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Sponsored by: Wright-Ryan
Updated: April 29, 2019 25th Anniversary Issue

Wright-Ryan

PHOTO by Tim Greenway Greg Lanou, general manager of Wright-Ryan Homes, left, and John Ryan, president of Wright-Ryan Construction Inc., at the Bayside Anchor Multifamily Housing Community site in Portland.
PHOTO courtesy of Wright-Ryan Women in leadership at Wright- Ryan gather for annual ‘Women in Construction Week’ celebrations.
PHOTO by Laurie Schreiber From left, Ben Walter, principal and lead architect at CWS Architects; Erin Cooperrider, principal and development strategist at Community Housing of Maine; Cordelia Pitman, director of pre-construction services at Wright Ryan; and D’arcy Main-Boyington, economic development director for Brewer.

Building Maine’s Great Spaces for 35 Years

More than 35 years after lifelong friends Tom Wright and John Ryan founded the company, Wright-Ryan has grown to become one of the largest and most respected construction firms in northern New England. The firm has centered its business on work that enhances the region’s cities, towns, and neighborhoods, while engaging the spirit and ingenuity of the Wright-Ryan team.

Proudly 100% employee-owned

Today, under the seasoned leadership of John Ryan and an experienced management team, supported by a 100% employee-ownership structure, Wright-Ryan works to help commercial and residential clients achieve their goals through insightful advice, innovative strategies, and consistent support throughout the building lifecycle.

Wright-Ryan works to help commercial and residential clients achieve their goals through insightful advice, innovative strategies, and consistent support throughout the building lifecycle.

Tailored and diverse services

Because the firm is collaborative and focused on the unique needs of each client, Wright-Ryan doesn’t believe in force-fit plans or a one-size-fits-all project approach. Instead, the team listens to clients, creates options tailored specifically to their objectives, and partners to hone those options to the best possible solutions. To help ensure efficient delivery, Wright-Ryan offers a range of dedicated services:

  • Wright-Ryan Construction, which focuses on all phases of commercial work, from pre- to post-construction (including dedicated warranty and maintenance support)
     
  • Wright-Ryan Homes, which applies deep, personal experience as tradespeople and builders to the residential market
     
  • Wright-Ryan Select Projects Group, which delivers expedited solutions on everything from tenant improvements, to occupied renovations, to new construction for customers in need of a streamlined approach and a single point of contact
     
  • Wright-Ryan Residential Services, which handles ongoing maintenance and other tasks, making it easy for clients to own and keep up their homes
     
  • Wright-Ryan Field Operations, which self-performs specialized, critical aspects of a project, such as carpentry, demolition, and concrete, when advantageous for the client
     
  • Wright-Ryan Millwork, which hand-crafts custom architectural millwork and furniture for the most discerning clients.

Building on values

Regardless of the service that Wright-Ryan employs on a job, the team believes that construction is a business of relationships. The firm embraces a core set of values that guides everything it does:

  • Safe working conditions – always
     
  • Unrivaled customer service
     
  • Reliability, regardless of the challenges
     
  • Respectful and fair treatment of all parties
     
  • Unsurpassed attention to detail

Commitment to high-performance construction

One example of the company’s values-driven approach is the priority that Wright-Ryan places on sustaining the natural environment. Wright-Ryan has been at the forefront of sustainable construction for over 20 years, beginning with the ground-breaking Gilsland Farm Maine Audubon Environmental Center in Falmouth. Since that time, the firm has built dozens of highly efficient buildings, including the first LEED Platinum home in the Northeast (Cranberry Ridge in Freeport), the first affordable multi-family building in Maine to achieve LEED Platinum (Avesta Housing’s Oak Street Lofts in Portland), and multiple large-scale projects that have been constructed according to the Passive House (PHIUS) standard.

Employer of choice, with women in leadership

Consistently recognized as an employer of choice, Wright-Ryan values the contributions of all employee owners, project team members, and industry partners. In addition, the firm is proud that women represent roughly 15% of the company’s workforce – far more than the construction industry’s national average of 9%. Wright-Ryan works to create and support opportunities for women as a key part of fostering a new generation of leaders. In fact, over 45% of all women at Wright-Ryan serve in senior leadership roles.

Vision for the future

While much has changed since Tom and John opened their business 35 years ago, at least one core element remains today. In 2019, the values that have guided Wright-Ryan are as felt and strongly practiced each day as ever. It is for this reason that clients and communities can look forward to the same excellence and quality, consistently delivered, for another 35 years – and beyond.

Wright-Ryan

10 Danforth Street Portland, ME 04101
John Ryan, President
Construction
Founded: 1984
Maine employees: 88
www.wright-ryan.com