More than 2,000 of the County Durham firm's systems to be assembled and shipped out to Ontario over the next five years
NETPark based robotics innovator Wootzano has landed another significant overseas deal, this time in Canada.
The creator of packing systems for the food industry has secured a £161m supply deal with Xcela Inc which will see the firms working together over five years. The first of Wootzano's robots are expected to land in Ontario later this year - an area that is said to be the vine tomato growing capital of the whole North American continent.
Throughout the contract the North East firm will supply more than 2,000 robots which will be used to delicately pack tomatoes destined for the shelves of grocery retailers across Canada and North America. The deal gives Xcela, which supports agricultural businesses, exclusivity over Wootzano's technology which is making waves around the world in an industry challenged by labour shortages.
