Kevin, with his wife Alison, upon receiving his award. Congratulations to our company president, Kevin Hancock, for being honored with the Charlie and Leisa Crane Spirit of Humanity Award. This award is in recognition of Kevin’s outstanding commitment and leadership in furthering the mission of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland. Kevin was the keynote speaker […]
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Hancock Lumber Sponsors 409 Cumberland Green Living Housing
Erin Plummer, Marketing + Communications Director for Hancock Lumber, and Jim Giberson, Marketing Manager at Wright-Ryan Construction representing sponsoring companies at the celebration event. Last month, Avesta Housing, Cultivating Communities, Boston Capital, and many other sponsor and community partners celebrated the completion of the 409 Cumberland green living housing project. Hancock Lumber was thrilled to […]
Hancock Lumber Sponsors Bethel Harvestfest Celebration!
Hancock Lumber is proud to sponsor the 17th annual Bethel Harvestfest in 2015 as the lead contributor. Celebrate the harvest and the beginning of fall foliage season as the Bethel Chamber puts on this amazing event complete with arts, crafts, music, a farmers’ market, a chowder and apple pie cook-off, and much more on the town common. […]
Hancock Lumber Sponsors New TV Show: Greenlight Maine
Hancock Lumber is excited to participate in a new weekly television show called Greenlight Maine, airing on September 12th. As both a successful growing business in Maine, and as a mentor interested in encouraging innovation and new ideas in our state, our company is looking forward to being a part of this! This television program […]
Hancock Sponsors New TV Show, “Greenlight Maine”!
Hancock Lumber is excited to participate in a new weekly television show called Greenlight Maine, that will begin airing on September 12th, 2015. As both a successful growing business in Maine, and as a mentor interested in encouraging innovation and new ideas in our state, Hancock Lumber is looking forward to being a part of […]
Hancock Hosts Forestry Field Day at Jugtown Forest
Engaged students answer questions about Hancock’s working forest Hancock Lumber collaborated with Project Learning Tree and Lake Region Middle School to host a Forestry Field Day event on June 3rd for a hundred students. In an effort to bring the classroom to a real-world setting, students spent part of the day touring historic Jugtown Forest […]
Kevin Hancock Presents at UNE Merrill Business Ethics Lecture Series
Hancock Lumber Company President, Kevin Hancock, recently gave a speech titled, Rethinking the Grindstone, as part of the UNE Merrill Business Ethics Lecture Series. Kevin has a unique view on leadership and management that has evolved over time, through life lessons, business experiences, and most recently, his travels to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Kevin’s personal […]
Kohtala Scholarship Fund Started, Contributions Grow!
Kevin Hancock recently wrote a cover story for our employee newsletter, Roots & Branches, in memory of our friend and co-worker, John Kohtala, whom we lost earlier this year. We wanted to share Kevin’s message with everyone we’re connected to! It’s Not About WHAT you Do…It’s about HOW You Do It John Kohtala’s funeral was held at Lake […]
Hancock Helps Forestry Program Acquire New Tractor!
OHTS forestry students pose in front of the new John Deere tractor local companies helped them purchase. Donations from local wood product industry partners, including Hancock Lumber, enabled Oxford Hills Technical School (OHTS) to purchase a John Deere 4-wheel drive tractor for their forestry program. An integral part of the school’s forestry program, the tractor […]
Hancock Celebrates Earth Day and 10 Years of “Tree to Timber!”
Happy Earth Day, and happy 10 years to Tree to Timber! Our company, Hancock Lumber, has been the proud sponsor of the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine’s second floor sustainable forestry and pine manufacturing exhibit since 2005. We love sharing what we do with the thousands of kids and their families who visit the Museum & […]