• About.
    Focus has come a long way; it’s survived due to its strength, its depth in services
    and an ability to adapt. As we enter our next chapter we don’t forget who we are,
    where we came from and what we do well.
    Photo: Devonshire Park Photo: Tim Crocker
  • Our History

    Established in Nottingham in 1994, Focus was founded on the principles of marrying public sector funding, such as the European Regional Development Fund as it was then, with the newly established Lottery Funds, to provide catalysts to regeneration through capital projects, beginning with the Galleries of Justice in the Lace Market area of Nottingham.

    Having begun with the core services of project management and economic growth, we soon broadened scope to bring in-house other construction expertise with building surveying and quantity surveying next to be added, closely followed by the development of sustainability specialisms, born out of the team’s passion to create a built environment that not only looked good and served our clients’ needs, but also contributes positively to its surroundings.

    Through this we have evolved to:  Create. Deliver. Assess.

    Create.

    The CREATE team brings together a range of services needed to establish a strong project or programme – from setting the strategy, establishing need, testing the business case, securing funding and assessing impact.

    Since 1994, Focus has secured more than £1 billion of public funds for clients and understand and what it takes to achieve “the best vision of the best project”; from the high levels of strategic case building through to calculating and articulating the social and economic impact.

    Deliver.

    The DELIVER team brings together the core services of Project Management, Building Surveying, and Quantity Surveying.  It also includes specialisms from Contract Administrator, to Principal Designer, Fire Risk Assessor, Procurement Manager and other specialist skills.

    These are key disciplines, defining who we are over the years – technically astute, commercially aware, and customer orientated.

    Assess.

    The ASSESS team provides a single point of service to help clients create and deliver a better built environment.

    A trusted delivery partner of over 20 years, the primary services are built upon sustainable development principles, low environmental impact, low energy, low CO2 emissions and high performance. The cornerstone is a common-sense approach, derived from our practical experience in project delivery and underpinned by sound technical knowledge.

    Our Approach

    Our strength comes in over 25 years of service provision, through this wide-ranging experience we have honed our approach and bring this to each commission.  Our breadth of expertise brings a depth of knowledge to all of our projects which is reflected in our testimonials. 

    Focus remain a long-standing partner and collaborator to our clients and industry colleagues because we go further than our competitors, we take ownership, we understand that our clients entrust their project with us and rely upon Focus to deliver. 

    We do not just look at the task in hand but we always consider the wider context, embodying the project values, bringing due diligence and enhanced benefit to our appointments.