Rem-acquisition: – This is only the start – NRK

It was far from unexpected då exchange message that Røkke eigde Solstad had acquired herøy-reiar team arrived Thursday tomorrow.

– Perhaps it was a little faster than we believed, but we know of course that Røkke and Aker has Vore looking for cheap reiarlag, victory Grytten.

Rem has to struggle with a high debt, and for a short time ago blocked Aker and Solstad a proposal for payment solving that would secured Åge Remøy framleis control over their company.

– There are a lot of stressed reiarar around no, and here managed Aker thus to obtain EiT cheap company. And it is probably only the first, think Grytten.

– Can secure workplaces

He believes the acquisition can also be positive.

– Yes, so the economic the situation was, it it. But they had enough hoped for a better solving, perhaps in cooperation with local actors, victory Grytten.

– But Remøy had probably not as much val?

– He diaper forced when Aker bought into the company and blocked a solving that enough had Vore better for Åge Remøy and also probably also for the local community.

fear weakening of the maritime sector

the acquisition means that the main office no remains at Karmøy, but that Fosnavag beheld ein operational base for supply vessels in the company. Solstad director has karaktierisert this as a strengthening dei local jobs, but Grytten believes this far from is ein jubeldag for the maritime sector.

– The industry in western Norway gets along well without one- reiarlag, so it in itself is not a phenomenon of crisis. But if they slightly larger reiarlaga be bought, then it will lead to a weakening of the maritime sector.

Do you think several nervous

Grytten meiner large reiarlag who are more concerned with money than of entrepreneurship, can lead to important inovasjonskraft disappears.

– entrepreneurship and eigarskap hang together, and locally eigarskap is important. Local Owner has interest to create something new and be kept as the local community and it is an important impetus for finding new roads for survival.

– Aker Vore Open site plan that they wish to become bigger. Who will be next?

– That I’m not speculate – I wish not to give them good ideas. But I think there are several reiarar as sveittar hands com victory Grytten.