GATH member presentation – Twoday

GATH member presentation – Twoday

We create a better tomorrow through technology

Established: 2022
Number of employees: 2500
Segment: Information technology
Customers: 8,000
Countries: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Lithuania

OUR STORY

twoday was established in 2022 when 22 former Visma companies from the Visma Custom Solution division were separated from Visma. Visma Custom Solutions’ focus was on consultancy and IT solutions. The business model of a consultancy is quite different from Visma’s focus on standard SaaS software, and both parties felt at Visma and twoday would be even more successful as separate companies.

 Our name, twoday, shows our eagerness to work closely with customers and it reflects that we are always available, present and efficient. The “Two” in twoday represents partnership with customers and community among employees. “Two” also represents equality, teamwork and cooperation between people. “twoday” represents drive, presence, availability and trust to deliver on time.

THIS IS US

With more than 2,500 employees and 8,000 customers, we are one of the largest tech consulting companies in the Nordics.  Every day we develop truly useful solutions that make people’s everyday lives a little easier. We have a broad range of competencies. Whether you’re looking for specialists who can boost your e-commerce or customize applications, experts in software development, data & analysis or digital marketing – you will find your team of skilled people at twoday. To put it simply, we help people create value in the complex landscape of digital transformation. 

Our people combine strong skills with drive, adaptability and a big heart. Leading the way in digital transformation is no easy task. That’s why we invest in learning and development.

We’re a forward thinking community that works with new and modern technology to solve today’s challenges and create a better future. Together, we make a difference today – and prepare ourselves, clients and society for what tomorrow will bring.

 

SUSTAINABILITY BASED ON DATA

We use data-driven insights to improve existing solutions in the public and private sector. Implementing sustainable technology solutions can be based on this insight. It is rewarding to contribute with data-driven insight that positively impacts society.

For example we have helped property companies that need a better overview of their buildings. Based on this, we find ways to streamline and optimise how spaces are used. Several buildings are empty after working hours, and can be used for other activities so that there are fewer buildings that need heating, and you don’t have to build more than necessary. 

Another example, is how our solutions contributed to saving businesses and workplaces in a difficult time. When consumption patterns changed as a result of the pandemic, we used insights from data collection to see how stores could adapt their offering. That way they could continue to be profitable.

GATH member presentation – Patogen

GATH member presentation – Patogen

Fish health and fish welfare – a key to improved aquaculture

To succeed in aquaculture access to precise health data and in-depth expertise in the understanding of biology is essential.

PatoGen has a long-standing record within fish health and has a lasting ambition to be a major contributor to more sustainable production of fish.

What we do: 

  • We detect viruses, bacteria and parasites in fish farms.
  • We understand the consequence of positive detections in a biosecurity perspective.
  • We establish fish health and fish welfare action points.

About PatoGen:

PatoGen was established in 2005 and has been a major contributor to improving salmon fish health. PatoGen is 100% owned by Fürst Medical Laboratory. Fürst is offering similar services to the human health care sector in Norway as PatoGen is offering to aquaculture.

 PatoGen has approximately 65 employees working at the units in Norway, Scotland and Ireland.

 PatoGen employees are specialists in fish health, diagnostics and laboratory production. This, combined with a passion for improved fish health, has established trust among fish farmers, who receive reliable results, good service and independent trustworthy advice.

Møt GATH på AquaNor / Meet GATH at AquaNor

Møt GATH på AquaNor / Meet GATH at AquaNor

GATH er tilstede på AquaNor. Vi har ikke egen stand men treffes på telefon 97108288 eller mail på contact@gath.no for å avtale et møte eller en prat

GATH will be present at AquaNor. Call +4797108288 or mail to contact@gath.no to scedule a meeting or a chat

Møt GATH på AquaNor / Meet GATH at AquaNor

Bente Lund Jacobsen ansatt som Daglig leder i GATH

Pressemelding
24.03.2023                                                       


Bente Lund Jacobsen ansatt som Daglig leder i Global Aquaculture Tech Hub (GATH)

