Parrish and Heimbecker is restructuring its operations in Saskatoon.
The company is relicensing its 17,700 tonne capacity process elevator in Saskatoon into a primary elevator.
The Saskatoon facility was acquired by P&H when it purchased Dover Industries several years ago.
That deal also included a flour mill at the same location, which will continue to operate as it always has.
P&H also operates a 26,960 tonne capacity primary elevator in the city.
“We intend to run both grain elevators for the foreseeable future,” said Jim McKerchar, head of grain operations for P&H.
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He said the relicensed elevator will likely focus on handling wheat while the facility ramps up to full speed.
The company expects to be able to ship 100,000 to 120,000 tonnes of grain through the facility annually, but has bigger numbers in mind.
“With capacity improvements, we hope to get it eventually up to around 150,000 tonnes a year,” he said.
He described the facility as a “second tier” elevator in P&H’s network.
The company has 19 licensed primary elevators, several of them with licensed capacity in excess of 30,000 tonnes, including a new 32,800 tonne elevator at Tisdale, recent expansions at North Battleford and Yorkton and large facilities at Moose Jaw, Sask., (42,480 tonnes) and Wilson Siding, Alta., (31,000 tonnes).
“P&H has flown under the radar for a long time,” said McKerchar.
As for the company’s flour milling operations, as of May 1 the company will put them all under a new division known as P&H Milling.
The company own seven flour mills across the country, operating under a variety of names including Ellison Milling, New-Life Mills, Hayhoe Mills and Dover.
McKerchar said the company will continue to use existing brands for its consumer flour products.
