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We’ re investing heavily in our facilities, and we’ re soon going to break ground on an additional site in Sudbury
testing,” he elaborates.“ We export globally but we’ ve also expanded across Canada with operations in Montreal, Saskatoon, Newfoundland, and Alberta.
“ We’ re investing heavily in our facilities, and we’ re soon going to break ground on an additional site in Sudbury. This 33,000-squarefoot site will not only allow us to expand our electric communications product line but also strengthen our focus on working with our clients to bring electrical safety components to the Canadian market.”
With decades of bringing innovative technologies and concepts to the mining industry, new product development and R & D activities lie at the heart of Becker’ s approach to innovation.“ Genuine passion drives our commitment to innovation,” Albert states.“ We’ re a safety-oriented engineering company; we’ re not trying to‘ reinvent the wheel’ for the sake of making a product faster or more aesthetically pleasing, but rather to solve client problems. We have an excellent sales team who speak with our clients on a day-to-day basis to understand their current issues. However, it’ s important that we approach new product development with a long-term view to ensure the product not only solves today’ s problems but also those further down the line.”
As our conversation continues, talk turns to the challenges currently faced by both Becker and the wider mining industry.“ One of our biggest tasks is not only finding, but also retaining talented people,” Albert explains.“ Our location in Sudbury is somewhat remote,
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