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Hancock Lumber joins the American Tree Farm System

All of Hancock’s privately owned land is open to the public for recreation Hancock Lumber recently announced that their Hancock Land division has rejoined the American Tree Farm System (ATFS). Hancock Land remains one of the largest landowners in Western Maine—with 12,200 acres owned across Bridgton, Naples, Casco, and Poland. Membership into the ATFS is an […]

Kitchen Renovation 101: Words of Advice from Team Hancock

Looking to renovate your kitchen but don’t know where to start? Take a deep breath and let Hancock Lumber’s team of experts help you navigate this complex process. With Hancock Lumber’s Kitchen Design Showroom teams, you can choose to collaborate with one of our 18 designers across our 8 state-of-the-art showrooms. Follow our ‘getting started’ […]

Leveraging Technology in Today’s Manufacturing World

NEW TOOL: LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE A DIGITAL SALES AND PRODUCTION SCHEDULING SYSTEM Today, it takes approximately 14-days for eastern white pine trees to go from standing in the forest to being packaged eastern white pine boards on a truck. About 50% of Hancock Lumber’s markets receive their deliveries within 10-hours of their product being […]

Proud Sponsor of Camp Sunshine’s Pumpkin Festival

While this year’s Pumpkin Festival has taken on a different look and feel, Hancock Lumber continues to be a proud sponsor of one of Camp Sunshine’s major fundraising events. Adapting to the pandemic times, the annual Pumpkin Festival will take place over the course of a couple weeks in October with a number of ways […]

A Look Inside Hancock’s Onboarding, Hiring + Training Programs

Take a look inside Hancock’s onboarding, hiring + training programs with two interviews below with both John Muzzy, our Retail Division Training + Onboarding Coordinator and Kevin Raven, our Sawmill Division Training + Development Manager.   Q+A WITH JOHN MUZZY, RETAIL TRAINING + ONBOARDING COORDINATOR: TELL ME ABOUT YOUR ROLE AND WHY YOU DECIDED TO […]

Best Places to Work in Maine, 7th Consecutive Year!

Hello, Team Hancock! Today, Hancock Lumber learned it was named a Best Places to Work in Maine for the 7th consecutive year! Congratulations to our entire team of 550 people across our 14 locations–together, we have achieved this amazing accomplishment and get to celebrate another year being a Best Place to Work in Maine. It […]

Hancock Virtual High-Fives!

Please join us in celebrating some of our recent ‘Virtual High-Five’ shout outs for Hancock employees providing excellent customer service and going above and beyond. Some of these recognitions come from fellow team members, while others are sent to us directly from customers. If you’d like to recognize someone on our team, please fill out […]

Celebrating Hancock’s Employee of the Year Award Recipients

This award is given annually to a select group of Hancock Lumber employees whose positive attitudes, commitment to quality and focus on customer service combine to serve as a living example of the core values of our company. Employee of the Year award recipients are held in high regard by their peers and set a […]

Hancock Supplying The Ecology School, Maine’s 1st Living Building Challenge Project!

In 2019, The Ecology School broke ground on its new campus at River Bend Farm in Saco, Maine. Upon completion, The Ecology School will become the most sustainable building in the Northeast following “Living Building Challenge” guidelines, the first one of its kind to be constructed here in Maine. Dormitory under construction, made with Made-in-Maine […]