About

Slippurinn Akureyri ehf. was founded in 2005 when the current owners took over the old company Slippstöðin Ltd., which had been in operation since 1952. In 2007 Slippurinn bought the company DNG which produces the automatic jigging reel and operations were merged under the name Slippurinn Akureyri ehf.

Slippurinn Akureyri ehf. provides comprehensive services to the fishing industry and serves most major fishing companies in Iceland. Slippurinn has also been successful in foreign markets recently. Other customers include heavy industry, power plants and various plants.

Slippurinn Akureyri ehf. is a leading company in its field in Iceland. It runs elevatingstructures and maintainance station for ships and handles any kind of metalwork, machine repairs, shipbuilding, routing and milling. The company also operates a carpentry workshop, sand / water blasting, painting and trade in their own production and other goods to ships and other customers. Slippurinn Akureyri offers services to the seafood industry and offers comprehensive design, renovation and maintenance of ships and their equipment. Projects ashore are also constantly increasing.

Slippurinn has about 160 employees. This group includes the turners, steel smiths, carpenters, equipment specialists, laborers and mechanics. The main elements of the service at Slippurinn is renovation and repairs of ships, washing and painting, mechanical repairs, propeller repairs, steel repairs and stainless steel construction as well as furniture work and any kind of maintenance of wooden ships.

If further expertise is needed we call upon one of our great business partners, because we place great importance on offering complete solutions to our customers. They need look no further.