PETERBOROUGH — DeLaval has opened a national training centre in Peterborough, the only one of its kind in Canada.
The recently renovated 3,600 square foot facility will host training sessions for DeLaval dealer technicians and staff from across the country on the company’s latest milking systems, robots and software. It’s the 14th dedicated training site of its type in the world and the third in North America, according to the company.
DeLaval says it will begin twice-a-month sessions at the Rye Street location in 2024, with about 200 employees expected annually. Canadian technicians were previously trained in Kansas City, Missouri and Wanakee, Wisconsin.
The Peterborough centre’s establishment revives the European multinational’s longtime presence in the Eastern Ontario city. For over a century, Peterborough was home to DeLaval’s Canadian corporate headquarters until the company pulled out in 2018. The relationship dates back to 1912 when the company opened a Peterborough manufacturing plant.
“DeLaval is a name synonymous with dairy innovation, and we are thrilled to welcome this company back to the Peterborough community through an incredible new training facility,” Peterborough mayor and former Ontario agriculture minister Jeff Leal said at the Dec. 13 official opening.
DeLaval says it invested over $500,000 in the new centre
Source : Farmersforum