GATH har siden oppstarten i 2021 doblet seg i antall medlemmer og vi har erfart viktigheten i å stå sammen for å løse de store felles utfordringene næringen møter. Vi var på leting etter en daglig leder som hadde erfaring fra havbruksnæringen, som forstår kraften i å samarbeide, som evner å løfte fram GATH bedriftenes samfunnsbidrag og samtidig har erfaring i fra å bygge og drifte en forening. Ikke minst var det også viktig å finne en klar og tydelig leder som har forståelse for det politiske apparat for vår næring, altså en kokekyndig maskinist med skipper erfaring. Bente har betydelig erfaring på alle områdene og jeg er veldig glad for at hun skal lede GATH videre sier styreleder, Per Helge Devold.

Bente Lund Jacobsen har siden 2020 vært eldreombud i Norge. Hun har 10 års erfaring fra Havbruksnæringen gjennom å lede de 12 nasjonale og internasjonale selskapene i Mørenot konsernets Aquaculture satsning. I 2018 ble hun adm dir i Næringsforeningen Ålesundregionen hvor hun la grunnlaget for en rekke viktige prosjekt for regionen. 

Bente Lund Jacobsen gleder seg til å komme i gang i sin nye jobb og ser frem til å arbeide med medlemsbedriftene i næringer hun har stor respekt for.

Bente sier, jeg gleder meg til å komme i gang, arbeide sammen med medlemmene og bidra til å videreutvikle GATH. Jeg ser på GATH som en fremoverlent og rett satsning på samarbeid og utvikling av næringer innenfor havbruksbransjene. Nå får jeg muligheten til å være med på denne satsingen og samtidig arbeide sammen med mange bedrifter jeg kjenner fra tidligere og ikke minst bli kjent med nye. Jeg gleder meg til å ta fatt på oppgavene.

Bente Lund Jacobsen tiltrer som daglig leder i GATH 1 august 2023.

Om GATH:

Sentrale aktører i havbruksnæringen gikk sammen og etablerte Global Acuaculture Tech Hub (GATH) for å løse felles utfordringer innen fiskevelferd og bærekraft. Flere av aktørene er verdensledende innen sitt fagfelt og målet med huben er å styrke samarbeidet og øke innovasjonstakten slik at vi vi fortsetter å være globalt ledende innen akvakulturteknologi. Økt eksport og verdiskaping er en klar målsetting. Siden oppstart i 2021 har GATH leid administrative tjenester fra Ålesund Næringsforening, på bakgrunn av økt aktivitetsnivå ser en nå behovet for en fulltids administrativ leder.

Vedlagt foto av Per Helge Devold og Bente Lund Jacobsen.

For ytterligere informasjon kontakt:
 Navn: Bente Lund Jacobsen
Mobil: +47 97 10 82 88

Navn: Per Helge Devold
Mobil: +47 97 10 80 90

GATH Member presentations – Møreforskning

GATH Member presentations – Møreforskning

Møreforsking offers research and development in a wide range of disciplines.

Møreforsking is a non-profit research institute with offices in Ålesund, Molde and Kristiansund. The institute conducts applied research on topics related to marine- and social sciences, transport economics and logistics. We contribute to sustainable resource management, innovation and value creation through research and knowledge production in collaboration with industry, public sector, as well as national and international research institutions. Møreforsking possesses various laboratory facilities, including laboratory for chemical and molecular analysis, a facility for live marine organisms and a process laboratory for conservation, storage and primary processing. We also conduct sensory evaluation by our inhouse trained panel.

Møreforsking is located in the middle of the marine cluster in North-West Norway. The proximity to rich marine resources, combined with strong traditions in catching, processing and exporting seafood, make Norway in general and North-West Norway in particular a leading player in marine industries.

Møreforsking’s role is to contribute knowledge through research and development that increases value creation in the industry. We carry out research and development projects for the fisheries and aquaculture industries, the seafood processing industry, exporters, and industry organizations.

Sustainable oceans and coast

Marine and coastal ecosystems provide people with both services and resources. Møreforsking is located in a region that is rich in resources, and where marine value creation is strong. An important part of Møreforsking’s research is closely linked to the ecosystems at sea and in the coastal region. The research includes topics related to renewable resources, the functions and dynamics of ecosystems, as well as research on individual species and interactions between them. Among other things, we have projects related to management, integrated coastal zone management, utilization of new biological resources and development of new industry.

