PTG sets up shop in Scotland
Norway-based refrigeration specialist PTG is setting up a UK arm to serve the seafood industry. The company has appointed Julian Ramsey as General Manager for the new company, PTG UK. […] Continue Reading
Thistle Seafoods buys Dawnfresh’s Uddingston plant
Thistle Seafoods has agreed a deal to acquire the Dawnfresh fish processing facility at Uddingston, near Glasgow as a going concern. In September 2021 Dawnfresh announced plans to close the […] Continue Reading
Seafish pledges to help industry face new challenges
International trade challenges and labour and skills issues could hamper the UK seafood industry’s ability to thrive if not tackled correctly. That’s the warning from Seafish, the public body set […] Continue Reading
St James Smokehouse profits up
Thanks to some impressive cost savings, St James Smokehouse was able to increase its profits during 2020, despite the challenges posed by the pandemic. The Annan-based company has just published […] Continue Reading
Marel ties up Wenger takeover
Processing multinational Marel has completed its acquisition of US processing solutions business Wenger. The deal, announced in April, prices Wenger at US $540m (£433m). It has now been approved by […] Continue Reading
Vega’s processing plant gets GSA certification
Vega Salmon’s processing plant has been certified to the Global Seafood Alliance’s Seafood Processing Standard (SPS). It is the first seafood processing plant in Germany to earn the distinction. Although […] Continue Reading
Hawesta processing facility set to close
Thai Union’s German subsidiary Rügen Fisch AG is to close its processing plant in Lübeck, transferring operations to Sassnitz, where the rest of the Rügen Fisch processing is based. The […] Continue Reading
Arnarlax plans 80,000 tonne processing plant in Iceland
Icelandic fish farming company Arnarlax has announced plans to build a new hi-tech salmon processing factory in the country’s Westfjords region. The plant will be one of the largest in […] Continue Reading
Processing equipment group Marel acquires Wenger
International fish and meat processing equipment manufacturer Marel has taken over US-based Wenger, a US-based business leader in extrusion systems for producing pet food, aquafeed, and food for consumers. The […] Continue Reading