The acquisition of Heps\u00f8 Notservice follows the purchase earlier this year of Steigen company B\u00f8teriet, making M\u00f8renot the market leader in service services for the aquaculture industry with a presence close to farming companies along the entire coast in Norway.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith its long experience in fishing, the Heps\u00f8 family has built up Heps\u00f8 Notservice into a leading company with strong relationships with its customers and a safe and good workplace for the employees. It has invested heavily in expertise and equipment at what has become a state of the art service station. We are now looking forward to continuing the good work and look forward to getting started,\u201d said M\u00f8renot CEO Arne Birkeland.<\/p>\n
Heps\u00f8 Notservice, which offers service and repair of equipment for the aquaculture industry, has ten employees at its facility in Steinsdalen. The company has grown steadily over several years and reached a record turnover of more than NoK21 million in 2018.<\/p>\n
Oddbj\u00f8rn Ovesen has been general manager of Heps\u00f8 Notservice since 2006, and continues with responsibility for the business in Osen as it becomes an important part of M\u00f8renot’s business in Tr\u00f8ndelag.<\/p>\n
\u201cTogether with our service facilities at Vevang, south of Kristiansund, and \u00d8ksningan, at Sandnessj\u00f8en, Heps\u00f8 Notservice will enable us to serve customers in M\u00f8re og Romsdal, Tr\u00f8ndelag and Nordland. We can also utilise the capacity of our various service plants even better. Now that we are present along the entire coast with a complete service network for the aquaculture industry, we also see opportunities for building an even larger business based on our broad product portfolio,\u201d Arne Birkeland commented.<\/p>\n
Investment fund FSN Capital V bought into M\u00f8renot last year to, together with the local entrepreneurial families, aiming to further develop the Group’s already strong position in aquaculture and fisheries.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is very satisfying that M\u00f8renot continues its strategy with an increasing presence along the coast. Local investments and jobs are important for creating good coastal competence, and highlighting the positive effects of fish farming and fisheries. Heps\u00f8 Notservice and the employees in Osen are a fantastic addition to M\u00f8renot and will contribute to the company’s further growth,\u201d said FSN Capital investment manager Ola Kvalheim.<\/p>\n
\u201cHeps\u00f8 Notservice is a typical rock-solid family business rooted in local jobs and a desire to create competitive economic activity in a small local community. Credit is due to the Heps\u00f8 family and Oddbj\u00f8rn for the work they have done while we welcome them to M\u00f8renot to together create a forward-looking business to support customers in the seafood industry, now and in the future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been a M\u00f8renot customer through our fishing activities for many years and know the company and the people there well,\u201d said Heps\u00f8 Notservice co-owner Audhild Heps\u00f8.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have great faith in M\u00f8renot’s ambitions and strategy in the future and will become a significant shareholder in the group.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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