Breaking News: Hancock Lumber Named 2017 ProSales Dealer of the Year! Hanley Wood’s ProSales Magazine selected Hancock Lumber as their 2017 National Dealer of the Year. The Dealer of the Year Award honors outstanding achievements in construction supply operations, management and innovations, as well as meritorious service to the dealer’s community and to the lumber and building material […]
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Hancock Holiday Traditions!
Hancock holiday traditions happen all around our company and, in the spirit of the season, we wanted to share a few of them with all of you! While some are fairly new, many have been happening for decades upon decades. Take a look at some of Hancock’s holiday traditions: Crusher and Forest Hancock Entertaining Damariscotta. Now […]
Hancock Lumber Explores New Market Opportunity in Greenland
Click to play the recent segment featured on WCSH6 Hancock Lumber Explores New Market Opportunity in Greenland. Last week Hancock Lumber’s Retail COO, Mark Hopkins, was featured on WCSH6 regarding recent work the company’s been exploring on trade with Greenland and opening a new market. Over the last six months Mark has been collaborating with a […]
A work philosophy should enhance and support a life philosophy
A year seems to go by faster when you get older because it increasingly becomes a smaller part of your entire life. When I was a kid, summer vacation alone seemed to last forever. When you are 5, a single year covers 20% of your life. When you are 50, a year accounts for 2% […]
Jessica Enman, Kitchen + Bath Designer, joins Home Again by Hancock Lumber in Brunswick
Featured in the current issue of Maine Home and Design Magazine is our Home Again by Hancock Lumber ad highlighting the newest member to our Kitchen + Bath Design Team in Brunswick, Jessica Enman! With a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Jessica has a wide range of knowledge and an excellent skillset that help with many […]
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 […]
Thank You, Veterans! Honoring Those Who Have Served…
Honoring those who have served: thank you, veterans! Thank you, veterans! We wanted to take a moment to say, “thank you”, and honor all veterans who have served in the military, defending and protecting our country and freedom. Hancock Lumber is proud to employ many veterans at our lumberyard and sawmill facilities throughout Maine and […]
A Ripple Effect of Kindness
Berta Campbell’s “Kindness” display. Creating a Ripple Effect of Kindness. Recently, Home Again Kitchen + Bath Designer (and mixed media artist), Roberta Campbell’s artwork was featured as part of a story in The Gorham Times titled, “A Ripple Effect of Kindness.” At her home in Gorham, Berta has created a “kindness” display to encourage compassion […]
Two Hancock Lumber Sawmills Earn SHARP Workplace Safety Award
Two Hancock Lumber Sawmills Earn SHARP Workplace Safety Award Ryefield Sawmill manager, Mike Shane, hangs the official SHARP flag at the Casco Sawmill. Two of Hancock Lumber’s Eastern White Pine Mills have earned certification into the United States Department of Labor’s (USDOL) Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP). The USDOL recognizes small business employers […]
Kevin Hancock Encourages Mainers to Vote NO on Question #2
Misleading Language on Referendum Question Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story: Kevin Hancock Encourages Voters to Vote NO on Ballot Question #2 Ballot Question #2 asks if voters want to increase the top end of the Maine income tax by 3% to provide “direct support for student learning” in grades K-12. While I always have a soft […]