House of Raeford will reopen poultry plant this summer

House of Raeford Farms is on track to reopen its poultry plant in Teachey, North Carolina, this summer.

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Processing equipment at the new House of Raeford Farms poultry plant in Teachey, North Carolina. (House of Raeford)
Processing equipment at the new House of Raeford Farms poultry plant in Teachey, North Carolina. (House of Raeford)

House of Raeford Farms is on track to reopen its poultry plant in Teachey, North Carolina, this summer.

The facility, known by the company as the Wallace plant, was severely damaged in an accidental fire that boke out in a second-story office on February 25, 2017. The company determined that the damages were so bad that the best option was to demolish the existing structure and rebuild. Demolition of the old plant began on April 3, 2017.

According to a press release from House of Raeford, the new plant, designed with safety and sustainability in mind, will be outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment and advanced technology.

“We have been working diligently with our partners to rebuild our operations in Wallace, and are excited to officially open our doors this summer,” said Bob Johnson, House of Raeford CEO and. “House of Raeford Farms is thankful for our partners, employees, farmers and our community for their support, patience and commitment to rebuilding together.”

House of Raeford partnered with Fitts & Goodwin, an experienced general contracting and construction company based in Columbia, South Carolina, to rebuild the plant.

New employees sought

The company is in the process of hiring new people to work at the plant. Applications are available on the House of Raeford website. In addition, the company is hosting a job fair on June 11.

The new hires will join other House of Raeford employees who will return to the plant. Some of those employees have worked at the plant since it originally opened in 2006.

Other plant damaged by fire

The Wallace plant was one of two House of Raeford poultry plants to have operations cease as a result of a fire in 2017. It’s facility in Mocksville, North Carolina, was the site of a fire that occurred on December 14, 2017.

The company, two months after the fire, stated it “will recover and rebuild our operation, allowing us to serve our customers better than ever.”

While at that time, the company had begun the demolition process, it had not yet established a firm date for the reopening of the Mocksville plant.

A spokesperson for the company said the company did not have any further updates on the Mocksville plant as of June 1.

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