Parrish & Heimbecker, Ltd.鈥� is expanding its operations in Yorkton.
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鈥淲e鈥檙e basically opening up a new location,鈥� explained Justin Watson, vice-president of Crop Inputs Canada, a division of P&H.
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The new location is north of the city on Highway #9, and will be home to a fertilizer distribution warehouse, as well as ultimately seed and farm chemical sales.
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Typically when P&H has added just facilities to a location which has a grain elevator already on-site it is an add-on to the existing location. However, in Yorkton there was no room to expand at the P&H elevator site so they went elsewhere, explained Watson.
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Still, the new services 小蓝视频 provided at the new location 鈥渨ill have a very strong tie-in with the grain business at the Yorkton location,鈥� said Watson.
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Watson said P&H has a strong customer base in Yorkton, many of whom have been asking for a bulk fertilizer facility.
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Watson said work is under way at the location, and depending on weather, or more particularly freeze-up, should be open in early spring 2018.
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The bulk fertilizer facility will essentially be a Phase I of an overall site development, said Watson, with further work to include a rail spur to tie the fertilizer facility into the rail line. At present there is no spur, but Watson said that should be added within 24-months.
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Beyond the fertilizer distribution centre will be chemical and seed sales facilities, which Watson says is presently going through the budgetary process of the company.
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Watson said the bulk seed facility is tentatively planned to open before the spring seeding season of 2019.
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Asked what the overall investment will be at Yorkton, Watson said that is not something the company generally releases.
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鈥淎s an organization they rarely let that out,鈥� he told Yorkton This Week.
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Watson did note as the development grows over the next few years additional staff will be required.
鈥淲e鈥檙e adding a whole new level of business.鈥� He said, adding that will mean 鈥渕ore people.鈥�
