Forestry Mutual Insurance Company honored its Virginia Loggers of the Year with our E.K. Pittman Award for 2020 on July 23, 2021, in Alberta, Virginia. The honorees were Brian and Buck Calhoun, along with all the employees of Calhoun Enterprises of Alberta, VA.
The award is named in honor of the first Chairman of the Forestry Mutual Board of Trustees and presented to those companies chosen by the president and staff of Forestry Mutual based on their safety record and continued emphasis on safety in the workplace. This is Forestry Mutual’s most prestigious award. Mr. Pittman served from 1971-1984 and was a strong proponent of Safety Training & Education and the use of Personal Protective Equipment. The Logger of the Year Award recognizes only those top-performing logging companies that show a genuine concern for the safety of their organization and employees, as well as going above and beyond the basic safety requirements to ensure a safe and productive work environment. Calhoun Enterprises has been a Forestry Mutual policyholder since 2015 and employs nearly 70 people. Their safety record speaks for itself. Over the last six years as a policyholder, Calhoun Enterprises has had a loss ratio of under 3%. An impressive feat for a company that runs five crews, chips, grinds, buys timber,
Brian Calhoun, Keith Biggs, Buck Calhoun & Shawn Faulks Logger of the Year ceremony Alberta, Virginia Photo Credit: FMIC Staff Photographer 24
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