Mainstream Norway has signed a new contract with Helnessund Bøteri AS, which is part of the MøreNot group. The contract is valued at 7 million, and Mainstream will buy all their nets for 2011   from Helnessund Bøteri AS.

Mainstream is one of the largest salmon farmers in Norway. After a thorough round of tenders, MøreNot and Helnessund Bøteri AS, which Mainstream has worked with for several years, was chosen.

- The cooperation with MøreNot has always worked well for us, and in this round of tenders their price was definitely the best. We are satisfied with the quality of the nets they have supplied previously, which is reassuring when signing a new contract with the company, said Mainstream's regional manager in Finnmark, Dagfinn Eliassen.

Mainstream increases their production

Mainstream is a large and important customer for Helnessund Bøteri AS. In recent years, they have supplied Mainstream with nets, moorings and they also service their nets.

- We are very pleased that Mainstream has chosen us, and regard this as an important vote of confidence in our services, said Kenneth Larsen of Helnessund Bøteri AS

The cooperation with Mainstream started in the late 1980's. MøreNot already had a service station in Hammerfest at this stage. Mainstream are now poised to increase their production to make full use of their licensed volume.

This contract was won against hard competition from other manufacturers in the industry. Although we have been supplying equipment to  Mainstream for a long time, it is important for us to be competitive at all times. Therefore, we see this new contract as a signal that Mainstream are confident of the quality we deliver, says Larsen.

Chose delivery from China

The contract is an important recognition for MøreNot's commitment to the delivery of quality nets from China. More and more manufacturers are now manufacturing nets overseas. Mainstream has therefore chosen to have the nets produced in China for this new contract.

- We have decided to go for nets produced in China because they are the most competitive on price. We are of course a little anxious about these deliveries, but feel confident that the quality of the nets made in China will be equal to what we have had previously from MøreNot, says Eliassen.