NEWS RELEASE

FARRIOR & SONS 2009 SAFETY BANQUET

FARMVILLE, N.C. – Congratulations are in order for Farrior & Sons, Inc., and their employees again this year! Employees of the company were honored at the company’s annual Safety and Service Awards Banquet held recently at the Plank Road Steak House in Farmville. A PowerPoint presentation ran throughout the evening displaying projects from the past year.

Farrior & Sons president, Bill Farrior, Jr., delivered remarks regarding the company’s excellent safety program and introduced the Safety Committee Members for 2009, who were Scott Fussell, Mike Folen, Larry Oakley, Jim Ricks and Ronnie Bynum. Mike Folen spoke to the group on safety developments and improvements that the company has experienced over the last fifteen years.

The company has worked over six consecutive years, or 624,678 hours, without a lost-time accident. The last accident was October 13, 2003. This is a tremendous achievement for a general contractor, and it shows that each employee is truly concerned about safety and is watching out for their fellow co-workers.

Employees received certificates and monetary awards in recognition of their outstanding safety records. Employees honored for years of service to the company received certificates and various gifts. Presentations were made by Bill Farrior, Jr., President, and Bobby L. Evans, Vice President.