News
May 14th, 2010
Announcement for Annual General meeting
The Board of Directors of Thorverk HF. announces its Annual General Meeting which will be held at the company’s premises in Reykhólar Wednesday 26th May 2010 at 1600.
The schedule of the meeting will be as follows:
- Normal Annual General Meeting issues in accordance with Article 16 of the Company’s Articles of Association
- Other matters lawfully tabled
The Board of Directors for Thorverk HF.
May 13, 2009
Announcement for Annual General meeting
The Board of Directors of Thorverk HF. announces its Annual General Meeting which will be held at the company’s premises in Reykhólar Wednesday 3rd June 2009 at 1300.
The schedule of the meeting will be as follows:
- Normal Annual General Meeting issues in accordance with Article 16 of the Company’s Articles of Association
- Other matters lawfully tabled
The Board of Directors for Thorverk HF.
December 22, 2008
Smoked Lamb Feast
Thorverk's annual Smoked Lamb Feast was held today, with all employees invited to the cafeteria for the Icelandic traditional smoked lamb. Partnered with the company union, Thorverk gave all employees Christmas presents, and then they drew from The Annual Company Union and Thorverk's Christmas Lottery. With that, Thorverk wants to thank all it's employees, wish them a happy Christmas and thank them for the years that's passing.
November 1, 2008
New General Manager
Atli Georg Árnason has been appointed as the new General Manager of Thorverk from the first of November 2008. Before joining Thorverk, he was involved in the foundation and set-up City Star Airlines, an aviation Company, in Aberdeen Scotland in the year 2003.
Atli studied at the Robert Gordon University for his Master of Business Administration Degree (MBA), were he focused on Change – and Project Management, from 2001 to 2004 during the start up of the company City Star Airlines. He was awarded the Honorary Award, Master of the University (MUniv) at Robert Gordon University Aberdeen Scotland on 6th of December 2007.
Atli was nominated for Awards in December 2007; as part of the Institute of Directors Scotland, Director of the Year Awards 2007; the award nominations were for the Emerging Directors of the Year Award category and for the Regional Director of the Year award for Aberdeen & Grampian category.
He is also a fully qualified Commercial Pilot from British Aerospace Flight Training Prestwick Scotland.
Atli Georg Árnason is born on the 27th of March 1974 in the fishing town of Grindavík Iceland, he is married to Jóhanna Björg Guðmundsdóttir; Jóhanna is fully qualified Dental Nurse from the University of Iceland. Atli and Jóhanna have three children, Guðrún Ásla Atladóttir born on the 8th of October 1999, María Rún Atladóttir born on the 15th of July 2003 and Atli Jóhann Atlason born on the 24th of June 2007.
Atli is a firm believer that all experiences should be viewed positively and learned from. He also recognises the value of building a strong team. Atli’s family - his wife and three young children - are very important to him and any time off he spends with them.
Thorverk wants to welcome Atli and his family to Reykholar.
August 18, 2008
FMC Corporation acquires the ISP alginate, food blends and PGA (propylene glycol alginate) business
The acquisition of the ISP alginate, food blends and PGA (propylene glycol alginate) business by FMC Corporation was finalized August 18, 2008. The new combined business is positioned, better than ever, to provide new and existing customers with deep product and applications knowledge, strengthened sales and technology teams and a reliable, cost-efficient global operations network. We are committed to providing you with the same exceptional service and high quality products to which you are accustomed.
July 2004
Major investment projects completed
Thorverk's main shareholder and customer recently completed several major capital investment projects at it's alginate factory at Girvan in Scotland. Said Richard Searle, Manager of International Seaweed Resources for ISP, “ISP has recently completed multi million dollar investments at it's Girvan factory to improve quality, efficiency and environmental controls. This is not only good news for the future of the Girvan factory but also for it's main raw material suppliers. This includes Thorverk which has long been recognised as a particularly important supplier of high quality seaweed meal. Thorverk remains a key supplier for the future which is looking brighter than it has for quite a number of years“.
November 1, 2002
New General Manager
Halldór Sigurdsson has been hired as General Manager and started first of November 2002. Halldór has a degree in Business Administration and a MBA (Inernational Management) from Switzerland. Before he worked as a marketing manager for Hyundai Electronics (Scandinavian market). Thorverk wants to welcome Halldór to Reykholar and to challenge new projects.
October 16, 1999
ISP buys majority shares
The Kelco alginates business, which already held the majority shares in Thorverk hf., was acquired 16 th October by US company International Specialty Products (ISP). The alginates business is now trading as ISP Alginates, although still widely recognized as Kelco. The Directors of Thorverk view this as positive news which will probably open new opportunities for the growth of Thorverk.
June 14, 1999
Organic certification
Thorverk hf, the seaweed meal manufacturer, received Organic Certification on Monday, June 14 th 1999. It is the certification agency TÚN ehf. which certifies Thorverk's production. TÚN is also an inspection agent for the American certification agency Quality Assurance International (QAI) which will allow Thorverk to use its logo. From now on Thorverk's products will be labeled Organic using the TÚN logo and QAI.
This is the first time an Icelandic seaweed product has been certified Organic. This certification confirms that Thorverk fulfils the strictest international standards for sustainability, separation of raw material, traceability of products and contamination control at all stages of the production process. With 25 years experience of harvesting seaplants from the natural resources of Breidafjordur, supported by scientific research, Thorverk can now look forward to further sales demand.
Bill Wolf, USA organic industry spokesman, comments to Thorverk hf. organic certification: “I am very pleased. Thorverk is now the only commercial producer of certified kelps for organic agriculture. TÚN inspection certifies the organic site of the harvest in Breidafjordur, and the sustainability, cleanliness and integrity of the process for this superior product.“
Halldor Sigurdsson, General Manager, says: “This is an important opportunity which will help strengthen Thorverk as a company. Thorverk's products are already sold to customers in many countries and “Organic“ status will help develop new sales opportunities. Highest quality products certified as produced from an unspoiled environment in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner is what we want to guaranty our customers. Thorverk's existence is all about how successful we will be in fulfilling our customers needs and wants.“
Thorverk is now the only commercial producer of certified kelps for organic agriculture. TÚN inspection certifies the organic site of the harvest in Breidafjordur, and the sustainability, cleanliness and integrity of the process for this superior product.
Bill Wolf, June 1999
[Thorverk] has long been recognised as a particularly important supplier of high quality seaweed meal.
Richard Searle, July 2004
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