Seed Hawk is planning two expansions of its seeding implement manufacturing plant in Langbank, Sask.
This month it is breaking ground on a 15,000 square foot addition to the manufacturing shop.
A second project, an 81,000 sq. ft. addition, is expected to begin in January 2014.
The expansions are part of a long-term plan for growth that will allow Seed Hawk to serve its growing global customer base.
A previous two-part expansion, completed in 2011, tripled its production capabilities, and the 2012 addition of a 15,000 sq. ft. testing facility is proving its worth through improved quality control, the company said in a news release.
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Seed Hawk partnered with the Swedish agricultural manufacturer Väderstad-Verken AB in 2006, giving both players access to new agricultural markets.
Seed Hawk is selling more products in Europe, the former Soviet block and Australia, where arid conditions have increased interest in zero-till machines. Seed Hawk’s expansions are designed to ensure it can supply these new markets while also serving the growing North American market.
“One of the things we have learned from our partners at Väderstad is to plan an expansion every year, and if something changes, we can amend the plan,” Pat Beaujot, president of Seed Hawk said in a news release.
“With all that’s going on — like adding a number of Väderstad’s products and sales growth in the Seed Hawk line — we need to keep expanding. Now, we have a three-year expansion plan that takes us into 2016.”
Expanding the complex in Langbank will allow Seed Hawk to carry and assemble more of Väderstad’s products. It will also provide the space necessary to support a new corn planter and expand its lineup of zero-till seeding implements.
