How The Raymond Group keeps massive projects on track

The challenges with the arena project were huge, given the building’s size. Sharing information among the team via paper or email had the potential to send everything sideways very quickly.

As Kim Lorch, Vice President and Area Manager of the Las Vegas division of The Raymond Group said, “No one wants to be embarrassed in the field when they don’t have up-to-date information. But sadly, many folks feel starved for information that helps them do their jobs well. This is partly due to on-site staff being used to rolls of drawings that are cumbersome and out of date.”

Kim had spent four decades in the field performing multiple roles when he decided to use PlanGrid at The Raymond Group’s Las Vegas division. “I looked at other systems and it became so obvious to me that PlanGrid was the better platform.” When the arena job came along, it was a huge selling point that many of the teams at The Raymond Group were already using PlanGrid.

Kim was surprised by how easily the whole team adopted PlanGrid: “I couldn’t believe it. Our guys in the field just snapped this thing up. It’s a beautiful tool.” It was a relief for everyone at the office when the field team adopted it quickly and enthusiastically. The onsite team already had tablets, so it made sense to give them access to everything they needed. The entire Raymond Group team reaped huge benefits. “It keeps everything we need right at our fingertips. It’s amazing to me,” said Kim.

John Ben (JB) Pascua, a Field Coordinator with The Raymond Group, recalls the first time he saw PlanGrid, calling it “a game changer.” The team dropped paper blueprints and learned to quickly navigate over 5,000 pages of electronic drawings. It let the foremen access all of their blueprints, wall types, layouts, and locations at a moment’s notice.