Safety First! Congratulations to Hancock Lumber on earning the Forest Products Group Trust Safety Award for “Most Effective Claims Management”! Each year the Forest Products Group Trust hands out safety awards in several categories to deserving members. Of the 24 companies that are members, Hancock Lumber was selected as the top performer in claims management […]
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Celebrating Kevin Hynes and his Amazing Career at Hancock Lumber
It’s hard to believe that today marks Kevin Hynes’ last day of work at Hancock Lumber. After an incredible 16-year career with our company, our Sawmill Division COO is retiring and moving to the west coast. Over the last couple of weeks, teams have gathered, reflected, laughed, shared, and celebrated Kevin Hynes. At our farewell […]
Hancock Lumber Receives Miles Freeman Award of Service
Late last year, Habitat for Humanity York County recognized Hancock Lumber as the first-ever business to receive the Miles Freeman Award of Service. Named for Habitat for Humanity York County’s founder, the award honors a business that embodies Freeman’s passion and commitment to serving York County families through safe and affordable housing. While on-site this […]
Family-Owned Businesses Unite: Hancock Acquires Lapointe Lumber
Hancock Lumber Acquires Lapointe Lumber Two long-standing family businesses are joining forces with Hancock Lumber’s announcement of their plans to acquire Lapointe Lumber, a fourth-generation independent building materials supplier that’s operated in the Augusta and Gardiner markets since 1947. Established in 1848, Hancock Lumber is a seventh-generation, integrated forest products company who is passionate about […]
Maine Women Magazine Features Jessica Enman
In their February 2021 edition, Maine Women Magazine interviewed Brunswick Kitchen Designer Jessica Enman on the process of remodeling a kitchen. Throughout the article, Jessica talks about meeting with the client, creating a design collaboratively, using computer software to provide 3D colored renderings, and the overall evolution of designing a space. Jessica also discusses the […]
2020 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’s James Gigliotti Honored with ProSales Four Under Forty Award
2021 Four Under Forty Award Recipient, James Giigliotti ProSales Magazine recently announced their annual Four Under Forty award recipients, a list that included Hancock Lumber’s Commodities Purchasing Manager, James Gigliotti. While James joined Team Hancock fairly recently- in late 2019 – he’s fit into the culture and company seamlessly, bringing his lifetime of industry experience […]
Honoring Toby Hammond’s 44-Years of Hancock Lumber Service!
Congratulations, and thank you to Toby Hammond for an outstanding 44-years of service with Hancock Lumber! As the longest tenured HancockLumber employee, it’s hard to begin to summarize all of Toby’s accomplishments and the impact he’s had on the forest products and building materials industries–but, during his last Hancock Lumber Board of Directors meeting on […]
Celebrating Deb Edwards’ 21-Years of Service!
Today, on her last day of work before her well-deserved retirement, we celebrated Deb Edwards’ outstanding career and 21-years of service at Hancock Lumber. Wendy Scribner spoke and reflected on Deb’s contributions here at Hancock Lumber throughout her two-decades of service. Deb’s unwavering positivity, dedication to her work, and enthusiastic spirit stand out to everyone […]
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 […]