Team Hancock wants to recognize our beloved Safety Director, Gregg Speed, and wish him well as he retires from a 26 year career at Hancock Lumber. Gregg has served in a variety of roles and capacities throughout his career, making incredible impacts wherever he has gone. He spent the majority of his career focused on safety, retiring with the title of Safety Director. Safety is a #1 value at Hancock Lumber and Gregg worked with passion and urgency to develop both retail and sawmill safety programs that are of the utmost importance to the operation of our company. Kevin Hancock said of Gregg, “Gregg forged deep personal relationships across our company, all the while fearlessly defining and redefining his role to add more and more meaning to the lives of everyone he touched. His relentless personal energy, feisty courage to carve out and define his role, and his unbreakable belief in the human spirit make Gregg’s contribution one for ages that is unlikely to ever be repeated in a similar fashion.” Thank you for all you have done Gregg and best of luck on your next adventure! Read on for more departing words for Gregg from Hancock teammates.
“Early on as a Hancock Employee, I will never forget the hospitality Gregg showed me and the attentiveness he provided to the new guy! He was quick to embrace the amazing values of this organization and provided a realistic vision for company safety. Gregg has an amazing passion for safety, right down to the nitty gritty details of what is what, which no one ever knew what the heck he was talking about but him. Thank you, Gregg, your career at Hancock Lumber has made this a Safer and Better place to work!” – Aaron Schulte, Sawmill COO
“Speedo has done a tremendous job here at Hancock Lumber. Through thick and thin, good and bad, Gregg has always been a pillar of calm and resolve in his job. Gregg’s humanity, caring and diligence has helped us create a safety culture that involves everyone. Prioritizing safety and well-being for all of us has been a standard that Gregg has set, helped foster and his legacy will continue on in all of us. Cheers to the sawmill fishing trip Captain and best wishes to Greg and his entire family in his retirement. Love ya, Speedo!” – Matt Duprey, Sawmill CRO
“What an honor it’s been to have worked alongside Gregg “Speedo” Speed for my entire career—he’s definitely leaving the company in better shape than when he arrived! From day one, it was evident Speedo was laser focused on his area of responsibility—SAFETY—but, the way in which he transformed our safety culture, engaging every team member and building relationships over the years, is what I’ll remember the most and was so special. Thank you, Speedo, for representing Team Hancock throughout your career and bringing your unmatched enthusiasm and positivity every step of the way!” – Erin Plummer, CMO
