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 […]
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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 […]
Hancock Launches Hancock2Go Curbside Service; Free Delivery Continues
Hancock Lumber is excited to announce the launch of its Hancock2Go curbside service at all of its lumberyards in Maine and New Hampshire. Available for builders, DIY-ers, and homeowners alike, this curbside pick-up service provides time savings for customers, working around your schedule. Simply call or email in your order, wait for Team Hancock to […]
Everybody Leads: Getting through this Together
A letter from Kevin Hancock on Hancock Lumber’s response to coronavirus (COVID-19) March 16th, 2020: To: All Hancock Lumber Customers Re: Coronavirus (COVID-19) As trying as these times have suddenly become, I have personally found it very uplifting to see and hear all the stories about our employee, supplier, and customer teams coming together to […]
Kevin Hancock’s new book – The Seventh Power – releases today!
Team Hancock is proud to announce the official release of Kevin Hancock’s second book, The Seventh Power: One CEO’s Journey into the Business of Shared Leadership. Published by Post Hill Press, the book is now available to order online through any of the outlets listed below. Over the past decade, Kevin’s leadership journey has formed […]
Hancock Lumber In and Around the Community
Take a look at a few community stories from around the company! Innovative Veterans’ shelter initiative in Boothbay! Damariscotta, ME – Three local Veterans in the Boothbay area have rallied to try and solve a ubiquitous problem for Veterans here in maine, and across the nation. All Veterans themselves, the trio is in the early […]
Capturing Nature’s Beauty: Bringing the Outside In
As a building materials supplier, we make it a priority to connect with homeowners and builders on recently completed projects as a way of bringing together the materials we are sourcing, the design process, and construction and implementation of these products and ideas. As we traveled from the mountains of New Hampshire to the lakes […]
Spotlight on Employee Led Innovations
Touring around the company, it’s so exciting to witness real-time, employee-led ideas and innovations being implemented every day. Whether a small change or a large scale project, each one truly makes a difference in the daily workflow of our employees, making it easier to do the work and creating a better overall experience. Here are […]
Culture Makes the Difference
What differentiates companies? It’s generally not products, services, facilities, or equipment. In our industry, for example, our lumberyard competitors sell essentially the same assortment of building materials that we do. Across New England, our white pine sawmill competitors make products that are very similar to our own. Additionally, we all tend to sell our products […]
An Out-Standing Partnership
“I am so excited to announce that we have produced our 1,000th standing frame to date. We could not have reached this milestone without the help of Hancock Lumber.” Scott Mitchell, Executive Director of Stand With Me Scott Mitchell providing standing therapy to a patient Stand With Me is a non-profit organization that produces and […]