Salmar Settefisk is client for land-based farming facility, which includes 16,000m2 building as well as building service areas, a warehouse, workshops, a laboratory, a dining room and living quarters for on-site employees.
鈥淲e know this is going to be an attractive job for our employees,鈥� said 聽Peab construction manager Kai Ole Berntsen. 鈥淎t the same time we are working on this project we will be running 鈥楽enja鈥檚 biggest hotel鈥� with 80 rooms that will be living quarters for workers on the construction site.鈥�
For the most part the project will be carried out by Peab鈥檚 own workers and apprentices.
鈥淭his is a very important project for Peab since our goal is to be a local community builder in northern Norway,鈥� said Peab region manager Gro Skaar Knutsen. 鈥淭o begin with it will be a really big construction site, which means a lot of jobs for Peab and then the project has a positive effect on local businesses.鈥�
Construction will begin in May and the farm is expected to come into use in July 2022.
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