Fish species handled Cod, Golden redfish, Haddock, Saithe
Company Profile
Brim is one of the largest fishing companies in Iceland and a leader in its field. The company’s experience and knowledge are expressed in its careful utilization of natural resources. HB Grandi markets its products worldwide – products made from both groundfish and pelagic fish caught and processed by the company’s 700 employees.
Type of Operation Primary processing, Secondary processing
Fish species handled Cod, Haddock, Saithe
Company Profile
Fimex Tiefkühl GmbH was founded in 1975 and has been a family estate since 1996. We have succeeded in maintaining our position in this difficult and quickly changing market since 1975. This is not least the result of our high reliability and flexibility. We have positioned ourselves in the chain of value added 1 step above the wholesale trade. So we leave the retail product marketing to the wholesale trade.
Fish species handled Cod, Golden redfish, Haddock, Saithe
Company Profile
Rammi hf has two processing plants, one in Fjallabyggd and one in Thorlakshofn. The fleet consists of four vessels. A freezer trawler (catching Cod, Haddock, Saithe, Redfish and Greenland Halibut) and three fresh fish vessels (catching Prawns, Flatfish, Lobster and Redfish). The plant in Thorlakshofn is a lobster- and fish plant, while there is a prawn factory in Fjallabyggd.
Employees at the company are about 200 thereof 100 in the fish plant Thorlakshofn. The production of Icelandic cod products is about 1100 tons/year.
The company is only using Icelandic fresh raw material. Fish is sourced mainly from the companies own boats (Jon a Hofi, Frodi II and Mulaberg), but they are also buying fish from auction fish markets. The main product is frozen light salted cod. This is their first application to RFM Chain of Custody audit.
Type of Operation Primary processing, Secondary processing
Fish species handled Cod
Company Profile
ÚA is an advanced white fish processing plant located in Akureyri, Samherji’s home town. The plant employs 130 people and has a good reputation for producing quality fresh and frozen white fish for the European and other markets.
Type of Operation Primary processing, Secondary processing
Fish species handled Cod, Haddock
Company Profile
Operating in a system of resource management where the aim is sustainable fishing, Samherji, founded in 1983, is a leading seafood company in Iceland. Samherji is a vertically integrated seafood company, controlling a significant volume of fishing quota, operating a powerful fleet of fishing vessels; freezer and fresh fish trawlers, as well as multi purpose vessels, white fish factories and fish farming. Samherji also runs extensive sales and marketing operations which are coordinated at the company´s head office. Samherji runs a large and very advanced whitefish plant in Dalvik, producing wide variety of fresh and frozen fish products as well as dried fish. Samherji´s head office is located in Akureyri.
Fish species handled Cod, Golden redfish, Haddock, Saithe
Company Profile
VSV is one of Iceland’s biggest fisheries companies with large fishing operations, fish processing, sales and marketing; in other words, it handles all aspects of its production, from fishing to markets/consumers.
