"North Star Ice Equipment's sales, service and parts are crucial to our success in the ice manufacturing processes at Mann Packing. We value North Star as a vendor since 1979." -Steve Firth, Mann Packing
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The world's largest onboard liquid ice system was installed by North Star Ice Equipment on the Icelandic super seiner Faxi. The boat is owned by Faxi Mjøl, part of the Grandi company and one of Iceland's largest fishing enterprises.
Built in Puerto Montt, the IceMarket, SA ice plant was designed to produce and deliver high quality flake ice to salmon farms, taking special care regarding sanitation.
North Star Ice Equipment is a popular choice for Iceland's leading fishing companies. The most recent North Star system was installed on the whitefish freezer trawler Hrafn Sveinbjarnarson.
"We chose North Star equipment because we saw them in other factories and it was demonstrated that they are the best."
Sea Harvest, a leading processor of hake in South Africa, has been enjoying the benefits of its new North Star liquid ice system. The company reports that the North Star system has improved the efficiency of their cold chain and the quality of their seafood products in a number of important ways.