by Web Editor | Jun 22, 2018 | News
Prices for wood to build and renovate houses have as much as doubled over the past six months, increasing costs for consumers but boosting Maine’s softwood sales and signaling a turnaround in that segment of the forestry market, industry experts say. A number of...
by Web Editor | Feb 19, 2018 | News
With a rise in lumber prices, Aroostook County’s largest sawmill is gearing up for an expansion and investments in efficiencies. Maibec, the St. Pamphile, Quebec-based company that acquired the former Levesque sawmill in Masardis in 2015, is riding a strong wave of...
by Web Editor | Feb 7, 2018 | News
Maine’s Hancock Lumber Acquires Mainely Trusses Hancock Lumber of Casco said Monday that it has acquired Mainely Trusses, a roof and floor truss manufacturer based in Fairfield. The acquisition will add a new product line to Hancock’s manufacturing portfolio, the...
by Web Editor | Nov 8, 2017 | News
Maine’s Robbins Lumber Named Champion Of Economic Development The Maine Development Foundation honored Robbins Lumber Inc. as a “Champion of Economic Development” at the foundation’s recent annual meeting in Bangor. In the spirit of the annual...
by Web Editor | Jun 8, 2015 | News
A Quebec-based company that completed the purchase of Fraser Timber’s lumber mill in Masardis in January will temporarily layoff its 135 employees next week due to market conditions. The layoff at Maibec will last four weeks, according to Charles Tardif, vice...