Eddie Cox, long time Commodity Buyer for Team Hancock will be celebrating his retirement at the end of 2024, marking the end of his 14-year career with Hancock Lumber. Eddie joined us in November of 2010 as a Product Category Manager after a previous 21-year career with Roper Bros Lumber Company. Eddie has always been […]
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Hancock Lumber Awarded the Sebago Fuller Housing Community Service Award
Earlier this fall Hancock Lumber attended the Sebago Fuller Housing Gala, an event created to recognize the organization’s five anniversary and impact in the community—and, where Team Hancock was awarded their first Community Service Award! The Sebago Lakes Region Fuller Center for Housing works with locals, including veterans, to help bring them more affordable home […]
Hancock’s Online Experience
Hancock Lumber has expanded direct-to-consumer services through its custom-built e-commerce platform, shop.HancockLumber.com. “Transparency and customer intimacy are two of our core values and were foundational in building out our new online experience that launched in May 2022,” CMO Erin Plummer commented. “One of our goals for the online store was to provide access to all […]
Hancock Lumber Repositions Itself for the Future—as One Company, with One Strategy + One Vision
Leadership Team Realignment Includes Two New Executives and an Internal Promotion Hancock Lumber is repositioning itself as a ‘division-less’ organization with a bright future as one company, with one vision + one strategy. As part of this change, the company enthusiastically welcomes two new members to its executive team, announces a significant internal promotion, and […]
Hancock Lumber Attends 11th Annual Arctic Circle Assembly and Business Forum in Iceland
During the month of October, Hancock Lumber’s COO Mark Hopkins travelled to Reykjavik, Iceland to participate in the 11th Annual Arctic Circle Assembly and continue conversations on how Maine and Hancock Lumber could support Greenland and supplying building materials for their housing demand. While at this event, Mark presented with four others on Greenland’s Trade […]
Hancock Lumber Celebrates Ranking #11 at Best Place to Work Ceremony
Last month, members from Hancock Lumber attended the Best Places to Work in ME awards ceremony that took place at the Augusta Civic Center. Over 133 companies from across the state attended who were recognized as a Best Places to Work across the small, medium, and large employer categories. While Hancock Lumber learned we were […]
Paul Hamann Accepts New Quality Control Position Created For Eastern White Pine Products
Paul Hamann joined Team Hancock in May of 2024 and entered a new role at the end of year as our companywide Eastern White Pine Quality Control Manager. A new role created to ensure consistent product quality and processes across our three mills, this position brings a higher level of control and awareness for our […]
Hancock Lumber Hosts 2024 Maine Teacher’s Tour
In late July, Hancock Lumber welcomed 30 educators from across Maine to tour our Casco White Pine Mill and Jugtown Forest Conservation Land. Part of the Maine TREE Foundation, the Forests of Maine Teachers’ Tour program has been hosting two four-day Teachers’ Tours annually since 1997. Designed to bring Maine educators to commercial forests, recreation […]
MaineHousing Visits Hancock Lumber for Shared Leadership Workshop with Kevin Hancock
Earlier this October, Hancock Lumber welcomed eight senior leaders from Augusta-based MaineHousing for a day-long shared leadership workshop hosted by Kevin Hancock. Having connected with Kevin Hancock during a Leadership Maine tour at Hancock Lumber several years prior, MaineHousing Director, Dan Brennan, knew he wanted to find time for his leadership team to learn more […]
Welcome, Nick Christ—Hancock Lumber’s New Brunswick General Manager
Team Hancock is thrilled to welcome Nick Christ as the new General Manager of our Brunswick location. Nick has close to thirty years of experience in our industry, previously working at Home Depot. Nick started out at 19 years old working in the parking lot retrieving carts and has done most every job there. Nick […]