About Us
Mission Statement
Hawkins & Co's mission is to create a family business crafting timeless, top-notch leather goods with full grain, vegetable-tanned leather from Pennsylvania, USA! Our uncompromising vision aims for quality first. Your purchase with Hawkins & Co. is crafted to be ultra durable. We love to give back to our Veteran community and hope that as we grow, the more we can give back in various ways. Trevor and his wife Jessica work hand-in-hand running Hawkins & Co. Leather.
Get to know the Family
Trevor is the leather craftsman. We started this business when Trevor medically retired early from active duty and needed an outlet during the transition period to civilian life. Injured, unemployed, and with a newborn during a pandemic left Trevor searching for something. While recovering from a spinal surgery after Afghanistan, Trevor watched leather videos on youtube and dove right in with a "Acta non-verba" attitude--deeds, not words. This showed us first hand the huge gap between transitioning from military into civilian life. This journey is therapeutic for us and allows us the chance to pay things forward to the veteran community.
Service in Afghanistan & Iraq
Most of Trevor’s tours were spent training the Afghan Army and their Commandos who were excellent by any standard.
He spent his days fielding new battalions of Commandos for the summer fighting seasons; eating his meals with the Afghan Army. He was proud of the mutual respect formed over time--the side by side effort for security was by, with, and through our partners who sacrificed greatly during this conflict.
Previously, he was in Al Anbar province supporting USMC and Army units, as well as a civil project powering a water treatment plant in the city of Ramadi.
Jessica does the social media, marketing and order packing, as well as taking care of our brick & mortar store. Jessica attended Chatham University where she majored in Arts Management with in emphasis in Media Arts. After spending her college years working for companies such as MAC Cosmetics, and Nordstrom, she landed her dream job of creating a fashion blog while simultaneously working for a fashion headquarters in downtown Pittsburgh. Her experience with store decor, merchandising setup and window displays has carried over into the work for Hawkins & Co Leather perfectly. If you ever visit Ligonier you'll most likely find Jess decorating the store or running around with a camera and tripod for content while also chasing around our two young kids. It is our dream to grow this small business and show our kids what hard work, dedication and team work can get you.
Meet Stone, our newest addition to our team at Hawkins & Co, from Ligonier, Pennsylvania. He started leather working back in 2019 with some basic tools and a dorm room desk. Over the last few years, he honed his skills and shared that journey on Instagram @TripleDivideCo. He told us he fell in love with leather as a medium for creating, both as an art and as a way to make things that serve a purpose and gives the user a smile while using it. While his day job is in land conservation, he truly appreciates the sustainable nature of leather as a crafting material that when cared for lasts for decades and tells a story through scuffs, scratches, and stains. Stone is excited to be joining Trevor and Jessica at Hawkins & Co. for the opportunity to keep making quality products for folks. Welcome Stone, we are very excited to have your help in creating handcrafted goods!
Giving Back to Our Community
We believe in giving back! Here are some organizations we have worked with for donating items. If you or someone you know is looking for Donations for a Veteran or First Responder related cause or non profit, please reach out to us at info@hawkinscoleather.com.
Hawkins & Co. has supported the following Veteran and First Responders Organizations: Combat Motorcycle Veterans Association, CVMA 22-13, Delaware CVMA 50-1 and First Responders, Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department, and Pittsburgh First Responders
Visit Our Brick & Mortar Store at 209 East Main Street, Ligonier, Pennsylvania.