Metso is opening several new service hubs and training new personnel to meet the growing demand for expertise in the mining and construction industries. The new service hubs will widen the geographical reach of its existing service hub network consisting currently of more than 70 locations in six continents and some 2,000 field-service technicians worldwide. Metso is planning to expand its service hub network even further during the coming years. ?With the opening of new services hubs, we aim to place Metso?s service personnel even closer to our customers, to be there where they need us and to strengthen our relationships?, says Jo?o Ney Colagrossi, President, Service Business Line, Mining and Construction, Metso. Metso?s service hub network for mining and construction customers is divided into multiple regions and it consists of three different types of service units.