Hancock Lumber Named Best Places to Work in Maine, 5-years in a Row For 5-years running, Hancock Lumber has been named a Best Places to Work in Maine. Hancock Lumber’s mission is to create a work environment that first and foremost recognizes employees as human beings and ultimately improves the lives of anyone who works […]
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Log Procurement Team Welcomes Butch Barberi!
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 […]
Employee Engagement: What Being a ‘Best Place to Work’ Means to Me
HANCOCK’S CORE VALUES : EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT Best Place to Work Celebration! Thanks to over 350 Hancock Lumber employees and family members that joined us for a beautiful night of baseball at the Portland Sea Dogs on June 9th. It was great getting to know each other outside of work and to celebrate our 4th year in […]
Fryeburg Academy Students Tour Hancock’s Casco Sawmill
Fryeburg Academy Students Tour Hancock’s Casco Sawmill. At the end of May, 15 Fryeburg Academy students had the chance to tour Hancock’s Eastern White Pine operations in Casco. As a part of their three week course, the students visited many locations to gain real life experiences in the local economy. The students travel to ocean […]
Team Hancock Living our Core Values
It’s always so fun to see employees, our brand ambassadors, living out Hancock’s core values and share those moments with everyone. Over the last month a couple of exciting things have happened that we wanted to feature–from a collection of our people canoeing for a cause on the Royal River, to team members in Bethel […]
Hancock, 320ink, and Allmade Apparel Making a Difference from Haiti to Maine
Hancock Lumber, 320ink, and Allmade Apparel Making a Difference from Haiti to Maine. This spring, Hancock Lumber took a different approach when ordering their builder gear. After hearing about a new t-shirt manufacturer, Hancock decided to purchase the Allmade apparel brand, a high quality t-shirt line with a socially and environmentally responsible mission. The Allmade team is […]
Hancock Yarmouth Exceeds Goal Hosting American Red Cross Blood Drive
On Tuesday, March 27th, Hancock Lumber’s Yarmouth location hosted an American Red Cross Blood Drive. Lead by CounterPro Sarah Dube with the support of General Manager, Harland Storey, the entire Yarmouth Team stepped up both by recruiting donors and serving as donors themselves. With short notice serving as a fill in location for the Red […]
Hancock Lumber Welcomes Mainely Trusses to the Team
Hancock Lumber Welcomes Mainely Trusses to the Team! Hancock blazes new trail, acquires roof and floor truss manufacturing facility. Hancock Lumber is proud to announce their acquisition of Mainely Trusses, a market-leading roof and floor truss manufacturing facility based in Fairfield, Maine. Two successful Maine businesses are joining forces with this acquisition, adding a unique […]
Join Team Hancock: Culture Makes the Difference!
Join Team Hancock: Culture Makes the Difference! In Rick Schumacher’s January 2018 LBM Journal’s editor’s note, he offers three pieces of advice to dealers across the country to kick off the new year: 1) focus on company culture, 2) seek fresh opportunities and 3) connect, learn and grow. In his note, Rick wrote, “1. FOCUS ON COMPANY […]
SHARP Safety Certification: Hancock Sawmill Trifecta!
SHARP Safety Certification: Hancock Sawmill Trifecta! All three of Hancock Lumber’s Eastern White Pine manufacturing facilities have earned certification into the United States Department of Labor’s (USDOL) Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP), with their Pittsfield mill most recently becoming SHARP certified . The USDOL recognizes small business employers who have used OSHA’s consultation program […]