About Us

About Us

History

Roger Jacobs Sr. started in the theatrical lighting industry in 1968. He cofounded Stage Brite Lighting and Controls in 1972 to design and manufacture lighting systems for institutional facilities, professional theaters and entertainment venues. Stage Brite pioneered the use of advanced controls in its lighting solutions and became nationally known for its innovation.

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These projects provided a strong base of experience upon which Roger decided to expand. His goal was to build a company that provided a more comprehensive offering to clients.

Focus Companies was born in the mid-1990s. Roger’s two sons, Roger Jr. and Ron, joined the operation and have ensured that every project is delivered with exceptional customer satisfaction ever since.

Focus Companies has added staff and energy-consulting experts to provide a more complete and comprehensive set of services.

Our Story

Professional Lighting With an Artistic Eye in Minneapolis / St Paul Metro

The broad set of capabilities that Focus Companies now offers includes an end-to-end approach encompassing design, installation and service. We offer upfront consulting to optimize energy, operating and maintenance as well as total lifecycle costs for solutions.

Focus’ electrical contractors ensure that design objectives are met in a consistent and quality manner, on time and within budget. Our services revolve around testing capabilities to measure energy, light performance, quality and to provide feedback to a select group of manufacturing partners on behalf of our clients.

We provide custom product development to fill the gap when available market options do not meet Focus performance standards.

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Our Approach

Focus Companies offers the most creative blend of art, science, and economics in the lighting industry. We understand how lighting transforms your environment and impacts your bottom line.

ART

Objectives

  • Improve the appearance of your facility
  • Improve the safety of customers and employees inside and out
  • Create comfortable light levels for a positive shopping experience

Solutions

  • Light the Product through the use of custom fixtures (direct or indirect)
  • Wash the Space Surfaces with Light to create warmth and increase customer comfort
  • Utilize the correct CRI and Calvin temperature in order to achieve the desired atmospheric affect

SCIENCE

Objectives

  • Apply the best available technology to save energy and improve your facilities appearance
  • Test emerging products to ensure viability and assess manufacturer claims vs. actual performance
  • Design new industry specific products

Solutions

  • Solutions such as our Custom LED Fixtures: Door Cases, Produce, Merchandising End caps, and even new Outdoor Wall Packs and Soffit Lights, Office, Manufacturing & Warehouse Fixtures
  • Advanced Controls such as Occupancy Sensors, Photocells/Day lighting, and Multi level lighting and dimming, Wireless Programming and Energy Management Controls
  • Cooling System Optimization such as HVAC Active Energy Management Controls and Economizer Control Systems

ECONOMICS

Objectives

  • To explain and communicate the total economic impact of every solution design
  • Employ advanced Energy Conservation Opportunity (ECO) modeling to optimize product selection

Solutions

  • Comprehensive ECO Report which considers each opportunity’s Energy Savings, Operating & Maintenance Savings, and Cooling Load Savings
  • Advanced Energy At Risk (EAR) analysis which outlines cost of proposed solutions vs. the cost of doing nothing

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A Comprehensive Approach

After photometrics

V7’………………………………………………………………………65FC

V5’………………………………………………………………………55FC

V3………………………………………………………………………50FC

H3’………………………………………………………………………42FC

H1’………………………………………………………………………35FC

Before photometrics

V7’………………………………………………………………………35FC

V5’………………………………………………………………………25FC

V3’………………………………………………………………………22FC

H3’………………………………………………………………………10FC

H1’………………………………………………………………………5FC

Focus provides cost of operation solutions to strengthen our clients bottom line.

Focus provides ongoing expertise to assist companies to choose long lasting conservation and technology improvements that optimize the building environment & overall cost of operation.

Focus provides innovative and proven conservation strategies that are based on sound engineering and financial modeling.

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Our Promise to You

Service, Reliability & Customer Satisfaction

Service

Focus Electrical Contractors also provides service with a fleet of fully-stocked service trucks, staffed by licensed and experienced electricians.

Reliability

Focus Electrical Contractors has serviced Minneapolis / St. Paul and greater Minnesota area businesses and institutions with a wide range of commercial and industrial electrical contracting services since 1997.

Customer Satisfaction

We are equipped to meet the full-scope needs of all commercial and industrial clients requiring a plan and spec or design/build electrical installation for new construction, remodels and renovation, expansions, maintenance programs and more.

To schedule Focus Electrical Contractors expert commercial and industrial service, contact our Office at (952) 474-9142 or complete our online service request form @ www.focuscos.com.

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