For the fourth consecutive year, Hammond recognized as one the best places of employment.
BELGRADE, Maine – Hammond Lumber Company (Hammond) has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Maine for the fourth year in a row. Hammond has also been recognized as a Best Company to Work For in New Hampshire for a second year in a row and has been ranked #4 in the state of New Hampshire in 2024. These statewide surveys and award programs are designed to identify, recognize, and honor the best places of employment.
The 2024 Best Places to Work in Maine list is made up of 134 companies in three size categories: 47 small winners (15-49 U.S. employees), 63 medium winners (50-249 U.S. employees), and 24 large winners (250+ U.S. employees). Hammond is one of the 24 winners in the large employer category with over 950 employees across Maine and New Hampshire. Companies from across the state entered the two-part process to determine the Best Places to Work in Maine. The first consisted of evaluating each nominated company’s workplace policies, practices, and demographics, worth approximately 25 percent of the total evaluation. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience, which consisted of 75 percent of the total. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final rankings. Best Companies Group managed the overall registration and survey process and analyzed the data and used their expertise to determine the final rankings. The Best Places to Work in Maine awards program is a project of the Maine State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management and Best Companies Group, in partnership with BridgeTower Media. The Best Places to Work in Maine event endorsement sponsors are Maine HR Convention and Mainebiz.
The 2024 Best Companies to Work in New Hampshire list is made up of 29 companies. The 2024 competition attracted applicants from across the state with each completing an extensive employer survey, detailing benefits and workplace practices. Employees from each company also filled out an employee engagement survey. The surveys were administered by The Employee Engagement Group, and the results of all those assessments determined the winning companies.
Hammond was recognized in the September issue of Business NH Magazine and an October issue of MaineBiz Magazine.
Hammond is the largest lumber and building materials retailer throughout Maine and New Hampshire and the 13th largest LBM dealer in the country according to the 2024 LBM Journal 100. The company has received national recognition as the 2020 ProSales Dealer of the Year, National Safety Council’s 2024 Occupational Excellence Achievement Award and 2023 Industry Leader Award, and NeLMA’s 2024 Outstanding Safety Performance Award, as well as receiving the Best Places to Maine award in 2021, 2022, and 2023 and Best Companies to Work For in New Hampshire in 2023.
Based in Belgrade, Hammond has been a family-owned and operated company since 1953. Today, Hammond is a fourth-generation, family-owned business with over 950 employees and 22 locations across Maine and New Hampshire. The company’s locations include, Auburn, Bangor, Bar Harbor, Belfast, Belgrade, Blue Hill, Boothbay Harbor, Brunswick, Bucksport, Calais, Camden, Cherryfield, Damariscotta, Ellsworth, Fairfield, Farmington, Greenville, Machias, Portland, Rochester (NH), Rockland, and Skowhegan.
To learn more about Hammond, visit www.hammondlumber.com.
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About Hammond Lumber Company
Hammond Lumber Company was founded in 1953 by Skip and Verna Hammond with a single sawmill in Belgrade, Maine. Today, the fourth-generation, family-owned is one of the largest independent lumber and building material retailers in the northeast with over 950 employees and 22 locations across Maine and New Hampshire. Hammond Lumber Company carries a full line of building materials, millwork, kitchen, bath and flooring products, and is a quality manufacturer of eastern white pine. Hammond has multiple Kitchen, Bath & Flooring Design Centers and showrooms, Home Planning Design Centers, and millwork showrooms across the State. Hammond is the 13th largest pro dealer and lumberyard in the nation by 2023 sales according to the LBM Journal 100 and the 2nd largest family-owned business in Maine according to Mainebiz. The building material supply company has received numerous awards, including 2020 ProSales Dealer of the Year, Best Places to Work in Maine in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Best Company to Work For in New Hampshire in 2023 and 2024, National Safety Council’s 2024 Occupational Excellence Achievement Award and 2024 Industry Leader Award, and NeLMA’s 2024 Outstanding Safety Performance Award. Learn more at www.hammondlumber.com.
Media contact:
Sadie Hammond
Director of Organizational Development
Hammond Lumber Company
207-495-1122
[email protected]