Beefed-up Flow Gear performs well on Icelandic rough ground
Flow Gear hopper footropes have been performing successfully in Norway for the last two years, with this gear in use on board four trawlers there, as well as one in…
Lightweight net sounder cable gains ground worldwide
Hampiðjan’s DynIce Data net sounder cable continues to gain popularity, increasingly replacing conventional steel sounder cables. More than 470,000 metres of this cable have been supplied to customers around the…
Supercore supercharges self-spreading pelagic gear
The key to the self-spreading properties of Gloria Helix pelagic trawls, Helix rope ensures that the gear opens rapidly as it’s shot away, and is instrumental in maintaining ideal gear…
Recycled nylon put through its paces
For the first time recycled nylon derived from scrapped fishing gear and other sources is being put through rigorous full-scale sea trials. The recovered nylon has been used to manufacture…
First net from reycled material in use
A consortium of companies in Norway and Iceland have made a reality of the first new netting to be put into use that has been derived from recycled fishing gear.…
FishScanner tested on capelin survey
A variety of technologies, including Hampiðjan’s DynIce Data cable and the Star-Oddi Fish Scanner, have been brought together to provide a new look at assessing stock, and is currently being…
Hampiðjan buys into Indian rope and netting producer
Hampiðjan has signed a deal to acquire a 75.1% stake in one of its key suppliers, Indian rope and netting manufacturer Kohinoor Ropes Pvt. With a workforce of 700 across…
Hampiðjan TorNet moves into new Las Palmas net loft
TorNet, Hampiðjan’s Spanish subsidiary, is moving its activities to new premises in the port area of Las Palmas. The new building is roughly the same size as the company has…
Shake-up at Mørenot under new ownership
Since acquiring the entire shareholding in Norwegian fishing gear group Mørenot earlier this year, Hampiðjan has worked on streamlining its operations, merging some of these within other elements of the…
Prestigious business award goes to Hampiðjan
The business award presented annually by Icelandic business trade publications Frjáls Verslun and Viðskiptablaðið has this year gone to fishing gear producer Hampiðjan. This is the most prestigious award of…
