The Parent Company, Hampidjan in Iceland, was founded back in 1934.  With strong partners in Ireland and Denmark, the Hampidjan Group has evolved to become one of the largest Fishing Gear and Super Ropes Manufacturer of the world, having 14 entities in 4 continents with over 600 employees.  

Among the Group’s entities are companies with strong local and international backgrounds, rooted in servicing dynamic fisheries for several decades, including Swan Net Gundry in Ireland and Scotland and Cosmos Trawl in Denmark.  In addition, there are affiliates in New Zealand, Namibia, Newfoundland and on both coasts of the USA.  Although the final assembly and on-site service of ready-made fishing gear takes place at each location, where the fishing fleets dock, the production of netting, ropes, and simpler assembling of codends and smaller trawls, takes place in our factory in Lithuania, employing over 300 employees in a factory of over 20 thousand square feet.

Hampidjan Hi-Tech Ropes, located in Bergen, Norway, maintains strong links with the international oil industry, enjoying growing sales of products made from High-Tech Super-Fibres, manufactured by our modern and well equipped factory in Lithuania.  Products can be tailored made for specific tasks for the industry and also for various commercial, leisure, military and rescue activities including sailing and towage.

Our primary objective is to help boost the efficiency and profitability of our customers. We choose to conduct constant research and product development through underwater and flume tank research, sophisticated computer software simulation and extensive on-site trials.  All this is done to ensure that in the global market place, whether for fisheries, the oil industry, the military or various leisure activities, our customers can trust that our products are always second to none.