Vónin P/F
It all started in 1969 and today Vónin is a major developer and manufacturer of high quality fishing gear, aquaculture equipment as well as supplying equipment for the land base industry. It all started in 1969 and today Vónin is a major developer and manufacturer of high quality fishing gear and aquaculture equipment with branches in Norway, Greenland and Canada, plus a production facility in Lithuania, in addition to several specialised locations in the Faroe Islands and a highly international client base. What started in 1969 as a venture to produce fishing equipment for the local fleet, set up by a group of fishermen, Vónin has grown into one of the Islands’ major exporters as its focus expanded from working solely with the home fleet. Vónin has developed from relatively modest local roots, into a highly specialised and genuinely international operation with a wealth of expertise and experience behind it.
Company details
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Aquaculture
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Year Founded:
- 1969
- Employees:
- 101-1000
This company also provides solutions for other industrial applications.
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About us
Focus on innovation and quality
As fisheries and aquaculture have become increasingly more demanding and competitive industries, Vónin has responded by developing hard-wearing, high-strength materials to its own specifications, developing its own range of reliable products. By working closely together with the industry we have attained a high level of product quality, and we are very proud of our achievements.
As we have always done, all innovation and trials are undertaken in close co-operation with the industry so that the ideas coming from either our highly skilled staff or the clients themselves can be considered, tried in our computer simulators and then scaled down to be tried in flume tanks. When we feel that we have reached an optimal result, the designs and the products are tested out at sea by our own experts and experienced clients.
Sustainability
Vónin has a longstanding commitment to minimizing waste in its own production, as well as providing its customers with gear that will last – which consequently results in keeping waste to the lowest possible level.
Our aim is to supply the highest quality products that function with maximum efficiency, therefore allowing fishing companies to keep fuel consumption and therefore emissions as low as possible. As we increase our focus on sustainability, we are also placing an ever greater emphasis on being part of a supply chain that produces minimal waste of resources in return for maximum production of protein from the sea.
It’s important to us to play a part in preserving the environment for generations to come and to make the best possible use of the finite resources at our disposal.
Every year Vónin ships a substantial volume of end-of-life aquaculture equipment and fishing gear for recycling and re-use.
History
Vónin was founded in 1969 by Olaf Olsen, Jákup Oluf á Lakjuni, Otto Dam, Janus av Reyni and Sámal G. Jacobsen as they acquired the trawler they named Vónin1971
Opened a net loft in Fuglafjørður
1975
Opened a net loft in Tórshavn
1977
Built a new net loft and flume tank in Fuglafjørður
1980
Started to produce aquaculture products
1989
Opened a department in Newfoundland
2000
Built a new net loft in Tórshavn
2002
Acquired the net loft from Polar Seafood in Greenland
2002
Faroese company of the year
2005
Acquired the net loft from Royal Greenland
2006
Acquired local netloft in Norðskála
2008
Merged with RFG in Norway, now called Vónin Refa
2008
Opened sales office in Russia
2011
Faroese company of the year
2014
Built a production plant in Lithuania
2018
Built a new net loft and Head Office in Fuglafjørður
2019
Opened sales office in Far East Russia
2019
Extended the plant at Norðskála
2021
Acquired engineering and design company Volu Ventis