After first announcing its plans last December, global equipment producer Sandvik has broken ground on its new mechanical cutting and parts and services facility in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
The campus, for which the Swedish-based OEM earmarked $51 million in 2025, will be 51,000 quare feet and bring manufacturing work previously performed in Europe over to the SK site.
Sandvik president of mechanical cutting Thomas Vallant told media outlets that the facility will feature a sandblast bay, wash bay, welding stations and electronics and hydraulics testing areas. It is expected to employ about 30 individuals.
Sandvik is also working on a facility in Sudbury, Ontario. That project has a price tag of $85 million, and will employ about 60.
“Building on the momentum of our recent Sudbury announcement, this facility is about expanding capability and readiness,” Sandvik Mining Vice President of Sales Area Canada Peter Corcoran said. “The Saskatoon facility will strengthen our local presence in a key mining region and ensure we have the capacity, infrastructure and expertise to support our customers well into the future.”
Saskatchewan is home to 27 of the 34 critical minerals that Canada has identified as strategically important for the country and demand for those minerals is expected to increase significantly over the coming decades.