The Campbell Legacy
Born to a New Orleans attorney in 1882, Robert Granville Campbell had boyhood dreams of becoming an engineer. At the age of 12, his life was drastically changed by the untimely death of his father. Suddenly becoming "the man of the house," R.G. dutifully worked to support the family. Fortunately, he never abandoned his dreams. After working all day as a Western Union delivery boy, R.G. studied by candlelight the engineering books he acquired through the International Correspondence School.

The Foundation is Set
In 1919, R.G. drew upon the lessons he learned from hardship and hard work to found his own construction business. He purchased the necessary tools including a concrete mixer, a Fresno scraper and a team of mules. With his construction equipment, a Model T Ford and great personal conviction, R.G. became one of the first contractors in Taney County, Missouri.

From the beginning, R.G.'s approach to construction service came from his personal life experiences. His simple business philosophy was to give folks "a really good deal." For many years, R.G.'s businesswas driven successfully by this desire to give others an opportunity to have it better than he had. Today, we call this philosophy "value."

Building A Family Tradition
Born in 1922, Robert F. Campbell followed in his father's footsteps becoming a Civil Engineer. After serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII, Robert F. was employed by some of the United States' largest construction firms of the time, including the H.K. Ferguson division of Morrison Knudsen, Kaiser Engineers, and the Wm. P. Neil Company. During his career, Robert F. helped pioneer the engineering and development of numerous construction industry innovations including: tilt-up construction, two-tiered airport loading systems and vertical parking structures.

Learning the Trade
In 1976, Robert F. Campbell and his two sons, Bob and Dewain, founded the family business, Camco Construction, a Utah Corporation. As young boys, Bob and Dewain worked in the field as part of the construction crew. They dug ditches, poured concrete, pounded nails and did whatever else was needed to complete the job. Through the years, the brothers learned the construction craft from the field to the board room combining hard labor with university educations. As masters of their trade, they continue to build a family legacy.

Building a Business
While Robert F. stayed with the company until his retirement in 1979, it was Bob, Dewain, and the entire team who made Camco Construction one of the largest builders in the state of Utah. In 1993, Dewain Campbell took the Pacific Division of Camco Construction and created a separate entity known as Camco Pacific Construction Company, Inc. to serve the Western United States.