March 17, 2010

AKVA signs new recirculation contract for smolt facility in Norway

AKVA group has signed a turn-key contract with Nordland Akva AS for delivery of a complete UNI Recirculation System for production of Atlantic Salmon smolts.

The system is AKVA group’s sixth contract for UNI Recirculation Systems for Atlantic Salmon, and is scheduled for start-up in September 2010.

"The turn-key contract with Nordland Akva is a result of product development in close cooperation with the client. We are pleased to see that AKVA group is now manifesting the position as the leading supplier of recirculation technology, both in Norway and in the rest of the world," said AKVA group's sales director Stig Martin Bø.

AKVA group has more than 30 years of aquaculture engineering experience, and the team of world leading experts is renowned for designing sustainable state-of-the-art recirculation systems.

Having delivered systems globally for more than 15 different species, AKVA group is able to maintain a perfect environment with superior water quality at minimum cost, independent of whether the operation is designed for fresh- or seawater species.