Seafood processing

In order to compete in the global seafood market, the Norwegian marine industry must offer products of the highest possible quality. Møreforsking has several researchers in the field of seafood processing who work continuously to increase our knowledge of how production processes affect the nutritional, chemical and sensory quality of seafood. Due to Møre and Romsdal’s proximity to the sea, with white fish such as cod and haddock, and pelagic species such as herring and mackerel, much of our research takes place in close collaboration with regional industry that utilizes these marine resources. Møreforsking has also for several decades worked with live seafood, especially with how quality and animal welfare can be maintained during live storage and transport of shellfish.

GATH member presentation – Artec Aqua

GATH member presentation – Artec Aqua

A cluster of competence

Artec Aqua was one of the first companies to ­focus solely on onshore aquaculture. As a result, our teams are all staffed by highly experienced specialists. Through numerous successful project deliveries, we have built close relationships with the best partners in the industry. This ­provides certainty for us and security for you.

Our ambition is to develop the world’s most reliable onshore aquaculture facilities.

 

OUR FACILITIES OFFER:

  • Advanced water treatment and tank hydraulics
  • Flexibility
  • Space-saving design
  • Easy maintenance
  • Operational reliability
– Vi holder pusten

– Vi holder pusten

Underleverandører om grunnrenteskatten:

Investeringer for over 40 milliarder kroner er lagt på is som følge av regjeringens forslag til grunnrenteskatt for havbruksnæringen, ifølge Sjømat Norge/Ilaks.Konsekvensene er allerede merkbare og rammer distriktsarbeidsplasser hos underleverandørene ekstra hardt.

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– Hva har vi gjort galt?

PE. Bjørdal har vært en viktig hjørnesteinsbedrift i Ørsta i 114 år. De siste tiårene har de spesialisert seg på løsninger til havbruksnæringen. Pandemi og uro i Europa har gjort at de måtte gjennom en omstillingsprosess. Når det endelig så ut til å lysne, kom regjeringens forslag til økt grunnrenteskatt. Da stanset ordreinngangen helt opp:

– Vi kom oss gjennom en pandemi, og som internasjonal leverandør er vi påvirket av krig og uro. Men dette er verre, sier daglig leder Bjørn Meek i PE Bjørdal.

Bedriften har ca. 90 ansatte, og i fjor måtte de redusere staben med 20-25 stillinger. Uforutsigbare rammebetingelser gjør at de holder pusten og vurderer nye tiltak for å redusere kostnader.

– Vi lurer på hva vi har gjort galt når regjeringen truer med å innføre tiltak som straffer oss så hardt. Nå må politikerne på banen før det er for sent, sier Meek.

Jokerbutikken på vent
I Larsnes i Sande kommune har hjørnesteinsbedrifta Larsnes Mek. hatt gode tider i takt med forbindelse med bygging av brønnbåter. De er i ferd med å investere 350 millioner, blant annet en splitter ny tørrdokk som ruver i bygda. Nå fortviler verftet etter nyheten om regjeringens lakseskatt. brønnbåtrederiene venter med bygging av flere skip til de vet utfallet av grunnrentebeskatningen.

– Laksen har ført til verdiskapning langs hele kysten. Nå må politikerne tenke seg nøye om. Jeg har alltid vært optimist, men nå håper jeg de som har kommet med forslaget til ekstra lakseskatt tar til vettet, sier verftsdirektøren.

Et steinkast unna verftet ligger den lokale Joker-butikken på Larsnes. Høy aktivitet på verftet har gjort at kjøpmann Anette Gulbrandsen er i ferd med å utvide bygdas eneste dagligvarebutikk. Men også hun har satt bremsene på.
– Vi må dessverre vente med å utvide til vi vet hvordan det går med verftet, sier hun.

