E.R. Hinman & Sons, Inc.

Charles Leigus is a professional forester as certified by the State of Connecticut.  Charles earned a bachelor’s degree in Natural Resource Management and Engineering specializing in forestry from the  University of Connecticut. He continued his education in the field of soil sciences and wetlands identification at the University of Massachusetts.He has over 20 years of experience in working with private land owners in assisting them with forest management and timber harvesting.  Charles is a member of the Society of American Foresters and the Connecticut Professional Timber Producers Association.

Jared Braddock is a project manager for the Fox Hunt Subdivision and for E.R. Hinman and Sons, Inc. He is responsible for coordinating with  clients, contractors, realtors and banks to construct traditionally framed and timber framed residential and light commercial buildings.Braddock  as worked in residential and light commercial construction since 2005. He assumed responsibility of the Fox Hunt Subdivision project in 2010.  In his time as project manager, he has implemented a residential Energy Star program and expanded the building division to include the latest in energy  star building technology and practices. Technologies utilized in recent projects include precast foundation systems, structural insulated panels  (SIPs), and geothermal heating and cooling systems.

With the support of ownership and the team at E.R. Hinman and Sons Inc, Jared has helped the business expand into the local timber frame manufacturing and building market. To date, the Hinman’s woodshop has manufactured and raised timber frame buildings in Harwinton, Norfolk and Farmington Connecticut.