Go-Forth named a recipient of Triad Business Journal’s Fast 50 Award

Go-Forth Pest Control was ranked 19th at the Triad Business Journal’s Fast 50 Awards. PHOTO: GO-FORTH PEST CONTROL

Go-Forth Pest Control was named the 19^th fastest growing private company in the North Carolina Triad at the Triad Business Journal’s Fast 50 Awards on Oct. 7.

The event was held at the Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center at High Point (N.C.) University and feature a countdown of the 50 fastest growing companies in the region.

The event aims to honor the 50 most rapidly growing, privately held companies in the Triad area that have been positively impacting the growing, local economy.

“This past week, we got to attend this Fast 50 Event and proudly celebrate recognition for our team’s commitment to growth. It’s really a great honor to be celebrated for our team’s hard work and dedication,” Chase Hazelwood, CEO and owner of Go-Forth Pest Control, said.

To be eligible for the awards program, companies must be private, for-profit companies within the United States, headquartered in the Triad. They also must have completed three full fiscal years with at least $2 million in revenue in 2020.

“It’s really a great honor to be celebrated for our team’s hard work and dedication to growth, which is one of our company’s core values. Growth is our purpose: Growing as people and growing our business,” Hazelwood said.

Go-Forth Pest Control has been in business for over 61 years and has been on the list for five years in a row. In 2017, the company was ranked No.40; in 2018, it was ranked No. 27; and ranked No. 47 in 2020.

Go-Forth Pest Control is a family-owned pest control business with locations spread across North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

In the September issue of Pest Management Professional magazine, Go-Forth Pest Control owners discusses its 60-year-plus history, and how it attuned to today’s trends for continued success.

About Go-Forth Pest Control

Founded in 1959, Go-Forth Pest Control has branches in Lake Norman, Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C.; Columbia, S.C.; and Richmond, Va. It is a third-generation, family-owned business. The company’s mission is to be people-focused in all they do and to hold themselves accountable in the highest standards of services to help the growth of its team and business. Go-Forth is committed to being a modern, innovative industry leader with the personal touch of a local, family-owned company.