Utlandet klare til å overta
Artec Aqua, med hovedkontor i Ålesund, er blitt en verdensledende leverandør av løsninger til landbasert oppdrett. Gründer Bjørn Finnøy sier at uforutsigbarheten i Norge gjør at de og flere andre havbruksaktører nå ser til utlandet.

– Skal vi beholde konkurransefortrinnet som Norge har i dag, med kompetanse, naturgitte forhold og ledende teknologi, da må rammebetingelsene være på plass. Med en gang man begynner å skyve og endre på dette, er det åpenbart stor vilje og interesse for å bygge oppdrettsanlegg i utlandet, sier Finnøy.

– For Norge sin del frykter jeg det vil bety at vi bygger ned norsk oppdrettsnæring. Det vil betyr mye for arbeidsplasser langs kysten, sier han. 

Dette en frykt som flere i bransjen deler.

Fra optimist til forvilelse

CEO i MMC First Process, Petter Leon Fauske, var optimist da regjeringen presenterte satsing på havbruk i Hurdalsplattformen. Men pipen fikk en annen lyd da samme regjering like etter foreslo en voldsom økning av grunnrenteskatten.

Fauske mener politikerne umulig kan forstå hvilke ringvirkninger skattesjokket vi gi. 

– Jeg har en innstendig bønn til politikerne om å se helheten og ringvirkningene når vi rokker ved forutsigbarheten Norge er kjent for å ha. Begynner dette å forvitre er det hvert fall én ting som er sikkert: Det er mange kompetansemiljø og godt motiverte folk rundt omkring i verden som er klare til å ta over posisjonen som Norge har hatt frem til nå.

– Kan få store konsekvenser

Ved verftet Aas Mekaniske i Vestnes er det høy aktivitet. Der er de i ferd med å ferdigstille flere nye brønnbåter og fiskefatøy. De siste årene har de levert nye brønnbåter på løpende bånd til Sølvtrans. Det har gitt arbeid til en rekke underleverandører, som den familieeide elektroinstallatøren Vik Elektro.

– Akkurat nå har vi ca. 80 årsverk i sving her og all aktivitet er knyttet opp mot havbruksnæringen. Men nå har nye prosjekter stanset helt opp på grunn av usikkerheten de nye forslagene har bragt med seg. Så hvis det ikke blir en avklaring snart, vil det få store konsekvenser for vår aktivitet, sier administrasjonssjef Ole André Vik i Vik Elektro.

GATH member presentation – Sølvtrans

GATH member presentation – Sølvtrans

We are Sølvtrans

Determined to be the preferred infrastructure service partner to the aquaculture industry

 

Sølvtrans was established in 1986 with a rebuilt freighter that had a cargo capacity of 208 m3. Today we are the worlds leading provider of crititcal wellboat services for a growing aquaculture industry, and we strive to continue to be the world leader with new deliveries of modern, state of the art, Ronja vessels.

Sustainable Aquaculture

Three out of our five strategic objectives concern the environment. We place a high priority on the safe, gentle, and efficient handling of live fish, whilst safeguarding biodiversity and the natural marine environment we operate in.

Together with our suppliers, we are continuously developing technologies to optimize fish welfare and biosecurity, as well as minimizing fuel consumption and GHG emissions.

With the majority of our fleet built after 2013, we have one of the youngest, most flexible and modern fleets in our industry.

Our Services

Fish welfare is our highest priority, from the design of our vessels to the way we operate them. In combination with a high focus on biosecurity, we achieve aquaculture shipping operations which minimizes potential stress on the fish ensuring a high-quality service being delivered to our clients.

Our vessels are recognized as being innovative and very flexible. They can easily be upgraded by adding more equipment into already prepared areas, both inside sheltered decks or directly onto prepared areas on external decks. They have a high level of technical redundancy to ensure continued operation even in the event of technical issues.

Our vessels maintain the very highest standard, and are Global Gap compliant.

Fish Welfare

Fish welfare is one of our strategic objectives and highest prioritized areas in both our daily operations as well as our long-term goals and strategies.

Our vessels are designed in a way that promote fish welfare. In combination with a strong focus on hygiene, we aim to minimize potential stress on the fish while delivering high-quality products and services to our clients.

