Year |
Event |
1987 |
North Atlantic Salmon founded by Lollie Tait |
1989 |
Harvested 5000 salmon and sold directly to market |
1993 |
Producing 160,000 salmon per year as independent family run company |
1997 |
Mussel company founded to work in tandem with salmon farm (North Atlantic Shellfish) – 1 site |
2006 |
Bought assets of Shetland Shellfish Ltd – 6 sites |
2007 |
Lollie’s sons – Richard and Michael Tait took over operational responsibility for both companies |
2008 |
NAS Ltd bought Shetland Mussels Ltd – 3 sites |
2010 |
Ceased all salmon farming activities to focus on mussel farming business |
2010 |
Invested £340,000 in factory facility to improve efficiency and capability |
2010 |
Secured £1 million of investment in farming operation over 3 years |
2011 |
Own mussel production up to 700T – 1300T sold including partner companies |
2011 |
Changed company name from North Atlantic Shellfish Ltd to Shetland Mussels Ltd |