Wahnish steps down from Benchmark Holdings board

Benchmark Holdings has announced that non-executive board member Hugo Wahnish is to resign. Wahnish has held a board position at the aquaculture genetics, health and advanced nutrition company since November 2017. He will be leaving on 9 February 2021. The company’s announcement credits him with playing “a significant role” in Benchmark’s transformative period as it…

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Zoetis picks up Fish Vet Group from Benchmark

Zoetis has just announced the acquisition of Fish Vet Group from Benchmark Holdings PLC, as a strategic addition to its Pharmaq business which develops and commercializes fish vaccines and offers services in vaccination and diagnostics for aquaculture. Adding Fish Vet Group grows the geographic reach and enhances the diagnostics expertise and testing services, including environmental…

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Benchmark Holdings founder to step down

MALCOLM Pye, the chief executive and founder of the Yorkshire aquaculture health, nutrition and genetics business Benchmark Holdings  has announced he intends to step down from the post this autumn. However, he has said he plans to continue with the business  as a non executive director. Pye has told the board that he taken the…

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New salmon egg site opens

A NEW salmon egg facility in Norway will help supply the global market with biosecure eggs all year round. The £40 million plant, based in Salten and owned by Benchmark Holdings, is a land based unit and the most modern salmon egg production site in the world, said the company. The new facility will increase…

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Benchmark earnings up in first half

BENCHMARK Holdings reported a reduced operating loss in the six months ended March 31, 2018, from £6.7 million to £6 million. The aquaculture health, genetics and advanced nutrition business increased revenue by nine per cent to £75.7 million (H1 2017: £69.2 million). Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increased by 91 per…

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