In 1954, Engineering Surveys & Services began offering professional services from a home office in Columbia, Missouri. Initially focused on providing quality engineering surveys, the firm added to the services offered to clients in private industry and public agencies. Today, ES&S provides civil engineering consulting services for projects involving transportation, site planning, geotechnical, mining, and environmental engineering. The firm continues to offer comprehensive engineering, topographic, and boundary survey services, and has become the largest independent testing laboratory in central Missouri. ES&S founder, Jim Reed, PE, PLS, believed strongly that being a man of his word, focusing on accuracy and completeness in performance of one’s work, and keeping the interests and confidences of clients foremost was a recipe for success…and he was correct! His strong work ethic and a consistent approach to serving clients and developing staff has been a legacy that continues to this day at Engineering Surveys & Services.