consulting practice, though broader in scope and less specialized in litigation/expert witness services.
• Terracon Consultants: Terracon is a large national consulting firm providing geotechnical, environmental, construction materials, and facilities engineering services. Comparable to Haag in materials testing and construction consulting, though broader and less specialized in forensic expert testimony.

Emerging players

• Arup Group: Arup is a global engineering and design consultancy that provides failure analysis, resilience, and forensic advisory services alongside broader infrastructure projects. Comparable to Haag in multidisciplinary engineering forensics and risk assessment, though positioned as an emerging player relative to the legal-expert witness niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Haag_Global
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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