Raymond San Diego’s new name also reflects our company’s growth beyond San Diego as we expand into new regions, while staying true to the trusted partnerships and high-quality service our clients rely on.

While Raymond San Diego’s name has changed, our commitment remains unchanged. We’re proud to carry Carl’s name forward and look ahead with the same passion for building strong relationships and a strong future together.

“The Carl Raymond Company name is a reflection of where we’ve come from and where we’re headed. It’s both a tribute to our father and a symbol of our continued growth. We’re excited for this next chapter and grateful for the trust and partnership of our clients as we move forward together.”
— Kirsten Potter & Nicolle Winsor, Co-CEOs

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This award reflects ENR editors’ evaluation of Raymond’s achievements, including our support for small and disadvantaged businesses and our certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE). ENR recognized Raymond’s commitment to encouraging women to become part of the industry through initiatives like the Future Construction Leaders Foundation Camp for Teen Girls in San Diego.

Factored into the award was Raymond’s 2023 revenue, and contributing projects like Horton Plaza San Diego (a LEED Platinum live, work, play campus), Intuit Dome (home of the NBA Clippers in Inglewood), and Chicken Ranch Casino in Northern California.

On the safety front, Raymond’s San Diego region completed three years without a recordable incident in 2023, and in 2024 our Northern California and Las Vegas regions completed one year incident free.

Raymond will be profiled in the December 16, 2024 print edition of ENR California, which will also include the annual California and Northwest Top Specialty Contractors rankings. Read ENR California’s announcement of the 2024 Specialty Contractor of the Year here.

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This county-wide survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in San Diego, California, benefiting the county’s economy, its workforce and businesses.

Organizations from across the county entered the two-part process to determine the Best Places to Work in San Diego. The first part consisted of evaluating each employer’s workplace policies, practices, and demographics. This part of the process was worth approximately 20% of the total evaluation. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience. This part of the process was worth approximately 80% of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the top organizations and the final ranking. Workforce Research Group managed the overall registration and survey process in San Diego and also analyzed the data and used their expertise to determine the final ranking.

Raymond is proud to be recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in San Diego. This accolade reflects our commitment to creating a positive and dynamic workplace where our team can thrive. We are grateful for the dedication of our employees that has helped us achieve this honor.

For more information on the survey process for the Best Places to Work in San Diego program, visit www.BestPlacestoWorkSanDiego.com.

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The WBENC Certification process has confirmed that Raymond is owned, operated, and controlled by women, and has the appropriate structure and strategic business planning and implementation in place.

Nicolle (Nikki) Winsor and Kirsten Potter, Principal/Owners

As a family-owned business since 1936, Raymond is driven by a passion to serve our customers with quality products and exceptional service. Being certified as a women-owned business is an important part of what we stand for — diversity, integrity, and teamwork.

Raymond is made up of a diverse group of individuals focused on a common purpose: to provide for our families; to build unique and exciting projects; and to help create better communities where we live. As we move into 2024, we look forward to continuing a workplace culture where diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and respected. We are excited to work together to deliver quality that exceeds our clients’ expectations.

WBENC National Certification Nos.
WBE2402452 (Raymond-San Diego, Inc.)
WBE2302991 (Raymond-Southern California, Inc.)
WBE2302992 (George M. Raymond Co. – Las Vegas)
WBE2303494 (Raymond-Northern California, Inc.)

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This county-wide survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Orange County, California, benefiting the county’s economy, its workforce and businesses.

Organizations from across the county entered the two-part process to determine the Best Places to Work in Orange County. The first part consisted of evaluating each employer’s workplace policies, practices, and demographics. This part of the process was worth approximately 20% of the total evaluation. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience. This part of the process was worth approximately 80% of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the top organizations and the final ranking. Workforce Research Group managed the overall registration and survey process in Orange County and also analyzed the data and used their expertise to determine the final ranking.

