Posts Tagged ‘Marine Harvest’
As others see us
One of the benefits of coming towards the end of one’s career is the ability to look back at how the industry has performed. For a change, I’m not talking about farm performance but about how well we respond to some of the reasonable – and unreasonable – criticism that we face as an industry.…
Read MoreScottish Salmon Company hires former Mowi boss
FORMER Mowi Scotland chief Alan Sutherland has been appointed as marine director of the Scottish Salmon Company. Sutherland was managing director at what was then Marine Harvest for nine years until 2016, when he was replaced by the company’s current boss, Ben Hadfield. With a career in aquaculture spanning almost four decades, Sutherland will be…
Read MoreComment: Leave our farms alone
It’s time for government to protect workers’ rights from protesters, argues Mowi Scotland\’s director of communications. AS activists continue to sidestep the democratic process in favour of interrupting work spaces, governments must step up to protect the health and safety of employees working within the laws of the country. A recent court decision in Scotland…
Read MoreMowi defends salmon farming against latest BBC attack
SCOTLAND’S biggest salmon farmer, Mowi, has defended its farming practices ahead of a potentially damaging BBC broadcast next week. The Panorama programme, titled ‘Salmon Farming Exposed’, airs on Monday night and Mowi said in a statement issued today that it expects this to provide ‘an unbalanced and negative portrayal of our industry and company’. Mowi…
Read MoreMowi marks manager’s 30 years
MOWI Scotland seawater manager David MacGillivray marked 30 years with the company last week in a special ceremony, complete with cake. He was presented with his long service award by Mowi farming operations director Gideon Pringle, at the company’s Fort William headquarters. MacGillivray (nicknamed ‘Bodger’ by his colleagues) started working for Mowi, formerly Marine Harvest,…
Read MoreRafferty to head up Cermaq Chile
AQUACULTURE veteran Steven Rafferty has been appointed the new managing director of Cermaq Chile, it was announced yesterday. He joins the company – which he last worked for as chief financial officer and chief operating officer farming between 2008 and 2010 – from London based Global Maritime, where he is aquaculture director. The Scot was…
Read MoreCountdown to awards deadline
THE deadline for entries to this year’s Aquaculture Awards is fast approaching, with the final day for submissions on March 1. Some of the most influential companies and organisations in global aquaculture are supporting the awards, which are open to international entrants for the first time. The winners will be announced at a special ceremony…
Read MoreMowi makes impressive debut
A STRONG demand for salmon and higher prices have helped newly branded Mowi make an impressive New Year debut. The company, which has changed its name from Marine Harvest, today reported a 2018 fourth quarter operational EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) of €213 million, up from €181 million for the corresponding period in 2017.…
Read MoreSalmon status quo not an option: Ewing
THE success of Scotland’s aquaculture sector reaches far and wide and has driven a resurgence in subsidiary businesses, according to Scotland’s Rural Economy Minister, Fergus Ewing. In a detailed written response to the report on salmon farming published by Holyrood’s Rural Economy and Connectivity (REC), which undertook an inquiry into the industry last year, Ewing…
Read MoreSalmon farmers soar in top firms list
SCOTLAND’S salmon companies have been recognised among the country’s top performing firms, with several leading producers moving up in an annual league table of businesses. Mowi Scotland (formerly Marine Harvest Scotland) moves up 12 places to rank 31st in Scottish Business Insider’s Top 500 (2019) table, published this month. Mowi’s value-added processing business, based in…
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