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In Memoriam: Clifton “Skip” Hammond (1927 – 2022)

BELGRADE, Maine – Clifton “Skip” Kimball Hammond, 94, native and longtime resident of Belgrade, completed his life journey peacefully on September 3, 2022, due to natural causes. Born in Belgrade on September 22, 1927, the son of Raymond E. and Helen (Thompson) Hammond, he came of age during the Great Depression. Clifton, widely known as […]

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Selected as a 2022 Best Places to Work in Maine

Hammond Lumber Company Selected as a 2022 Best Places to Work in Maine Hammond recognized as one the best places of employment in Maine for the second year in a row BELGRADE, Maine – Hammond Lumber Company (Hammond) was recently recognized as one of the 2022 Best Places to Work in Maine. This statewide survey […]

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Hammond Lumber Company Acquires Brock’s Building Materials in NH

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2022 Hammond Lumber Company Acquires Brock’s Building Materials Hammond expands into New Hampshire with purchase of family-owned Brock’s BELGRADE, Maine – Hammond Lumber Company (Hammond) announced today that it has acquired Brock’s Building Material, a third generation, family-owned company located in Rochester, New Hampshire. Hammond is a fourth generation, family-owned […]

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Hammond Lumber Company Announces New Senior Leadership Team

  Hammond Lumber Company Announces New Senior Leadership Team Fourth-generation, family-owned Maine company has appointed internal promotions within Senior Leadership Team and several new roles. BELGRADE, Maine – Hammond Lumber Company (Hammond) has announced the creation of a new senior leadership team. Mike Hammond, president and CEO of the fourth-generation, family-owned, Maine company has appointed […]

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National Safety Council 2020 Industry Leader Award

The National Safety Council recently announced that four Hammond Lumber Company stores have won the 2020 Industry Leader Award for outstanding safety. The award goes to the top 5 percent of NSC member companies, units and facilities that have qualified for the Occupational Excellence Achievement Award based on 2019 safety data. Winners are selected based […]

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Hammond Lumber Mills Receive Four Awards in Safety

The Northeast Lumber Manufacturers Association (NeLMA) announced in July that it has given Hammond Lumber Company four awards for outstanding safety performance during 2019 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 […]

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COVID-19 UPDATES – From Our President & CEO, Mike Hammond

FREE DELIVERY & CURBSIDE PICKUP It is critical from now into the foreseeable future to do our part in slowing the spread of COVID-19. With 21 branches located throughout the State of Maine, each are uniquely relied upon to provide essential services in their respective communities. It is our goal to minimize customers physically entering […]

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2020 ProSales Dealer of the Year

An award as prestigious as this, would not be possible without the support from our customers as well as the collective hardworking efforts from our staff of 800 employees across 21 locations in Maine. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 4, 2020 Hammond Lumber Company Named 2020 ProSales National Dealer of the Year ProSales magazine recognized the […]

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National Safety Council’s Industry Leader Award

The National Safety Council recently announced that seven Hammond Lumber Company stores have won the 2019 Industry Leader Award for outstanding safety. The award goes to the top 5 percent of NSC member companies, units and facilities that have qualified for the Occupational Excellence Achievement Award based on 2018 safety data. The Hammond stores recognized […]

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HAMMOND LUMBER MILLS TAKE FIRST IN SAFETY

The Northeast Lumber Manufacturers Association (NeLMA) announced in July that it has given Hammond Lumber Company four awards for outstanding safety performance during 2018 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 […]

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