Raymond is proud to be recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Orange County. This accolade reflects our commitment to creating a positive and dynamic workplace where our team can thrive. We are grateful for the dedication of our employees that has helped us achieve this honor.

For more information on the survey process for the Best Places to Work in Orange County program, visit www.BestPlacestoWorkOrangeCounty.com.

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In Safety Excellence, Raymond’s San Diego region won in the category of 250,000 to 500,000 annual hours and Raymond’s Las Vegas region won for 1,000,000-plus annual hours. Raymond is dedicated to making safety a priority throughout our organization, from management to field personnel, and to managing an effective safety program year after year.

In addition to the awards, Raymond was honored for 77 years with the WWCCA organization!

Projects submitted to the WWCCA for judging were limited to the Southern California and Nevada regions, and judged on overall design, quality of workmanship, and use of materials.

At P28, a new buildout at Toon Town, Raymond performed framing, sheathing, insulation, waterproofing, lath, plaster, GFRC, GFRP, and GFRG for The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company. Raymond took the lead on exterior finishes and took the time to understand how the balloon-look of the buildings and special framing would affect the look and finish of the exterior plaster. There were over 10 different plaster textures used throughout the building, all tied into each other with the GFRP, GFRC, and metal panels. Raymond craftworkers blended the different finishes together creating a one-surface and one-system look, and ultimately achieving the project vision.

Chanel in Beverly Hills is the single largest retail store built to date on Rodeo Drive, and the largest Chanel boutique in the United States. The 30,000 square space has been featured in several magazines and television shows.

Raymond’s scope of work on the project was diverse, including fireproofing, load-bearing framing, non-load bearing framing, shear wall framing, shaft wall framing, Metl-Span insulated panels, STO Ventec/Ventro systems, exterior glass-mat sheathing, interior gypsum board, tile backer, RFID foil, and hollow metal door frames.

The Chanel building, that includes two VIP suites on the second floor and a 2,690 square foot terrace and private penthouse suite on the top floor, was unique. The north exterior elevation consisted of two completely different assemblies: A Metl-Span, 2-hr rated, insulated panel system and a StoVentec system on top of Sto Carrier Board sheathing over a STO Ventro sub-framing system. This unique Sto system was the first installation completed in the United States. All systems run up the building to the free-standing penthouse, which was framed from 12-gauge load bearing partitions.

Raymond’s team, as well as our vendors, other trades, the design team, and general contractor worked together flawlessly to complete this luxury goods masterpiece.

Acrisure Arena is a new entertainment venue built for the American Hockey League, live music, and events. The arena, located in Thousand Palms, California, is 300,000 square feet and can seat up to 11,007 attendees. The design of the building is Net-Zero Carbon Certified by the International Living Future Institute with a target certification of 2025.

In a joint venture with Standard Drywall, Raymond completed metal stud framing, waterproofing, exterior EIFS plaster, scaffolding, drywall, insulation, and Fellert acoustical plaster finishes for AECOM/Hunt.

The project had challenges surrounding the excessive heat in the Coachella Valley with temperatures exceeding 120 degrees at times, many hours of overtime to maintain the tight schedule (Raymond’s scope of work was completed within seven months), as well as the two indoor ice rinks to keep cold.

Regarding EIFS, Raymond used 2.5” foam to achieve a high R-value (the measurement of an insulating material’s resistance to conductive heat flow) and stabilize the arena’s interior temperatures, reduce the use of HVAC, and keep the ice cold. Raymond incorporated a weather and air barrier system behind the EIFS system.

At Horton Plaza, Raymond was contracted by Turner Construction Company to perform exterior and interior metal stud framing, drywall, insulation, taping, door frames, exterior EIFS systems (prefabricated panels), direct applied EIFS, fireproofing, scaffolding, rain screen systems with stone finish, and rough and finish carpentry.

As of completion, Horton Plaza is the largest adaptive reuse project in the United States. The live, work, play campus is seven city blocks, 10 acres, over 1 million square feet. In addition to being a renovation, six new floors were added to the largest of the buildings.

