Anna Zhukova

It's all about the fish

Pelagia AS is a leading producer of pelagic fish products for human consumption, and an important supplier of essential ingredients in all kinds of fish- and animal feed; protein concentrate, fishmeal, and fish oil. Pelagia is also through our company Epax a leading global producer of concentrated marine-based omega-3 fatty acids for dietary supplement and pharmaceutical preparations.

Pelagia operates 28 departments in Norway, United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark and Ukraine. Twenty-five are 100% owned, while three are partly owned associates, and the operation is divided into three divisions; Food (consumption), Feed (protein concentrate, fishmeal and fish oil) and Health (Dietary supplements and pharmaceutical preparations).

The Food division exports close to 100% of its products, while Feed’s products are mainly sold in the domestic market as essential ingredients in fish- and animal feed production. It is therefore right to say that close to 100% of the wild pelagic fish is utilized, and ends up at someones table, some day, either directly or indirectly.

Austevoll Seafood ASA and Kvefi AS own Pelagia in a 50/50 share split. Egil Magne Haugstad is the company’s CEO.

Norway Pelagic AS, Egersund Fisk AS, and Welcon Invest AS, merged in 2014 and became Pelagia. Pelagia thereof got two major divisions, Food (fish for consumption) and Feed (protein concentrate, fishmeal and fish oil), as Norway Pelagic and Egersund Fisk were leading producers of pelagic fish for consumption, and Welcon were a leading producer of protein concentrate, fish meal and oil.

Pelagia Feed

The feed division’s core business is production of fishmeal, protein concentrates and fish oil in Norway, UK and Ireland. Pelagia Feed have eight production facilities for fishmeal and fish oil, and three facilities for production of protein concentrates and oil. In addition, Pelagia feed has a facility with significant storage capacity in Egersund approved as a border station for importation of protein and oils from third countries. Pelagia Feed employes 209 full-time equivalents, and is led by Arnt-Ove Blytt-Tøsdal Kolås.

Pelagia Food

Pelagia Food is engaged in landing, refining and sale of pelagic fish for human consumption and has 14 production facilities in Norway, from Honningsvåg in the north to Egersund in the south. In addition, Pelagia Food has Production facility for refining and marinating in Skagen, Denmark, and owns 77 per cent of a production facility in Shetland. In Ukraine, Pelagia is engaged in Whole sale through its partly owned companies Egersund Ukraine LLC and Moreproducts LLC. Pelagia Food employes 500 full-time equivalents, and is led by Magnus Strand.

Kolmi® are one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of single-use masks to the health care and dental industry.

Kolmi masks are manufactured by the Medicom® Group – one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality single-use preventative and infection control products for the medical and dental industries.

We have nine fully owned manufacturing facilities spread across the world and sell in over 95 countries.

The Kolmi masks have been manufactured in Europe for over 45 years and we are the number one supplier of masks to the French health industry. In 2020 we opened factories across the world including a purpose-built factory dedicated to supplying the NHS.

2020

Kolmi opens a UK factory and becomes one of the key suppliers of single-use masks to the NHS.

2012

Kolmi celebrates its 40th anniversary. Over two billion single-use masks have been produced since launch.

2011

Medicom acquires the majority shareholding in Kolmi-Hopen.

2007

Kolmi becomes the leading supplier of surgical masks for the operating theatre in France.

1975

Kolmi creates its first non-woven single-use mask.

1972

Kolmi manufactures Europe’s first single-use paper mask.

1921

Factory is established in Angers specialising in cigarette paper manufacturing.

COMMITMENT & QUALITY

Our commitment to quality and manufacturing is only matched by our commitment to the NHS. The new UK manufacturing facility is dedicated to supplying the NHS, ensuring a guaranteed sovereignty of supply.

Our new factory, purpose-built here in the UK, is dedicated to the manufacture and supply of Type II R & FFP3 masks. Furthermore, we have partnered with world leading manufacturers of non-woven materials here in the UK.

Our commitment does not stop at the masks. We have worked with four separate Trusts to develop a range of materials and tools to help fit testers and users alike.

PACKAGING

With all our masks we have developed packaging that is easy to identify, highlights the key features and makes it easy for the wearer to don the masks each and every time. Each of our packs converts into a display box with the donning instructions clearly displayed.

Each of the three sizes of FFP3 mask are also easy to recognise through simple colour coding on the outside of the pack. In addition, each individual mask is flow wrapped with the donning instructions clearly printed.

Ritmed is best known in the Medical and Animal Health sectors. Acquired by Medicom in 1998, Ritmed is dedicated to the protection and care of healthcare professionals in North America.

Products distributed under the Ritmed brand include an expansive selection of superior quality surgical and isolation gowns, gloves*, masks, gauze pads and bandages, sponges, sterilization products, scalpels and everyday medical essentials.

Among the best known Ritmed brands is VersaGown with patented Flexneck™ technology for best-in-class infection control compliance.

Founded in 1988, the Medicom Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and distributors of high-quality, single-use and preventive infection control products for the medical, dental, government and industrial markets, laboratories and research centers, the animal health and health and wellness communities, and the retail trade.

When Medicom founder Ronald Reuben was just 23 years old, a conversation with a friend changed the course of his life. From that conversation, Reuben learned that the AIDS crisis had created an urgent need for personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. Following his entrepreneurial instincts and desire to make a difference, he immediately set to work developing high-quality medical examination gloves under the SafeTouch brand.

Demand grew rapidly and it wasn’t long before Mr. Reuben purchased his own factory. He equipped himself with state-of-the-art technology, traveled the world to source the highest quality raw materials and hired leading scientific experts to design and develop the most reliable personal protective equipment on the market. This unwavering commitment to quality, reliability and continuous innovation has earned Medicom the trust of healthcare professionals worldwide.

Today, with more than 30 years of scientific expertise, manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and Asia, and a global network of suppliers, Medicom offers a wide range of personal protective equipment (PPE), infection control solutions and patient care products used by millions of professionals around the world every day.

Medicom offers only the highest quality, most reliable infection control products. Whether you work in healthcare or in industry, Medicom has the personal protective equipment, patient care and preventive products you need.

Unparalleled expertise, extensive experience fulfilling government contracts and proven mass production capabilities make Medicom an attractive partner for governments seeking immediate and long-term supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other infection control solutions.