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Focus Acquires R.D. Lewis & Associates and Opens
Office in Kamloops EDMONTON, ALBERTA-Focus is pleased to announce the acquisition of R.D. Lewis & Associates Ltd. and the opening of a new branch office in Kamloops, British Columbia. With over 30 years experience, and a solid reputation in the Kamloops area, R.D. Lewis & Associates are long-term, key players in the agricultural and municipal engineering sector in the Thompson Okanagan region. Focus intends to continue building on the relationships that R.D. Lewis has established, enhancing and broadening the services and expertise offered. Robert Lewis and the RD Lewis staff will remain in the Kamloops office working as part of the Focus team. "Our leadership team has been strategically planning for a presence in the Thompson-Okanagan region for quite some time. The buoyant British Columbia economy combined with some recent significant project awards in the region makes this an excellent growth opportunity for our company," explains John Holmlund, CEO. "The Kamloops office will strengthen our geographic presence in British Columbia and help us to respond more effectively to the needs of our clients and their projects throughout the province," explains Dale R. Douglas, Vice President & Regional Manager (BC). "With the new office, we are now operating in 10 strategic areas across the province, including Vancouver, Cloverdale, Victoria, Langford, Duncan, Cranbrook, Invermere, Golden and Fort St. John," adds Douglas. Owen Matheson has been appointed the new Regional Manager. Owen has been with Focus for the past several years holding positions of increasing responsibility. "Owen's energy and entrepreneurial skills will help him turn the Focus corporate vision into reality in the Thompson-Okanagan region," says Douglas. "Opening an office in Kamloops demonstrates that Focus is willing to invest in the growing economy of the region," comments Owen Matheson. "Kamloops is a growing city of 84,000 people with a diversified economy and a vision for future development. We feel our expertise in infrastructure and land development will help the community reach some of its future development goals," adds Matheson. The new Kamloops office is located at: 781A Notre Dame Drive Focus is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm providing a range of engineering, geomatics, planning and project management services to clients involved in oil and gas, oil sands, infrastructure, land development and environmental projects. Clients rely on Focus to deliver world-class technical solutions that optimize their investments, improve their competitive position and increase their long-term success. Focus employs over 600 staff in offices throughout Canada and project offices in selected areas of the world. |
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