Posted by: Wanda Curtis Whether for barbecues, sitting outdoors and reading a good book, or social gatherings, a deck is a great addition to any home. After a long, treacherous winter, Mainers are anxious to spend time outdoors. One of the projects that homeowners may want to tackle is building a new deck on their […]
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Hammond Lumber Company Makita Training
February 28, 2018Hammond Lumber Company has always made employee training a top priority to make sure all our employees have the skills they need to help every customer that walks through our doors. Recently six Hammond employees had the opportunity to train with Makita at their facilities in Buford Georgia. Day one of training was spent […]
Congratulations Rod Wiles!
February 15, 2018HLC is proud to announce and congratulate Rod Wiles on his newly elected position of Chairperson-Elect on the Northeastern Retail Lumber Association executive committee. Rod has been with Hammond Lumber Company for 31 years and we are very proud of all that he has accomplished. After his term as Chairperson-Elect, Rod will take over as Chairperson of […]
Sixty-Five And Still Growing
February 7, 2018Sixty-Five And Still Growing Employee opportunity equals success for Hammond Lumber Hammond Lumber Company is celebrating its 65th birthday after enjoying the most successful year in its history. The Maine family business that began in 1953 as a tiny sawmill in Belgrade is now one of the largest independent building suppliers in New England, and […]
2017 New England Training Tour
January 16, 201854 People, 9 stops, 2 days, 1 GREAT Trip! Hammond Lumber Company’s commitment to training truly extended beyond borders this year, with an organized trip of 54 employees who on average have been with the company fewer than 2 years plus a hand full of veterans with more years’ experience. This trip allowed our newer […]
Wood Ethic
November 7, 2017Posted by: Susan Axelrod In 1953 Clifton “Skip” Hammond was a bootstrapping entrepreneur who spent fair-weather days cutting down pine trees and foul-weather days milling the logs into lumber at a diesel-powered sawmill on Route 27 in Belgrade. He initially owned the sawmill with a partner, but with 50 dollars he borrowed from his wife, […]
Portland Store Adds Full-Time Draftsperson to Their Team
November 1, 2017Hammond Lumber is excited to announce/introduce Adam Beaulieu as Portland store’s full-time draftsperson. Adam has a degree in Architecture, from Keene State College and two years of training in our Home Planning Center before transitioning to full-time draftsperson for the Portland store. Adam joined Hammond Lumber Company in late 2015 as part of our Auburn […]
Belgrade Store Clears Storm Debris From Old Storage Building
October 30, 2017Early October 30, pre-dawn wind gusts of 75 miles per hour were reported in the Belgrade area, and Hammond Lumber Company faced our own weather-related losses. Thankfully, we were very fortunate to have the equipment, workforce, and materials needed to immediately respond to the upper-level collapse of one of our older, storage warehouses. No one […]
To A Joyful Retirement For John & Mike, Best Wishes!
October 19, 2017We would like to thank John Edgecomb for 41 years of exceptional customer service to the Brunswick area community and wish him well in his retirement. John plans to continue his passion for woodworking and is looking forward to working in his woodshop. In the picture, John shows off one of the duck boats he […]
Hammond Lumber Mills Again Are First in Safety
July 24, 2017The Northeast Lumber Manufacturers Association (NeLMA) announced in June that it has given Hammond Lumber Company two awards for outstanding safety performance during 2016 at Hammond’s sawmill and planer mill in Belgrade. The awards are given to mills operating in the New England states, plus New York and Pennsylvania. A Maine family-owned business founded in […]