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Our competence - your safety
Egersund Net will be leading within quality, health, safety and environment by promoting these areas in the accomplishment of all activities and operations. We will deliver reliable products and high quality services in collaboration with our customers. Risk of environmental incidents and pollution will be minimized and impact on the environment from manufacturing, service and delivery of our products and services, should be as small as possible.
Our competence - your safety
Egersund Net will be leading within quality, health, safety and environment by promoting these areas in the accomplishment of all activities and operations. We will deliver reliable products and high quality services in collaboration with our customers. Risk of environmental incidents and pollution will be minimized and impact on the environment from manufacturing, service and delivery of our products and services, should be as small as possible.
45 years of being the best
Egersund Net is a part of AKVA group. Egersund Net started net production in the early 1970ies and was turned into a separate company in 1996. Since then, Egersund Net has established itself as one of Europe’s leading suppliers of seine nets and services for the fish farming business.
45 years of being the best
Egersund Net is a part of AKVA group. Egersund Net started net production in the early 1970ies and was turned into a separate company in 1996. Since then, Egersund Net has established itself as one of Europe’s leading suppliers of seine nets and services for the fish farming business.
News
2021-12-20 09:44
The world's first pen in recycled materials
AKVA group will, together with Plasto and Oceanize, break the barriers to using recycled plastic in fish farms. The entire pen will now be composed of recycled materials in a development project that has just been allocated funds from the Norwegian Retailer´s Environment Fund (Handelens Miljøfond).
2021-11-22 12:49
AKVA group has developed pens free of polystyrene
AKVA group wants to make pens more sustainable and has previously developed walkways in recycled plastic. Now, the entire pen portfolio is also free of polystyrene.
2021-11-16 08:23
New General Manager in Land Based Norway
Arnt-Magne Vollan is appointed new General Manager in AKVA group Land Based Norway at Sømna.
2021-11-09 08:47
New feed barge deal in Iceland
The Icelandic fish farm company Háafell ehf has chosen AKVA group as a supplier of an AC450Comfort feed barge to be put into operation at the company's locations in western Iceland. This is the company´s first feed barge.
Environment
We have a full focus on reducing our environmental footprint all our processes and contribute positively to an environmental improvement in the aquaculture industry.
All our service stations have a high standard of waste handling and preventing infections, with results surpassing the demands of the authorities.
Use of «dirty» and «clean» zones in the washing process for nets as well as disinfecting nets after washing and all transport vehicles, help safeguard the environment.
Waste is processed by a treatment plant that separates copper and other metals for recycling, while organic waste is shipped off for incineration. Finally, all water is filtered with ozone equipment for a pathogen-free release.
Egersund Net is one of Nofir's suppliers. The company's service departments along the Norwegian coast sends discarded nets and other waste for recycling.
- Before shipment, the equipment is beeing washed and disinfected. In 2020, more than 1,700 tonnes of farmed equipment sent from our service stations. Environmental savings of this corresponds to the reduction of more than 5,700 tons of CO2 equivalents.
Floor carpets in Egersund Group showroom is made from recycled netting.
"We work thoroughly and systematically amongst our employees, to develop and maintain consciousness and awareness about the environment."
The drying process generates a great deal of heat, which we reuse for heating the company's premises.
Waste from washing stations is delivered to approved specialist recyclers. Yearly we recycle some ton clean copper (15 ton in 2020).
The water outlet from the washingprosess are treated by ozone. The ozonefilter assures that the water outlet is pathogens free.
The carpet in our showroom is manufactured from regenerated nylon from discarded nets.
Egersund Net
A safe supplier
We supply net-technology, services and equipment for the aquacultural industry. The nets are produced in certified production facilities in Lithuania.
In addition, Egersund Net has established 8 service stations along the Norwegian coast to support fishfarmers with repairs and maintenance of the nets. Egersund Net is certified according to NS 9415:2009, ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015.
