Blueshell Mussels

Blueshell Mussels is to purchase the Mid-Yell crab processing company, SNPC Ltd, and will relocate the business to the former vacant Ronas fish factory at Heylor in Northmavine at the end of May. The new business will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Blueshell Mussels Ltd and operate under the name 'Shetland Crab Ltd'. Managing director of Blueshell... Mussels, Michael Laurenson, said: "We are delighted to have found a way to protect this long-established business and safeguard the crab-processing sector in Shetland. "We will be creating a number of efficiencies to develop the business - the most significant of which is moving to smaller yet more efficient premises at Heylor. The premises are currently being refurbished to a very high standard to allow high-care crab processing to meet the stringent quality standards expected by our customers. "It was vital to us that SNPC's very experienced and highly skilled crab processing staff moved to the new facility, so we are delighted that the majority of the current workforce will re-locate to the new premises. "We are confident that we can develop the business through Blueshell's existing customer base by providing a wider portfolio of MSC accredited shellfish products." SNPC Ltd was first established by Henry Krantz in 1968. Mr Krantz was a highly motivated individual who wanted to give something back to the people of Shetland, in respect of the Shetland - Norway historic legacy that was established through the Shetland Bus operation. He set up the crab processing factory in Mid Yell.Read More