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 […]
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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 […]
Hancock Lumber joins the American Tree Farm System
All of Hancock’s privately owned land is open to the public for recreation Hancock Lumber recently announced that their Hancock Land division has rejoined the American Tree Farm System (ATFS). Hancock Land remains one of the largest landowners in Western Maine—with 12,200 acres owned across Bridgton, Naples, Casco, and Poland. Membership into the ATFS is an […]
Spotlight on Employee Led Innovations
Touring around the company, it’s so exciting to witness real-time, employee-led ideas and innovations being implemented every day. Whether a small change or a large scale project, each one truly makes a difference in the daily workflow of our employees, making it easier to do the work and creating a better overall experience. Here are […]
Maine Cabin Masters Tours Hancock’s Casco Sawmill!
(L to R): Evan Beaulieu – Hancock Account Manager, Matt Duprey – Hancock Sawmill Sales Manager, Ryan and Ashley Eldridge – Maine Cabin Masters 9/10/18 – Maine Cabin Masters stars Ryan and Ashley Eldridge spent the morning touring Hancock Lumber’s Casco sawmill. After using Hancock Pine on many projects, including an upcoming feature in Bridgton, […]
Log Procurement Team Welcomes Butch Barberi!
Butch Barberi joined Hancock lumber in July as the new Log Procurement Forester for the Pittsfield sawmill. Butch comes to Hancock Lumber with nearly 30 years of experience in the Forest Products industry, primarily in fiber procurement for a hardwood sawmill and large paper mills in Vermont and Maine. He has held positions in forest […]
Manufacturing in Maine: the log to lumber journey at Hancock Lumber
Click the player box above to take a video tour through Hancock Lumber’s eastern white pine manufacturing operation. Manufacturing in Maine: the log to lumber journey at Hancock Lumber While there’s no substitute for a live tour through our eastern white pine sawmills, Hancock Lumber is excited to share the next best thing–our new video […]
Hancock Sponsors Washburn Norlands Strawberry Festival
Hancock Sponsors Washburn Norlands Strawberry Festival Earlier this year Hancock’s Bethel Sawmill generously donated their own v-match eastern white pine boards for the Washburn Norlands new barn doors. A few years ago, Hancock Lumber donated 12,000 board feet of their own eastern white pine for the barn rebuild that was previously destroyed by fire. Because […]
Recycling Energy and Creating Power at Hancock’s Bethel Sawmill!
Recycling Energy and Creating Power at Hancock’s Bethel Sawmill! Bethel, Maine— Over the past 10 years, Hancock Lumber has worked hard to successfully reduce its consumption of electricity by installing energy efficient LED lighting and high efficiency electrical motors. We are making more lumber than ever—however, we are using much less electricity to do it. As […]