Two groups of educators toured the Bethel sawmill this summer to learn more about the process of turning a locally grown and harvested tree into lumber products. The first tour group, Maine TREE Foundation, hosted sixteen educators to participate in the Project Learning Tree workshop and tour in Bethel. During the workshop, they focused on […]
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Pat MacVane High Five!
High Five Award in Recognition of: Pat MacVane Presented By: Lou C. Hancock Location: Windham During a recent delivery, Pat called me when he got there to let me know he had arrived. He called back about 15 minutes later to tell me he smelled propane and noticed that the homeowner’s tank was leaking at […]
Safety 24/7™ at Hancock Lumber
Earlier this year, Hancock Lumber took a deeper dive into safety, committing to the Safety 24/7 ™ principles in Greg Anderson‘s book. Watch our video below and hear from Team members from across Hancock locations as they talk about what safety means to them—at work and beyond. Safety is our #1 priority and Safety 24/7™ […]
Stronger Together, Hancock Lumber Announces Plans to Acquire Madison Lumber Mill
Two of New England’s top performing eastern white pine manufacturing facilities will be stronger together as Hancock Lumber announces its plans to acquire Madison Lumber Mill. Hancock Lumber’s eastern white pine operations will expand to four mills with its first sawmill acquisition in over twenty years. While Hancock Lumber will be purchasing Madison Lumber Mill […]
Team Hancock Named Best Place to Work, Nine Years Running
Hancock Lumber’s number one focus is to create and sustain a world-class employee experience. Today, the company announced Team Hancock’s been named a Best Place to Work in Maine for the ninth consecutive year, reinforcing they are delivering on their mission to enhance the lives of the people who work at the organization. For Hancock […]
Installing and Working With Eastern White Pine
What’s in your board? Understanding the impact of building materials! Learn more below about the contents of our Hancock Eastern White Pine boards. A species indigenous to Maine and the state’s official tree, Eastern White Pine has been Hancock’s signature product since it started doing business in 1848. Today, Maine’s landscape is 90% forest and Hancock Lumber continues […]
Tyler Lacourse, Cameron Collins, and Peter Allen High Five!
High Five Award in Recognition of: Tyler Lacourse, Cameron Collins, and Peter Allen Presented By: Aaron Mace Hancock Location: Windham and Saco This morning Peter Allen identified that there were wires that looked too low for his boom truck to successfully make his first delivery of the day. We made a call to Cameron in […]
Hancock Announces ‘Whole House’ Partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland
Pledge to Donate 100% of the Building Materials for Freeport Home In a year that we’ve focused much of our giving back efforts on housing, we’re excited to announce Team Hancock has pledged to donate 100% of the building materials for a Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland’s home in Freeport. In addition to three […]
Dan Romano High Five!
High Five Award in Recognition of: Dan Romano Presented By: Customer Liz R. Hancock Location: Windham Dan is an extremely talented individual with attention to detail and a desire to make the work that he does pleasing in every way. He is polite and respectful, and he listens to concerns and acts upon those concerns accordingly. Dan […]
Steve Church High Five!
High Five Award in Recognition of: Steve Church Presented By: Dawn B. Hancock Location: Bethel I lost my wallet over a week ago with my credit cards, bank information, and even my social security card inside. I had left it on the fender of my Jeep and drove more than 20 miles with it. I […]