We have automatic tracking systems on all our vessels that monitor parameters such as carbon dioxide, oxygen, ammonia, temperature, and pH. It is essential for fish welfare that our staff are trained and have relevant experience with monitoring fish behavior and ensure that a high level of welfare is maintained.

All our vessels also have backup systems that protects the basic needs of the fish in case of a system failure or other unexpected events. To ensure fish welfare, all fish handling and bath treatments are carried out in close collaboration between veterinarians and our crew members.

Working On a Wellboat

Life on a wellboat is varied as well as challenging. In addition to normal operation of the vessel, the job also includes handling live animals in a secure, careful and effective manner.

We want co-workers that always seek personal development, strive to increase quality of our deliveries, and put safety and fish-welfare first.

GATH member presentation – Mørenot

GATH member presentation – Mørenot

Mørenot is a provider of solutions to the global fishing-, aquaculture- and seismic industries. We are 750 dedicated employees worldwide within sales, service, and production. Our mission is to create solutions to sustainably harvest food from the sea

 

Established: 1948

Number of employees: 750

Segment: Equipment for aquaculture and fishery

OUR STORY

For more than a century our nets and long lines have helped fishermen bring food to people across the globe. We are rooted in the local communities we serve, but also have a global perspective. Since our start as a small fishing gear supplier in Norway, we have expanded to a growing number of markets – from Iceland to Spain to North America, and China. And with service stations along the world’s coasts, we are right where our customers need us.

 

At a time of rapid climate change and growing populations, we are setting new industry standards to sustainably harvest food from the sea. From catching fish in the sea to cultivating them in clean ocean environments, our solutions ensure safe and efficient operations. We offer new research, ideas and data systems to give fresh insight and control over technical processes. Extending our reach, we also provide seismic towing solutions for the wider marine industry.

 

Our story springs from an abiding love and respect for the oceans and the millions of people they support every day. That’s why we will always keep challenging ourselves to do even more to sustain the oceans as vital food sources for future generations.

Mørenot is playing a key role in an extensive environmental project: The world’s largest cleanup!

Mørenot is engaged in one of  the most pressing environmental problems of our age, and is now developing a 2.5-km-long ocean cleanup system with one objective: ridding the world’s oceans of plastic. This will be done in cooperation with the Dutch non-profit organization The Ocean Cleanup. Together they have developed a prototype in 2021 that proved to be a huge success and has already collected large amounts of plastic in the Pacific Ocean. A new, improved version is now under development and Mørenot was again the chosen supplier for this important project, which has been given the name ‘System 03’. For more information, see: Mørenot playing a key role in an extensive environmental project: The world’s largest cleanup! – Mørenot News (morenot.com)

SUSTAINABILITY

As an actor in an industry depending on the oceans, we have a responsibility. Mørenot shall be a leading force in developing solutions for sustainable harvest of the ocean’s resources.

SUSTAINABLE AND CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS

We want to be a leading force in the development of solutions that contributes to a circular economy and sustainable harvest of the oceans. We approach this challenge from two different angles. We have initiated a project to map the CO2 footprint of our existing products. At the same time, we shall develop brand new solutions, such as Mørenot Collect and CATCH Linetech.

CLIMATE AND RESOURCE EFFICIENT PRODUCTION

We shall understand the climate impact of our operations and strive to reduce it. Today Mørenot reports on emissions directly controlled by the company (Scope 1) and indirect climate emissions related to purchased energy (Scope 2). At the same time, we are searching for initiatives to reduce our own climate emissions. One important initiative for us has been the development of a drying system for service of aquaculture nets based on electricity and heat recovery.

AN ATTRACTIVE EMPLOYER WITH A SUSTAINABLE MINDSET

Our employees are our most important resource. Mørenot shall be a good place to work, where our employees experience their workday as meaningful and giving.

AN ETHICAL AND TRANSPARENT VALUE CHAIN

Mørenot shall be a driving force for an ethical and transparent value chain in our industries. We have developed a Supply Chain Code of Conduct that clearly defines our expectations to suppliers and business partners. We work continuously to monitor that these are followed.