Solskjær company invests £2m in Egg project
OLE Gunnar Solskjær may have lost his job as Manager of Manchester United, but he could be onto a winner with his latest aquaculture venture.
Norwegian-born Solskjær, who was sacked in November following a 4-1 defeat at Watford, owns a 20% stake in investment company Akvakulturpartner AS, which has just pumped NOK 23m (£2m) into Hauge Aqua Solutions, the company behind the futuristic Egget (“Egg”) project.
So called because it is shaped like an egg, this unusual-looking object is designed to solve some of the problems associated with salmon farming such as lice, escapes and pollution.The first Egg farm is under construction and reported to be on budget and on time, and should be ready for delivery soon, with the aim of operating a farm in Romsdalsfjorden next year.
The Egg is produced by Herde Kompositt AS in Ølve, and is thought to be the main reason why Solskjær and Akvakulturpartner AS decided to buy into Hauge Aqua.Akvakulturpartner CEO and co-owner Bjørn-Vegard Løvik of Akvakulturpartner AS told the news platform Kapital.no:“What triggered us was the high-tech behind the Egg. It is fantastic fun and rewarding to be allowed to be involved in producing salmon in this way.At the same time, we believe that this will be a really good investment.”
“It is not the case that he [Solskjær] indulges in assessments of a strategic nature, but he is involved in investing if new, exciting and sustainable projects in aquaculture that we consider interesting emerge.”