Hancock Lumber announces that Sawmill Chief Sales Officer, Matt Duprey, has been elected as the newest Chairman of the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (NeLMA).
Established in 1933, NeLMA is the rules-writing agency for Eastern White Pine lumber and the grading authority for the SPFs grouping of species that includes Eastern Spruce, Balsam Fir, Red Pine, and other commercially important softwood lumber species grown in the northeast and great lakes regions.
A part of Team Hancock since 1994, Matt joined the sawmills after earning his Forestry and Wood Science + Technology degree. First starting in the yard at the Casco Mill, he eventually working his way through various positions and into his current role as Chief Sales Officer of Eastern White Pine. He currently oversees the logistics and mill scheduling group, along with all customer relations programs for Hancock Lumber’s eastern white pine business. Prior to his appointment as NeLMA Chairman, Matt also served as the chair of their marketing committee for a decade.
Hancock Lumber is a seventh-generation, family-owned integrated forest products company.
