Geir Select Designed with quality, accuracy, and freshness of each portion in mind!
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ere at Collins and Wraggs Seafoods we are delighted to announce that the brand new Geir, part of the Norwegian Seafood Company, has joined our supply fleet. This newly built long liner houses some of the most innovative and modern technology on board any vessel in the world. The vessel, which was built in 2020 in Norway, was designed with quality, accuracy, and freshness of each portion in mind. The filleting and processing technology onboard, which can adapt to each suppliers’ individual specifications, is unlike any other vessel of its kind. The vessel was built to run with a minimal carbon footprint and boasts a cutting-edge hybrid propulsion system, enabling the crew to switch between battery power, diesel electric or diesel mechanic modes. The Geir is 63 meters in length, about two thirds as tall as Big Ben, and is around 13.5 meters wide. The trawl from this vessel offers some of the finest quality cod and haddock with a capacity for around 70,000 hooks on board. This impressive new vessel also hauls the catch through a moonpool, the moonpool is a secure hauling area located within the vessel which helps reduce fish loss from each trawl and protect the crew on board, allowing them to fish even in bad weather. We now offer a range of premium Frozen at Sea products from this vessel from both our County Durham and Leeds depots. Frozen at Sea products are by definition exactly what it says on the tin (or rather the box). The fish is caught, processed and put into ice on board the vessel within hours of leaving the water. That’s the trawling, processing, filleting, quality checks and grading all done within six hours. The speed of this process means that the quality and taste of each portion is sealed in, allowing the customer to really get the taste of the Sea.
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Chippy Chat & Fast Food Magazine • September 2020
At Collins and Wraggs Seafoods we have had the pleasure of working alongside the Holmeset family, Ørjan Dahl and The Norwegian Seafood Company for many years. We have a fantastic working relationship with the team and are proud to be able to bring our customers some of the finest Frozen at Sea products from their vessels. The premium quality fillets their vessels produce are always in high demand and their investment in the new Geir vessel will no doubt see their already enviable reputation enhanced. Here at Collins Seafoods and Wraggs Seafoods we can’t wait to get our hands on the fillets from the new Geir and we’re sure you will feel the same! The new fillets from the Geir add to our already robust product range which includes some of the highest quality, premium Frozen at Sea cod and haddock, from vessels such as the Kirkella and the Berlin, as well as our extensive selection of IQF products and sundries. For more information, or a quote, on the Geir fillets available from both Collins Seafoods and Wraggs Seafoods, please call a member of our team on the details below. Fillets from the new Geir will be available at Collins and Wraggs Seafoods from late September
Contact Collins Seafoods: Unit 2, Park 2000, Heighington Lane Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham DL5 6AR Tel: (01325) 315544 Web: www.collinsseafoods.co.uk Email: sales@collinsseafoods.co.uk Wraggs Seafoods: Unit 2, Felnex Crescent, Cross Green Industrial Estate, Leeds, LS9 0SN Tel: (0113) 2498832 Email: sales@wraggsseafoods.co.uk
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