building material is certainly much easier — the boom trucks and trucks with an attached forklift make the task of delivering more efficient and the incidence of injuries fewer. Telematics in delivery vehicles monitor driving behavior and give the dispatchers real-time information for scheduling and informing the customers on expected delivery times. Throughout all these changes, the S.W. Collins team has also grown and changed to reflect the times. Job opportunities have expanded as part of our effort to better serve customers. No longer is the average employee a man capable of felling trees in the woods. Today, the men and women of S.W. Collins Company are skilled at estimating, drafting, personnel development, teaching, and marketing along with having the traditional skills of purchasing, wood working, selling, delivering, and accounting for the lumber retail business. It is because of this diversification of talent and capability that S.W. Collins is able to succeed. While much has changed in the lumber industry and in our company, our mission has remained the same: “To continue to offer excellent products and legendary service as we strive to be an active, positive influence in the communities in which we live and work.” Behind this mission and the company’s success, has been a management that embraces change and ensures that the busines model is constantly responding to the community and its needs. It is this change, as technology develops and circumstances evolve, that is constant. To remain sustainable, S.W. Collins Company has seized opportunities to evolve the busines model from processing lumber and farming to distribution of building materials and construction to retail of hardware and building materials to contractors and homeowners. We cannot predict the future, however, we do know that it will be different than it is today. Much will have changed and we will have changed also to serve the community and our customers. ONE VOICE MAINE / SPRING 2021
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