When Samantha began dreaming about retirement in the summer of 2024, she wasn’t just imagining more free time—she was envisioning a new way of living. After 27 years in her Massachusetts home, she was ready for a change: something more economical, sustainable, and located in the calm of Downeast Maine. Thanks to a gifted acre […]
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A Hancock Lumber Tradition Continues—Sawmill Chief Sales Officer, Matt Duprey, Elected NeLMA Chairman
Team Hancock is thrilled to announce Sawmill Chief Sales Officer, Matt Duprey, has been elected as the newest Chairman of the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (NeLMA). Established in 1933, NeLMA is the rules-writing agency for Eastern White Pine lumber and the grading authority for the SPFs grouping of species that includes Eastern Spruce, Balsam Fir, […]
Team Hancock’s Ryan Edwards Awarded Maine Forest Products Council Rising Star Award
Hancock Lumber is excited to announce that Casco Sawmill Finished Products Manager, Ryan Edwards, has recently been awarded the Rising Star Award from the Maine Forest Products Council. Ryan accepted the award at Hancock Lumber’s Sales and Production meeting in September from Mike Shane, Hancock’s Regional General Manager of White Pine Manufacturing. The Rising Star […]
Hancock Lumber Hosts Bridgton Contractor Classic Golf Tournament at Lake Kezar Country Club
On a late summer day in August, our Bridgton team hosted the Bridgton Contractor Classic golf event at the beautiful Lake Kezar Country Club in Lovell. With more than 70 contractors attending, the foursomes took off for an 18-hole scramble—a day filled with friendly competition, networking, and plenty of laughs out on the course. Events […]
Hancock Lumber Hosts Tiny Home Open House in Saco
Last week, members of Team Hancock and Tiny Homes of Maine gathered in Saco on a beautiful sunny day to host our Tiny Home Open House event. Nearly 300 homeowners, builders, developers, and community members visited the site— tiny home enthusiasts toured the furnished 10×38 Baxter model on display, met with product vendors, and enjoyed […]
Contributions from Team Hancock’s Summer Interns
Hancock Lumber welcomed Joey Banks and Justin Gibbons as interns this summer at our Home Office in Casco. Both students are entering their senior year of college this fall, and the pair teamed up to spend time with our finance department, working on various projects and building out recommendations based on their research, interviews, and […]
Welcome, Andy Carberry—Hancock Lumber’s Salisbury General Manager
Team Hancock is thrilled to welcome Andy Carberry as the General Manager of our Salisbury, MA location. Andy has spent 41 years in the industry—in virtually every position—from load builder, operations, lumberyard design, and general manager. For the past 16 years, Andy was the General Manager of Middleton Building Supply in Hampton, NH. Following Hancock […]
Team Hancock Honored, Named a ‘Best Place to Work’ for 12 Consecutive Years!
For the twelfth consecutive year, Team Hancock has been named a ‘Best Place to Work’! Congratulations to our entire team and a huge thank you to everyone for their individual and collective commitment, participation, and excitement for creating a world-class employee experience. We’re especially proud and appreciative because nearly 100% of our team members complete the […]
Seventh Generation Family Members and Owners Join Hancock Lumber Board
During the company’s June board of directors meeting, Hancock Lumber welcomed their two seventh generation owners as official board members. Chairman and sixth generation owner, Kevin Hancock, welcomed daughters, Abby (Hancock) Doherty and Sydney (Hancock) Hillman, during the June meeting where they joined six other board members—their dad, Kevin, along with five additional outside directors. […]
Penobscot General Contractors Hosts Shared Leadership Workshop with Kevin Hancock
Earlier this year Penobscot General Contractors (PGC) hosted a transformative three-day retreat for their senior leadership team that was designed and led by Kevin Hancock. Clay Maker and Jon DiCentes, co-owners and co-presidents of The Penobscot Group, worked with Kevin to build an event focused on shared leadership, disbursed power, and how mission + culture […]