2010-03-09
Greenfield studies
Over the past seasons we have had the pleasure of working with the joyful personnel from Alsaker Fjordbruk.
Alsaker Fjordbruk is one of the leading Salmon farming companies in Norway. Vertically integrated from hatchery to harvest the goal is to do what they do best! They focus on the production of salmon;
From the hatching of eggs, the production of smolt and via sea farming to their own slaughter and packing facilities, where their focus is on top quality.
The company is more than self-sufficient in smolt production having a capacity of nearly 30 million. The surplus smolt is sold to leading companies in Norway and abroad. The company owns 22 licenses for farming Salmon in the sea and the annual production is approximately 30 thousand metric tons.
Viking Fjord, the packing facility in the town of Sunde in Kvinnherad, has recently
completed a major renovation, resulting in an optimization, built on the most modern technology available on the market today. The activities have their origins in Onarheim on the island of Tysnes in the county of Hordaland. The salmon swim here where the fresh glacial water from the Folgefonna glacier meets one of Norway’s richest ecological systems – The Hardanger fjord.
“Pescatech has been involved in internal analysis as well as designing future processing facilities with astonishing new potentials in process capacities and exciting developments within handling methods. The casual working environment of Alsaker Fjordbruk is unique, where it is allowed to enjoy and be serious simultaneously.” explains Chris Bjerregaard.
Pescatech was chosen based on knowledge of the industry and easy going approach, which is a suitable match to the Alsaker way of thinking and working. A certain amount of craziness combined with ingenuity is bringing new developments and thoughts into the project design phase, which also is a key element in the good chemistry between the companies.
Other case stories
More than once cod producers in Europe have found their natural resources facing the brink of extinction with cod population dropping dramatically. Over fishing and little or no focus on sustainability has driven this industry and the companies within to a game of “survival of the fittest”.
It’s a privilege working for Bremnes Seashore with their focus on high quality in all aspects of their operations. It is not coincidental, that the Salma brand has become synonymous with the nest of the Norwegian seafoods.
Vega Salmon is a production company mainly producing quality smoked fish. Located in Esbjerg, Denmark, Vega is a company with a long and successful history in the smoked fish production industry.
Norway’s largest and most innovative facilities for fresh fish and seafood is the recently opened “Sjømathuset” located at Kalbakken in Oslo. For the first time pre-packed fish, bulk, and sushi have been gathered in one place – the most modern and complete facilities for fresh distributed seafood in Europe.