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founded in 1901

founded in 1901

ísfélag hf.

Ísfélag hf. was founded in 1901 and is the oldest running limited liability company in the country. The company operates four pelagic vessels, one freezer trawler, four groundfish vessels, and one longliner. The company has facilities in Vestmannaeyjar, Siglufjörður, Þorlákshöfn, and Þórshöfn. The company operates fish production and fishmeal factories in Vestmannaeyjar and Þórshöfn, a fish production factory in Þorlákshöfn, and a shrimp processing plant in Siglufjörður.

"The company is a limited liability company and is named "Ísfélag Vestmannaeyja." Its headquarters and annual meetings are in Vestmannaeyjar. Its purpose is to gather ice, store it for the preservation of food and bait, trade with it and what it preserves, and support the improvement of fishing methods of fish, that are beneficial to store in ice."
Article 1 of the Ísfélag laws from 1901

Lækurinn, the activity area of the people of Vestmannaeyjar by the harbor for ten centuries.
The arrival of rowboats on the beach in 1903. A Danish merchant ship is anchored in the harbor.
Image: Lárus Gunnarsson

Tangagata 1 · 900 Vestmannaeyjar
isfelag [hja] isfelag.is
Office hours from 10 - 12 and 13 - 15 on week days

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