Seeding equipment manufacturer Seed Hawk officially opened the expansion of its plant in Langbank, Sask., on Oct. 3.
The $7.5 million project is the second step in a multi-phase expansion plan.
It provides an additional 50,000 sq. feet of space for manufacturing and administration and brings the total space to about 100,000 sq. feet.
As well as tripling Seed Hawk’s production capacity and increasing manufacturing efficiency, the new space allows for a dedicated research and product development area.
About 300 people attended the event, including Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall.
“From its humble beginnings, an entrepreneurial idea in 1986, to a company today that markets homegrown innovation across the world, Seed Hawk is to be commended for investing in our economy and creating 120 jobs right here in Saskatchewan,” said Wall in a news release.
Solid domestic and growing exports drove the need for the expansion.
Seed Hawk recently announced that growing interest for its equipment and technology in Australia has caused it to take over sales administration of its business there.
Its Swedish partner Vaderstad Verken had been managing the Australian business.
