The new production unit opened its doors to national dignitaries, local families and international delegates. Once at capacity the facility will be able to produce at least 150 million salmon eggs per year.<\/p>\n
Addressing the 250 attendees, Malcolm Pye, chief executive of Benchmark, said that the project was very special and important. \u201cWe are putting together something that is vital for the future. This is at the forefront of the salmon industry\u2019s development,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Pye stressed that quality, not just quantity, would be the defining feature of the facility\u2019s production. \u201cDisease is one of the critical elements in every kind of aquaculture and here we have a facility that gives us the ultimate in biosecurity and production capability for the very first critical stage of producing eggs that are going to grow, thrive and produce the quality product that we all believe in so much,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Johan Andresen, the owner of Norwegian holding company, Ferd, one of Benchmark\u2019s largest investors, said, \u201cThis facility is one of many, but it\u2019s also exceptional. What makes it exceptional is not necessarily all pipes and all the equipment, although that\u2019s world-class. What makes it exceptional is the people who thought of the idea, who built it, who are going to run it, going to sell the product, and make sure that this is and will be the world\u2019s best facility of its kind.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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