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As we look back upon the past year, we find ourselves reflecting on those who have helped shape our business. Thank you to our customers for the opportunities offered and to our employees for your hard work and expertise. It’s been quite a year for us all!

We are excited to share some of our most meaningful moments of the past year…

Raymond became certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

While Raymond has been majority women-owned and operated since 2017, we are proud to be recognized as a WBE. As a family-owned business since 1936, Raymond is driven by a passion to serve our customers with quality products and exceptional service. Being certified as a women-owned business is an important part of what we stand for — diversity, integrity, and teamwork. As we move into 2024, we look forward to continuing a workplace culture where diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and respected. We are excited to work together to deliver quality that exceeds our clients’ expectations.

Nicolle (Nikki) Winsor and Kirsten Potter, Principal/Owners

Raymond CEO Travis Winsor began a one-year term as Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry (AWCI) President. Raymond has been a member of the AWCI for 37 years, and we have been excited for the opportunity to help make AWCI an even more valuable resource for its members.

We were honored! View our slideshow of awards below.

We volunteered! View a slideshow of some of our volunteer opportunities below.

We celebrated exemplary Milestone Anniversaries!

• Bryan Newport, 25 years
• Ron Centanni – 25 years
• Adrian Guerrero – 20 years
• Jesse Moore – 20 years
• Paul Steele – 20 years
• Jessica Falcon – 15 years
• Kim Whitney – 15 years
• Alan Barton – 10 years
• Alan Dominguez, 10 years​​​​​​​
• Brian Sarff – 10 years
• Jacob Rechsteiner – 10 years
• Nathan Blausey – 10 years
• Rob Day – 10 years
• Ruslan Mitsyura – 10 years
• Sabrina Smith – 10 years
• Steve Vaughn – 10 years
• Aynae Jones – 5 years
• Bob Krinsky, 5 years
• Freddy Garcia – 5 years
• Jared Krause, 5 years
• Jose Galvan, 5 years
• Nadiya Vovnyar – 5 years
• Nancy Rangel – 5 years

We stayed safe!

Raymond’s Southern California Arena project received Golden Gate recognition from Cal/OSHA. Golden Gate recognition highlights projects that have demonstrated a commitment to continuously improving the effectiveness of their safety and health management system.

The team was also awarded for managing an outstanding safety and health program. They were awarded Cal/VPP, the highest honor from Cal/OSHA.

Raymond and the AWCI conducted a three-day safety peer review at the Raymond Orange office. Raymond was put under the microscope through this review in which the association’s Safety Directors Committee looked at our safety culture and performance and provided feedback on our safety programs and initiatives.

Raymond’s San Diego region celebrated two years with no recordable incidents!

Thank you to our employees for staying safe in 2023 and helping create an environment where everyone is empowered to step in, speak up, and take action to keep their team and job site safe!

Thank you to our 2023 Holiday Card Contest participants! View all of the artwork in the Photo Gallery below!

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The WBENC Certification process has confirmed that Raymond is owned, operated, and controlled by women, and has the appropriate structure and strategic business planning and implementation in place.

Nicolle (Nikki) Winsor and Kirsten Potter, Principal/Owners

As a family-owned business since 1936, Raymond is driven by a passion to serve our customers with quality products and exceptional service. Being certified as a women-owned business is an important part of what we stand for — diversity, integrity, and teamwork.

Raymond is made up of a diverse group of individuals focused on a common purpose: to provide for our families; to build unique and exciting projects; and to help create better communities where we live. As we move into 2024, we look forward to continuing a workplace culture where diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and respected. We are excited to work together to deliver quality that exceeds our clients’ expectations.

WBENC National Certification Nos.
WBE2302991 (Raymond-Southern California, Inc.)
WBE2302992 (George M. Raymond Co. – Las Vegas)
WBE2303494 (Raymond-Northern California, Inc.)

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