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A premier home builder since 1988, Symphony Homes has earned a reputable name for themselves as quality developers and home builders. Symphony’s luxurious homes allow residents to fully indulge in Utah’s beautiful natural environment. Their built communities offer breathtaking mountain landscapes, lake views, and even small-town community life that Utah residents can be proud to […]

FOCUS is honored to recognize Connor Llewelyn for obtaining his Surveying degree from Salt Lake Community College. Connor, a third-generation Surveyor, observes, “It is in the blood.” Connor has pushed himself to do more and obtaining his degree has helped him accomplish that. Connor balanced coursework with his full-time job at FOCUS. He now sets […]

An Important First Step for Site Development When developing a project site, an important step in delivering useful engineering plans is the creation of project concept plans. Created during the early stages of a project, concept plans are drawings or technical documents that show how the site could be developed. An Overall Vision of the […]

Stacy Malone was born in California, raised in New Jersey, and is happiest when she is at the beach. She secretly likes country music enough to listen to it a handful of times a year, but if you ask her what her favorite music genre is, she will deny she listens to country and tell […]

Creating a Smooth and Safe Traffic Flow Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) is something we take very seriously at FOCUS. With distracted drivers and the need for increased safety in construction zones, it’s never been more important to ensure that proper MOT is maintained throughout construction. Temporary Traffic Control MOT is the design, installation, and operation […]

Congratulations to Cole Finan, who was recently promoted to Layout Manager in our Construction Staking department. Cole joined FOCUS Engineering & Surveying in 2016. He had been looking for a career change and his friend recommended surveying. After conducting a little research on what surveyors do, his interest was sparked. Four years later he continues […]

WOMANHOOD: Laying the Groundwork for a Thriving Future, One House at a Time At FOCUS, our employees, clients, and projects are our top priorities; each one being unique. However, sometimes there are projects that stand out more than others and that’s exactly what we found with The House That SHE Built project, which FOCUS was […]

Engineering effectively to manage stormwater runoff Across the State of Utah, Low Impact Development is increasingly being recognized by developers, engineers, and municipalities. Low Impact Development (LID), is the process of developing construction projects with sustainable tools to manage stormwater runoff. At FOCUS Engineering, LID is an integral design component. As described by FOCUS Site […]

FOCUS is excited to announce an important change to our Construction Staking department: Cory Thompson has been promoted to Senior Crew Chief. We applaud him for his hard work and preparation as he steps into this opportunity. Cory Thompson is a big picture kind of guy. He had six years of blue staking experience when […]

Spencer Llewelyn started his career the way most field surveyors do, out in the dirt pounding stakes—but that didn’t last long. After joining the FOCUS Engineering and Surveying team (FOCUS) in 2010, he quickly advanced to crew chief. He recalls one project as crew chief, spending a month working at a salt plant west of […]