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James & Whitney Co. Awarded 2023 Best Place To Work In Maine Distinction

Aug. 152023

[Chelsea, Maine] It is with great pride that James & Whitney Co. shares being recognized as a 2023 Best Place to Work in Maine. Receiving this distinction is based on extensive research conducted by the Maine program of the national Best Companies Group, which evaluates each nominated employer’s workplace policies, practices and demographics, and importantly, an employee survey that gives voice to the company’s staff. The employee survey accounts for 75% of the score, and we are elated that James & Whitney Co. staff at every level of our organization feel valued and enjoy coming to work every day.

“We are honored to receive this recognition from our employees. We wouldn’t have the successful business that we have without our team. We have worked diligently over the years to become an employer of choice. It’s flattering, humbling, and validating to be distinguished this way, and we intend to continue to earn this recognition year after year,” said Steve Whitney, President of James & Whitney Co. 

James & Whitney Co. believes that a sustainable and trustworthy business is built on delivering excellence to its customers and its employees. Our team is the backbone of our success; James & Whitney Co. thrives when our staff thrive. This is why James & Whitney Co. offers above average pay in our industry, benefits that take care of both our employees and their families, and why we foster a company culture of teamwork, safe working conditions, training and development, and career progression. And we throw some fun in there, too. 

As James & Whitney Co. grows and expands into New Hampshire, we will continue to maintain the top tier compensation, uncompromising safety standards, and the collaborative company culture that led our employees to distinguish James & Whitney as a Best Place to Work in 2023. 

About James & Whitney Co.: 

James & Whitney Co. is Maine's premier building and exteriors company, headquartered in Chelsea, Maine, with a showroom in South Portland. We serve over 2500 property owners every year in providing superior quality roofing, decking, remodeling, siding, windows and skylights. 

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