Butch Barberi joined Hancock lumber in July as the new Log Procurement Forester for the Pittsfield sawmill. Butch comes to Hancock Lumber with nearly 30 years of experience in the Forest Products industry, primarily in fiber procurement for a hardwood sawmill and large paper mills in Vermont and Maine. He has held positions in forest […]
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Mark Your Calendars for the 84th Annual Casco Days
CASCO DAYS: 7/26, 7/27, 728 – The secret is out, the small lakeside town of Casco, Maine comes to life in a big way at the end of July! You won’t want to miss this classic festival, filled with midway games, concerts, fireworks, parades, homemade burgers, fried dough and lemonade and so much more! Generations […]
Travis Mills Foundation: Hancock Lumber’s Brunswick store and Casco sawmill collaborate for a great cause!
The Travis Mills Foundation Veterans Retreat is the dream of retired United States Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills, who lost both arms and legs in Afghanistan on April 10, 2012, when he was critically injured by an IED (improvised explosive device). During his 19-month recovery at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, […]
Breaking News: Hancock Lumber Named 2017 ProSales Dealer of the Year!
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 […]
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 […]
Kevin Hancock Honored at 2015 Habitat for Humanity Gala
Kevin, with his wife Alison, upon receiving his award. Congratulations to our company president, Kevin Hancock, for being honored with the Charlie and Leisa Crane Spirit of Humanity Award. This award is in recognition of Kevin’s outstanding commitment and leadership in furthering the mission of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland. Kevin was the keynote speaker […]
Hancock Lumber Sponsors 409 Cumberland Green Living Housing
Erin Plummer, Marketing + Communications Director for Hancock Lumber, and Jim Giberson, Marketing Manager at Wright-Ryan Construction representing sponsoring companies at the celebration event. Last month, Avesta Housing, Cultivating Communities, Boston Capital, and many other sponsor and community partners celebrated the completion of the 409 Cumberland green living housing project. Hancock Lumber was thrilled to […]
Hancock Lumber named a 2015 Best Places to Work in Maine for the second year in a row!
For the 2nd year in a row, Hancock Lumber has been selected as one of the 2015 Best Places to Work in Maine! In 2015, only 75 Maine companies were selected based on survey rankings determined by Best Companies Group, an independent survey organization. This statewide program identifies, recognizes, and honors the best places of […]
Hancock’s Hiring: Exciting Employment Opportunities!
Learn more about Hancock Lumber’s employment opportunities! What started as a sawmill and timberland operation in Casco, Maine over 167-years ago, has grown into a diverse and complex organization. Today, Hancock Lumber operates 3 sawmill manufacturing facilities, 9 retail lumberyard locations, a dedicated design showroom, and over 12,000 acres of timberland that combine to employ […]
Kevin Hancock Presents at UNE Merrill Business Ethics Lecture Series
Hancock Lumber Company President, Kevin Hancock, recently gave a speech titled, Rethinking the Grindstone, as part of the UNE Merrill Business Ethics Lecture Series. Kevin has a unique view on leadership and management that has evolved over time, through life lessons, business experiences, and most recently, his travels to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Kevin’s personal […]