BELGRADE — The National Safety Council announced last month that six Hammond Lumber Co. stores have won the 2018 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 2017 safety data. The […]
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Hammond Lumber earns safety award
BELGRADE — The Northeast Lumber Manufacturers Association announced in June that it has given Hammond Lumber Co. 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, New York and Pennsylvania. A Maine family-owned business founded in […]
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Hammond named president/CEO of Hammond Lumber
BELGRADE — Maine-based Hammond Lumber Co. announces the appointment of Mike Hammond as president and CEO. Vice president for the past 20 years, Hammond is following a natural succession as did his father, Don Hammond, the previous president since 1997, who will become vice president. Based in Belgrade, the company was founded in 1953 by Clifton […]
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Hammond Lumber takes the scary out of doing a kitchen
One couple’s story of making a dream come true. John and Tammy Ouellette had been doing construction projects for other people for more than 25 years. As owners of Precisions Builders in Auburn, they had built and remodeled homes and housing complexes, hospital departments and dental offices, bank buildings and college dormitories. Their long list […]
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Public hearings set for Dollar General, Hammond property in Wilton
WILTON — The Planning Board reviewed site plans for a Dollar General Store and a subdivision for the former Dexter Supply property during their meeting Thursday. Based on the scope of the project, the board decided to hold a public hearing and give abutters the opportunity to speak, Roger Williams, code enforcement officer, said Friday. […]
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New owners and occupants for Wilton building
WILTON — A large commercial space used for storage since it was built in 2006 has a new owner and some new occupants. Jon and Lois Bubier have purchased what is often called the Dexter building on Routes 2 and 4. Closing on the property was completed Friday, Bubier said. He has not yet decided […]
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People You Know: Roger LaRoche, one spunky accountant
AUBURN — Roger “Hoot” LaRoche jokes that he came in a package deal with the lumberyard. LaRoche started working at Peter Allen Lumber in 1955, a New Auburn native just out of the Air Force. His brother worked there. The company was hiring for an office job in accounting. And there he stayed, for the […]