After winning the ‘Best Places to Work’ accolade for the ninth consecutive year, our Hancock Lumber locations held celebrations to commemorate and celebrate this achievement. We are proud to continuously foster a culture where our team members feel heard, respected, and valued – and, the ‘Best Places to Work’ accolade reflects our team’s commitment. From […]
Employee Engagement
Team Hancock Named Best Place to Work, Nine Years Running
Hancock Lumber’s number one focus is to create and sustain a world-class employee experience. Today, the company announced Team Hancock’s been named a Best Place to Work in Maine for the ninth consecutive year, reinforcing they are delivering on their mission to enhance the lives of the people who work at the organization. For Hancock […]
Russell Coulter Retires After 36-Year Hancock Career!
After an incredible and transformative 36-year career at Hancock Lumber, sawmill veteran, Russell Coulter, retired on 12/30/21. Kevin Hancock recognized Russell at our December Board of Directors meeting at the Home Office in Casco. “Russell has lived through and done everything there is to do at Hancock Lumber—he’s been a manager, an executive, the equivalent […]
“Best Place to Work in Maine” for 8th Consecutive Year
Congratulations to our team of 600 employees for earning the Best Place to Work in Maine accolade for the 8th consecutive year! Team Hancock’s commitment to our best place to work in Maine process directly supports our employee-centric culture and mission to have a highly engaged team and respectful work environment where every employee leads […]
Honoring Toby Hammond’s 44-Years of Hancock Lumber Service!
Congratulations, and thank you to Toby Hammond for an outstanding 44-years of service with Hancock Lumber! As the longest tenured HancockLumber employee, it’s hard to begin to summarize all of Toby’s accomplishments and the impact he’s had on the forest products and building materials industries–but, during his last Hancock Lumber Board of Directors meeting on […]
Best Places to Work in Maine, 7th Consecutive Year!
Hello, Team Hancock! Today, Hancock Lumber learned it was named a Best Places to Work in Maine for the 7th consecutive year! Congratulations to our entire team of 550 people across our 14 locations–together, we have achieved this amazing accomplishment and get to celebrate another year being a Best Place to Work in Maine. It […]
Hancock Lumber Named Best Places to Work in Maine, 5-years in a Row
Hancock Lumber Named Best Places to Work in Maine, 5-years in a Row For 5-years running, Hancock Lumber has been named a Best Places to Work in Maine. Hancock Lumber’s mission is to create a work environment that first and foremost recognizes employees as human beings and ultimately improves the lives of anyone who works […]
Hancock Pittsfield Capital Improvement Project Enhances Employee Engagement
BEYOND THE PROFITS AND PAYBACK: HOW HANCOCK PITTSFIELD’S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ENHANCES EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT Rodney Williams, Sawmill Manager, experiences the upgrade first-hand on line Over the course of each year Hancock Lumber organizes a wish list of capital improvement projects across their entire business – from the retail lumberyard division to sawmill manufacturing, and now […]
Employee Engagement: What Being a ‘Best Place to Work’ Means to Me
HANCOCK’S CORE VALUES : EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT Best Place to Work Celebration! Thanks to over 350 Hancock Lumber employees and family members that joined us for a beautiful night of baseball at the Portland Sea Dogs on June 9th. It was great getting to know each other outside of work and to celebrate our 4th year in […]
Core Values Continued: Employee Engagement
ENGAGEMENT. Leadership is encouraged at every position in the company here at Hancock Lumber. We strive to create a workplace where employees feel empowered, respected and listened to, honoring our commitment to a culture where ‘Everybody Leads’ and truly being a ‘Best Place to Work’. Creating and sustaining a best place to work environment takes […]