Logger of the Year Region 2

It is with great pleasure that Forestry Mutual Insurance Company announces the Annual Forestry Mutual E. K. Pittman Safety Award for the 2022 Logger of the Year. This prestigious award is named in honor of the first Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Forestry Mutual and is presented to those companies that are chosen by the President and staff of Forestry Mutual based on their safety record and continued emphasis on safety in the workplace. Mr. Pittman served from 1971 to 1984 and was a strong proponent of Education, Safety Training, and the use of Personal Protective Equipment. This Safety Award recognizes businesses that show a genuine concern for the safety of their workers by going beyond the minimum safety requirements to ensure a safe and productive workplace.

This year’s award recipients for this honor are Mr. Jeremy Williams and Mr. Randall Williford of Make It Happen Logging, LLC out of Swainsboro, Georgia. The company has been a Forestry Mutual policyholder since 2017, and through hard work and safety mindfulness for the past six years, they have never had to file a lost-time claim.

The company is owned and operated by both Mr. Randall Williford and Mr. Jeremy Williams. Together they have three crews, with approximately ten employees in the woods, and have a trucking operation running under the name of R & D Williford Trucking, LLC with thirteen drivers.

Mr. Randal Williford and Mr. Jeremy Williams are both first-generation Loggers. Mr. Williford started in the logging industry approximately 30 years ago with a single crew and Mr. Williams started in the logging industry approximately 20 years ago when he left the construction field and went to work for Mr. Williford as a Skidder Operator.

Both recipients are proud to say that approximately ninety percent of their employees have been with them since they started the business together back in 2014. Both Mr. Williford and Mr. Williams have numerous family members working with them and are supported by their wives Mrs. Diane Williford, married for 43 years, and Mrs. Dana Williams, daughter of Mr. Williford, who has been married for 23 years.

Mr. Williams stated that all he wants in life is to have a better life and better opportunities for his family and tries to instill a strong work ethic in his family and his employees.

In addition to logging, Mr. Williams owns and operates the Swainsboro Raceway in Swainsboro, GA, and Mr. Williford is a Foster Parent.

Forestry Mutual is very honored and proud to serve Make It Happen Logging, LLC as a policyholder. Their achievements in appreciating quality and safety and in creating and maintaining a safe working environment make them and their company great role models for the industry.