Pump manufacturer Framo, part of the Alfa Laval group, has acquired equipment supplier LiftUP strengthening the company’s focus on sustainable aquaculture.
LiftUP, with its competence within sludge collection from open cages and patented dead fish system, is a good fit for Framo’s AquaStream systems.
“This acquisition by Alfa Laval develops its aquaculture product portfolio whilst giving LiftUP access to Alfa Laval’s expertise in separation technology,” said Martijn Bergink, managing director of Framo.
Located outside Bergen on the west coast of Norway, LiftUP manufactures, sells, and installs pumps and cleaning equipment for removal of dead fish, waste and sludge from open cages.
“LiftUP has experienced tremendous growth and we are incredibly happy to have Framo as our new home. With their competence we will be able to develop and further improve our sludge collection system,” said Liam Heffernan, manager of LiftUP.
The AquaStream system for open cage facilities is said to significantly improve the environment in cages with lice skirts installed. This system contributes to increased growth as well as reducing or eliminating problems connected with sea lice, diseases and algae.
In recent years LiftUP has made considerable investments in developing sludge collecting systems for fish cages. The compressed waste is stored in tanks then shipped to a biogas facility where it is converted to renewable energy and high-grade fertiliser.
“With LiftUP on our team we now have access to leading technology that is perfectly suitable for our focus within sustainable aquaculture,” concluded Oddbjørn Jacobsen, director of Framo Beginning.
