In late May seeding equipment manufacturer SeedMaster announced it had begun expansion of its Emerald Park manufacturing plant on the outskirts of Regina.
The company has embarked on a $10 million expansion project by acquiring a five-acre lot and 6,000-square foot building adjacent to its existing plant. It plans to erect a second 6,000-square foot building on the new property as well.
“It adds five more acres to our lot in Emerald Park, so we’re up to 22 acres of ground with more buildings and room for expansion,” says SeedMaster CEO Don Henry. “We’ll have about 12,000 square feet of additional (floor) space.”
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Those facilities will house a new laser cutting system and an automated paint line along with more welding space.
The added buildings and yard area will also allow the company to eventually increase manufacturing output when needed to meet expected future sales growth.
To help spur that future farmer demand, Henry says the company is preparing to pull the wraps off some new products at the Ag in Motion farm show near Langham, Sask. in mid-July.
Those will include the new Ultra Pro 3 (UP3) on-frame tank system, the new E Series Air Cart, and a new single-knife air drill.
“We’ve got a number of new products we’re going to be bringing to the market, both from a drill, an opener standpoint, and a cart standpoint that we’ll have on display at AiM,” Henry says.
Watch this site for more information on exhibits and features at Ag in Motion.
