Hancock Lumber is excited to announce two exciting additions to the log procurement team. Please join us in welcoming Chase Thebarge and Karla Allen! Chase will be buying logs in the Bethel, ME region and Karla will be focused on the Madison, NH area. Our log procurement team is now fully staffed and eager to […]
Eastern White Pine
How it’s made: Hancock ProFinish
Finishing Done Right: Enjoy less prep and faster finishing with Hancock Lumber’s in-house priming, painting and staining facility! Fly through our Hancock ProFinish operations, watch our team in action, and learn about all of the product and environmental benefits to our locally-finished, eastern white pine boards. Ready to shop now? Check out our ProFinish boards […]
Maine Educators Tour Bethel Sawmill
Two groups of educators toured the Bethel sawmill this summer to learn more about the process of turning a locally grown and harvested tree into lumber products. The first tour group, Maine TREE Foundation, hosted sixteen educators to participate in the Project Learning Tree workshop and tour in Bethel. During the workshop, they focused on […]
Stronger Together, Hancock Lumber Announces Plans to Acquire Madison Lumber Mill
Two of New England’s top performing eastern white pine manufacturing facilities will be stronger together as Hancock Lumber announces its plans to acquire Madison Lumber Mill. Hancock Lumber’s eastern white pine operations will expand to four mills with its first sawmill acquisition in over twenty years. While Hancock Lumber will be purchasing Madison Lumber Mill […]
Installing and Working With Eastern White Pine
What’s in your board? Understanding the impact of building materials! Learn more below about the contents of our Hancock Eastern White Pine boards. A species indigenous to Maine and the state’s official tree, Eastern White Pine has been Hancock’s signature product since it started doing business in 1848. Today, Maine’s landscape is 90% forest and Hancock Lumber continues […]
Logging + Landowner Resources
Certified Master Loggers Certified Master Loggers are held to exemplary standards of responsible timber harvesting. Click the link below to view the most up to date Certified Master loggers list and map. State Specific Resources MAINE INFO CONTRACTORS/SUPPLIERS Maine Best Management Practices Manual LANDOWNERS/FORESTERS Maine Best Management Practices Manual Find a Logger in Maine Maine Natural […]
Jugtown Forest Offers 5,000 Acres Open to the Public!
Hancock Lumber’s 5,000 acres of privately owned working forest encompass parts of Casco, Naples and Otisfield. Jugtown Forest is open to the public for responsible recreation including horseback riding, ATVing, snowmobiling, hunting, and some of the best hiking in Maine! Please enjoy our miles of marked trails in accordance with our rules and regulations. We […]
Looking to Sell Logs?
LOOKING TO SELL LOGS? Across our three sawmills in Bethel, Casco, and Pittsfield, Maine, Hancock Lumber is a consistent buyer of eastern white pine logs year-round. MAINE’S SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE. Since 1848, Hancock Lumber company has been growing and manufacturing eastern white pine logs into pine boards. Team Hancock takes pride in sourcing raw materials […]
Hancock Pine Boards Donation Made to Local Chamber
The Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce is a community cornerstone utilized by locals and tourists alike. They serve eight towns in the Sebago Lakes region of Western Maine. When they found themselves in need of materials to redo their conference room, they turned to Hancock Lumber who offered to make a donation of their […]
Made In Maine: Logging Industry Interviews
Team Hancock launched a new campaign earlier this year highlighting the current state of the logging industry. In a four part video series, New England loggers participated in interviews with Hancock Lumber, describing the concerns and opportunities experienced in the field. Beginning with the 2020 mill explosion in Jay, the videos then travel throughout Maine […]