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SASKATOON, SASK. — Sandvik has broken ground on a in Saskatoon.

The facility will bring mechanical cutting, parts, services and aftermarket support under one roof to help bolster business in Central and Western Canada. 

The facility is expected to be operational later this year and will create approximately 30 new skilled labour positions for mechanical cutting, assembly, service and maintenance of products, states a release.

This work has historically been done overseas but will now be offered in Saskatoon.

Sandvik is a multinational engineering and equipment manufacturer operating across 150 countries.

Saskatchewan is home to 27 of the 34 critical minerals that Canada has identified as strategically important for the country. Demand for those minerals is expected to increase over the coming decades, the release adds.