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 […]
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Unique Partnership Brings Our World-Class Eastern White Pine Full Circle
Hancock Lumber and Bright Wood have been partners since 2019 with Hancock Lumber supplying their company with eastern white pine boards. Based in Oregon and distributing products nationally, Bright Wood® is a top-tier manufacturer of wood window and door components, mouldings, and engineered dimensional lumber. Since 2019, Bright Wood has purchased Hancock Pine and re-manufactured […]
Kennebunk Hosts Tool + Hardware Day
In late June, our Kennebunk location hosted a full roster of 12 vendors for their Tool + Hardware Day featuring product demos, Gotta Be Frank gourmet food truck, and more. Employees and customers flooded the event and enjoyed the fantastic opportunity for networking, learning, and enjoying some delicious food in the gorgeous summer weather. “Partnering […]
Hancock Lumber’s Bethel Sawmill Hosts Employee Day
On a beautiful summer day in June, our Bethel Sawmill hosted a family day for employees and their loved ones. Over 100 family members joined Team Hancock for a day of tours, games, food, raffles, and more! Bethel Sawmill General Manager, Keith Trask, created an amazing opportunity to bring families to the mill for a […]
Wolfeboro Hosts Vendor Fair for Builders and Employees
Earlier this month our Hancock Lumber Wolfeboro location hosted an exciting vendor fair featuring product demos, Mow’s Munchies food truck and more. The event was a fantastic opportunity for networking, learning, and enjoying some delicious food in the gorgeous summer weather. Vendors showcased their products and services and attendees had the chance to connect with […]
Team Hancock Participates in the Miles for Mills 5K
Hancock Lumber’s deeply committed to the communities it services—towns and cities that are also where our employees + customers work and play. This year, members from our Brunswick location organized a group to participate in the annual Miles for Mills 5K, a charity event that raises funds for the Travis Mills Foundation, an organization dedicated […]
Hancock Lumber Hosts NeLMA & EWP Importers from Pakistan
In April, Hancock Lumber partnered with NeLMA to host a group of seven representatives of companies located in Pakistan who import Eastern White Pine lumber. The group was led by the Agriculture Marketing Specialist, Rashid Raja, of the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan. This was the 4th Pakistani importers group hosted by NELMA since 2014 with […]
Hancock Lumber Hosts Tour Group from the United Kingdom and National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
Recently, Hancock Lumber had the honor of hosting a delegation from the UK, traveling to Maine to learn about the forestry industry. This visit was facilitated by the connections of Commissioner Beal, the incoming President of NASDA (National Association of State Departments of Agriculture), and the current President of NASF (National Association of State Foresters). […]
Team Hancock’s Karla Allen Attends NHTOA Career Day
In early April the New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association hosted the 4th Annual Career Day in partnership with the NH Division of Forest and Lands. Team Hancock’s Karla Allen attended the event to talk with students about opportunities within the industry and Hancock Lumber. We asked Karla, one of our log procurement team members, to […]
Team Hancock Attends the 10th Annual Women in Construction Event
Bernstein Shur hosted their 10th annual Women in Construction event on May 15th at the beautiful Falmouth Country Club where 11 of Team Hancock’s women leaders attended along with over 250 other women from across Maine’s construction industry. Bernstein Shur’s annual Women in Construction and Project Development Event creates a rare opportunity for women to […]