Rayneau Gajadhar Has Done It Again!

The latest addition to his repertoire of companies is a 48,000 sq foot modern and spacious Hardware and Construction store, called Rayneau Construction & Industrial Products located at Corinth in Gros Islet.

 

Front view of store

The mega store was established in 2012 as a one-stop hardware and home improvement facility, offering a shopping experience unmatched by any other store in this category. Although still under construction, the store already offers consumer and industrial customers a wide array of products and services that can tackle any job, large or small.
It is home to several well known and quality brands such as Makita, Stanley, Harris Paints, Hillman,Kohler and Miracle Gro among others.
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Main aisle in store

 With over fifty aisles of products, the company is quickly gaining public momentum as the place to go to “If You Cannot Find It Anywhere Else”.

Customer Care Desk

A Customer Care Desk is conveniently placed at the store’s entrance where customers are directed to the right section and where they can gain in-depth information about any aspect of the store’s facilities.

Two entrances allow customers a unique walk through experience from in-store to out-store, where they can purchase from a drill bit to a ton of sand.
 Friendly and competent staff will listen to your requirements so that they can offer you with the best solutions to suit all your construction needs.

Staff at work

With a keen eye on the challenges that our economy faces and the overwhelming need for adequate and safe housing for our nation, the company uniquely offers every walk-in customer an opportunity to access it finance options.
Eligibility for financing is on a case by case basis, facilitated by in-store agents who head each of the store’s departments. These customer Service Agents are your coordinators on every project, assisting you to find that item and to finance that project if this is the solution.
The store revolves around this motto: “AT RAYNEAU, WE’VE GOT IT”
The vision behind this growing brand is a young, humble and energetic man who believes that encouragement, inspiration and commitment are the ingredients for success. Rayneau Gajadhar’s success story is one built on strong values of discipline, attitude and application inculcated in him by his father.
Ray, as he is affectionately called by his workers, has had his share of frustrations after leaving the St Mary’s College, where he got passes in seven subjects. He speaks to sending numerous application letters, only to be turned down. Not being one to sit and wait, he decided to try things on his own. He sold ice-cream from a makeshift transport  he became a mechanic, sold  TV’s and VCR’s , recorded video tapes, tried his hand as a furniture salesman, a worker at a garment factory , a car rental company, a production manager and the list goes on.
 Ray confesses that he always has a flair for construction. When the opportunity arose, he purchased two small construction equipment and rented them out to contractors. He speaks to getting many contracts from Michael Chastanet, but his real big break came from Cable and Wireless as they were known at the time.
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Rayneau Gajadhar on work site

 He is now the CEO of Rayneau Construction &Industrial Equipment Ltd and R G Quarry Ltd which were established in 1995 and 1999 respectively.  Both companies have grown rapidly over the past 15 or so years and they are now recognized as the largest locally-owned company in St Lucia. These companies combined, have over 100 pieces of equipment, employ a work force of approximately 400 full time and about 600 part time workers, and provide a supply of quality raw materials.
Ray attributes his success to having “…… the ability to identify opportunity and execute a plan of delivering the projects to a standard and quality, and more importantly, within the budget and on time.”   “ He continues, “Everything I do I always want to make sure that many other people benefit from it……. so in other words any business I go into, I try to do it providing a service which is better than what is there."

"Best Local Nation-building Calypso" 

 In spite of his busy schedule Rayneau Gajadhar is also involved in public life. For three consecutive years   he has sponsored a nationwide competition for the “Best Local Nation-building Calypso.” But on Thursday June 27, 2013, he added a second prize of $32,500.00 to the competition for any local calypsonian for just one song. The competition was launched in 2011.
Rayneau, in his continuous bid to improve the art form, also provided sponsorship in 2013 for the first ever Rayneau Calypso Train.  This was an ex-tempo competition involving about 22 schools across the island.
A firm advocate in building on the entrepreneurial spirit that he has exemplified, in October 2011, presented a cheque in the amount of EC$20,000.00 to the St. Lucia Youth Business Trust to support youth entrepreneurship in St. Lucia.

Renovated by CIE

 In September 2014, on behalf of his parent company, Construction & Industrial Products, he handed the keys to the Royal St Lucia Police Force  after his company renovated the old immigration department at the police Headquarters. This newly renovated building now houses the Castries Central Police Station from Jeremy Street which was damaged by an earthquake.
In addition to this he actively contributes to ongoing national building as the chairman of the National Competiveness and Productivity Council (NCDC) which comprises of members from the private sector, public sector, trade unions and civil society.
Ray is passionate about sharing his story with young people and motivating them to take control of their own lives, become they own entrepreneurs and seek personal success despite their circumstances.
 

Mr. Gajadhar receiving award

His company won the 2011 "Best Small to Middle Business Award." The winning trophy was given to the company as part of the Caribbean Business Awards. The initiative recognizes and rewards business excellence and best practices in companies across the region.
Poised for continued and great success, Rayneau Gajadhar seeks to empower the working class of St Lucia as he concludes in an interview, that the “The future of this country in the years to come depends on a growing and successful private sector of small and medium size businesses, delivering quality products and services, and new technologies.”
We look forward to seeing his brand perpetuated across the nation, and in being a partner with him in his journey to creating opportunities, and building the future for all St Lucians.