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.
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.
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.
AKVA group signs contract with Icelandic Land Farmed Salmon
AKVA group has signed a contract with Icelandic Land Farmed Salmon (I.L.F.S.). A Smolt facility will be built in Vestmannaeyjar – project start-up being October 2022. AKVA group is delivering a facility with all production stages from hatchery to smolt, including the “Zero Water Concept” technology.
2022-09-12 06:31
Kvarøy Smolt with a new assignment for AKVA group Land Based Norway
Kvarøy Smolt has chosen AKVA group Land Based Norway at Sømna, as supplier in connection with the further upgrading of its hatchery facility located in Mo Industripark, Mo i Rana. The delivery includes, among other things, 10 fish tanks, inlet and outlet systems and CO₂ aeration.
2022-09-06 13:10
Grand opening of the Stofnfiskur incubation centre
The official opening of the new incubation centre at "Stofnfiskur" took place on 23 August 2022. Behind the event is Benchmark Genetics - who was delighted to show off the new part of their facility in Vogavik, Iceland. AKVA group has contributed with the planning and delivery of equipment for a new system, including three identical RAS (Recirculating Aquaculture Systems). The expansion will double Stofnfiskur's roe production capacity.
2022-07-29 08:39
AKVA group Egersund Net gets a new service station at Sandstrand
At last, AKVA group Egersund Net can realize their plan for a net-cleaning service station at Sandstrand, Norway.
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.
