Hancock Lumber hires a general manager
Maine-based Hancock Lumber has named Nick Christ as general manager of its Brunswick location.
Christ has nearly 30 years of experience in lumber, hardware and building supply, much of which was spent at Home Depot. Christ started out at 19 working in the parking lot retrieving carts and eventually earned a promotion to store manager in Rockland, a role he held from 2006 to 2016 before transferring to South Portland as store manager.
In addition to overseeing the Brunswick site’s culture, people, safety, sales and operations, Christ will be helping manage a location rebuild. This reinvestment project will feature a new 30,000+ sq. ft. building to house the hardware store, drive-thru indoor lumberyard, kitchen design showroom and office spaces—plus a 50 percent expansion to the millwork warehouse building, 20,000 sq. ft. of undercover, outdoor lumber storage, resurfacing, and expanded parking. Construction will commence by the end of the year, and the location will remain open for business during the renovations and rebuild.
“To make such a significant career move, the opportunity had to be seriously compelling—and I did not take this change lightly. When the new role presented itself, I reached out to a few former colleagues now in managerial roles at Hancock Lumber. Hearing directly from people I trust and respect reinforced what I was reading on the company’s website—they had nothing but incredible stories to share," Christ said.
He continued: "Then, I met with several members of the Hancock Lumber team during the hiring process. At every step of the way, it was clear the company’s mission and values aligned with my own. General managers have the freedom to manage their site and are trusted with that—plus, there is a spirit of collaboration and transparency across the entire organization.”
