Gael Force bids to gain anchor hold in Canada
Gael Force Group has revealed its plans to expand its business overseas with the supply of range of marine equipment, technology and services to Atlantic Canada’s aquaculture market.
The Inverness-based supplier said that it is actively seeking to make inward investment in Newfoundland and establish a new base to support dedicated servicing of fish farms in the province where large growth in salmon production is currently being projected.
Strategic plan
The move forms a major part of Gael Force’s current strategic plan which involves entering into overseas aquaculture markets. This year, the company has been conducting a series of comprehensive market research visits into the current and future opportunities on the eastern side of Canada.
Gael Force will supply and service customers with a full and established product range, including pen and barge moorings, plastic fish pens, concrete and steel feed barges, offshore feeding systems and pellet detection software, and underwater technology including cameras and lighting.
Cold Harvest
The unveiling of the plan coincides with the Group’s involvement in its first major conference and trade show in the market at Cold Harvest in St John’s, Newfoundland, which starts tomorrow.
Gael Force owner and managing director Stewart Graham will speak at the conference during two sessions, firstly offering an insight into the strategy planning for the Scottish aquaculture industry’s vision for growth, then giving a detailed overview about Gael Force Group’s offering to the market. The company will also be demonstrating its established range of equipment at the conference’s trade show, including its new SeaFeed Pellet Detection software which has been developed in-house and is currently catching the attention of its customers in Scotland.
Service team
Marketing manager Marc Wilson said: “Our visits to Atlantic Canada have revealed a commitment to aquaculture with a real appetite to grow the industry substantially. Every person we have spoken to has welcomed the prospect of Gael Force making an inward investment in Newfoundland. We are highly confident in our ability to provide a trusted range of equipment and technology that will meet the needs of producers in the Atlantic provinces and enable them to safely and securely meet the highest standards of fish husbandry.”
He added: “We fully understand the need for us as a supplier to have a highly skilled and dedicated service team on the ground in Canada to be ready to respond to the specific needs of those customers, and that is something we are totally prepared to commit to.”
