Hi! My name is Sophie and I am working as a marketing intern at Hancock this summer. I had the chance to follow some students around on a sawmill tour (a first for the students and me, too!) The fifth grade class of Raymond Elementary School visited our Casco Sawmill location. The 52 students were […]
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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 […]
Fryeburg Academy Students Tour Hancock’s Casco Sawmill
Fryeburg Academy Students Tour Hancock’s Casco Sawmill. At the end of May, 15 Fryeburg Academy students had the chance to tour Hancock’s Eastern White Pine operations in Casco. As a part of their three week course, the students visited many locations to gain real life experiences in the local economy. The students travel to ocean […]
Hancock Lumber Attends Lake Region Agricultural Fair
Hancock Lumber Attends Lake Region Agricultural Fair | For the first time ever, Lake Region High School and Vocational Center produced an agricultural fair, bringing in 75 local businesses. Over 1,000 area students attended the fair which included a gym full of business booths and interactive exhibits on the front lawn. Lake Region High School, […]
Hancock Pine: a time-tested signature product since 1848
Hancock Pine: a time-tested signature product since 1848 August 1947: Percy Frank, sawyer, works at Hancock’s mill Since 1848, Hancock Lumber has been growing Eastern White Pine trees, manufacturing them into Hancock Pine products, and employing hardworking Mainers who choose to live and work in the Pine Tree state. Century-old homes stand today with beautiful Eastern White […]
Investing in our Sawmills
Kevin Hancock Cuts the Ribbon for the New Horizontal Resaw Machine Investing in our sawmills, lumberyards, timberlands, employees and customers is always a top priority at Hancock Lumber. This past June we completed a major capital project at our Ryefield sawmill, located in Casco, the same town in which the company was founded over […]
Bethel Sawmill Earns Forest Products Award
Bethel Sawmill Leaders Accept Forest Products Award The Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce recently recognized Hancock Lumber as the Forest Products Industry Award recipient. Company leaders from our Bethel sawmill attended the event and were presented the award. What a great surprise it was to have Angus King, former Hancock Lumber director, join the event […]
Governor LePage Tours Hancock’s Sawmill
Governor LePage meets Forest Hancock while touring our sawmill! Governor LePage was in Casco today to take a tour of our Ryefield Sawmill. While there he engaged with employees and discussed his background and work history. We learned he spent most of his career working in sawmills! To see more photos from his tour of […]
Kevin Hancock Named Man of the Year
Company President, Kevin Hancock, receives “Man of the Year” recognition! In the January/February issue Timber Processing Magazine named our company president, Kevin Hancock, their 2014 Man of the Year. The magazine noted Kevin’s leadership and active social participation as key reasons for being honored with this title. Kevin is now the 26th person to receive […]
Hancock Wins Coveted Energy Leadership Award
Hancock Lumber recently captured the coveted Philip C. Hastings award in recognition for the company’s leadership in reducing energy usage. “The decision to make these changes to conserve energy at our Bethel sawmill is a win-win situation,” Hancock Lumber President Kevin Hancock said. “Being green and efficient is smart for our company during these tough […]