Fish feed producer, EWOS, is celebrating one million tonnes of production this year - the first time the company has achieved this.
The company, a business division of Cermaq AS, said that it has seen feed sales grow in line with increasing demand for farmed fish around the globe, and is confident of ongoing success.
Comments from previous employees show how much things have changed for the company over the years:
Per Sveidqvist, who retired as marketing manager of EWOS Ltd in 2008, said that in 1988 he was told that the company might reach 15,000t, which seemed an enormous amount. “We did reach 15,000 tonnes and it is gratifying to see that now, some 20 years later, the combined output of EWOS has reached such an important milestone by nurturing customer confidence,” he said.
Alf Helge Årskog, formerly with EWOS Norway and now CEO of Marine Harvest, the world’s largest fish farming company, stated: “I am very impressed that EWOS has reached one million tonnes of feed production in a year for the first time. This milestone reflects the enormous growth in the industry and the great importance of EWOS, both as a feed supplier and a strong contributor to the development of our industry.”
The occasion is being marked by a website campaign featuring the slogan ‘Thanks a million’, which includes a competition to win an iPad2.
