Source: Michael Fielding, MEATINGPLACE, 6/30/17



Following a fire at its Wallace, N.C.-based processing plant in February, House of Raeford Farms has selected a contractor to manage the rebuilding process. The processor is partnering with Fitts & Goodwin, a general contracting and construction company based in Columbia, S.C., to build the new Wallace processing facility.

“Fitts & Goodwin shares House of Raeford’s commitments to community and quality, as evidenced by the state-of-the-art hatchery they built for our company in Monetta, S.C. in 2016,” said House of Raeford President and CEO Bob Johnson.
House of Raeford is working with the contractor to finalize details of the rebuild project plan. Fitts & Goodwin has already begun overseeing work at the site and expects the rebuild project to be completed by summer 2018.

Firefighters from nearly two dozen departments responded to the fire. Three firefighters reportedly were injured. The building was not in operation at the time of the fire.

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