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20041 Truck
2 Employees

In 2004, Billy Gray had dreams of starting his own land surveying company and set his dreams in motion to make them a reality. With one perspective client and one orange truck, Billy Gray and Keith Burns became Atlas Surveying, Inc.’s first survey crew. Despite their humble beginnings, Billy and Keith persevered over the next four years, believing in each other and their mutual vision. The pair worked long hours, took on every project that presented itself, and maintained passion for their profession.

In four years, Atlas Surveying had tripled in size and was completing projects throughout the Hilton Head Island/Savannah area. Growing the company and educating new employees in the surveying profession remained their goal.

When the recession of 2008 occurred, many large construction projects came to a halt. The lack of available work and job opportunities led to incredibly difficult decisions. Atlas’s staff was drastically reduced and leadership determined it was time for a new business plan. Despite the setbacks, Atlas was able to endure the recession.

20083 trucks,
12 Employees

20103 trucks,
6 Employees

Atlas’s sole focus was rebuilding the business to what it had once been. The business plan went in a new direction: to offer the utmost professionalism in every aspect of our enterprise. We would distinguish ourselves in the surveying field and hold ourselves to the highest standards.

Atlas Surveying became a credible name in the Beaufort, Bluffton, and Hilton Head Island markets. Our client base consisted of reputable engineers, general contractors, and municipalities. Atlas now had five remarkable Crew Chiefs that were the heart of the company. To create room for these employees to grow in their careers, we shifted gears once again. Toward the end of 2014, with business growth at an all-time high, those Crew Chiefs were now on a path to becoming leaders within the company, teaching and mentoring a new generation of surveyors with enthusiasm and integrity.

20147 trucks
16 Staff

Now76 trucks
163 employees
4 locations

From modest beginnings, we are overcome with pride with the team we have built. Atlas Surveying may be associated with orange trucks, Billy, or Keith, but Atlas is each one of our employees. They are the drive behind our entire operation and our priority in all we do. We are the Atlas family, and we are on this journey together.

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