About Us
Maine Custom Woodlands is a timber harvesting and forest management company operating two mechanical crews and a trucking fleet. As a small family-owned business that has been in operation for 30 years, we have a tight-knit team that is passionate and knowledgeable about the forest industry.
OUR STORY
Tom Cushman established Maine Custom Woodlands in December of 1993 with a cable skidder, two pickup trucks, and 4 chainsaws. Throughout the next 4 years, he slowly added crew members, logging equipment and trucks that allowed the operation to become completely mechanized – no more chainsaws necessary. During this time, he also joined the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine and in 2005 became the president of the organization.
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Many exciting changes came to Maine Custom Woodlands throughout the early 2000’s, including adding vital staff such as an office manager and a second forester. The addition of Excavation equipment allowed the formation of MCW’s Excavation division in 2007.
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With a team that was outgrowing their small office space in Pineland and nowhere to service equipment, it was clear that the company needed a central location to call home. In 2009, the shop/office building on Hallowell Road in Durham was built, an exciting milestone in the growth of Maine Custom Woodlands.
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The 2010s were also a time of exciting growth. In 2014, the staff doubled with the addition of a second timber harvesting crew. Tom’s son Joe and wife Beth also joined the company full-time in 2015. The Grinding division of Maine Custom Woodlands was established in 2017.
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Fast forward to 2023 and we have grown to 28 talented employees (and 5 office dogs) and our operation has the capacity to produce 1200-1400 cords of wood per week. We look to the next few years with excitement as we are currently in the process of installing truck scales at Durham location. This will be the next big chapter at Maine Custom Woodlands and we can’t wait to see what else the future will hold.
Maine Custom Woodlands Gives Back
For 28 years, Maine Custom Woodlands has participated in Log a Load for Kids auctions and other events, raising money for local children's hospitals and families affected by serious childhood illnesses.
