{"id":7640,"date":"2023-10-26T11:36:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T11:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klak.is\/?p=7640"},"modified":"2023-11-27T13:57:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T13:57:09","slug":"hedinn-hf-is-an-excellent-company-in-innovation-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klak.is\/en\/hedinn-hf-er-framurskarandi-fyrirtaeki-i-nyskopun-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"H\u00e9\u00f0inn hf. is an outstanding company in innovation 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/framurskarandi_fyrirtaeki_2023_a-33-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/framurskarandi_fyrirtaeki_2023_a-33-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/framurskarandi_fyrirtaeki_2023_a-33-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/framurskarandi_fyrirtaeki_2023_a-33-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/framurskarandi_fyrirtaeki_2023_a-33-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/framurskarandi_fyrirtaeki_2023_a-33-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/framurskarandi_fyrirtaeki_2023_a-33-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">H\u00e9din hf. received an incentive award from Creditinfo and Klak - Icelandic Startups for outstanding innovation in 2023. Recently, H\u00e9\u00f0inn decided to support Icelandic entrepreneurs who are taking their first steps through the entrepreneurial competition Gulleggi\u00f0. The company has also offered Icelandic entrepreneurs assistance and facilities for making prototypes.<br><br>H\u00e9din hf. is a leading company in the metal industry and mechanical technology and provides a wide range of services to the fishing industry, industrial companies and energy producers at home and abroad. The company was founded in 1922 and celebrated its 100th anniversary last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video alignleft\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hedinn_hf._handhafi_hvatningarverdlauna_um_framurskarandi_nyskopun_2023-720p.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The jury&#039;s opinion states that H\u00e9\u00f0inn hf. has from the beginning actively pursued innovation. &quot;For example, H\u00e9\u00f0inn built the first Icelandic herring factory on Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur in 1936, and in 1951 the company developed and produced the first Icelandic household washing machine, Mj\u00f6ll, in collaboration with Rafha. H\u00e9\u00f0inn took part in developing and building a new and modern waste disposal plant in Su\u00f0urnes, which was opened in 2004.&quot;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The jury also mentions that H\u00e9\u00f0inn has developed and built a protein factory for trawlers that ensures 100% utilization of the fish, and in the period 2017-2021 H\u00e9\u00f0inn sold various versions of the protein factory to seven countries outside of Iceland. The export value was about six billion ISK.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The jury&#039;s opinion states that H\u00e9\u00f0inn hf. is currently in intensive software development for the maritime industry with the aim that fishing companies can have all information about the equipment in the factories and ships in one place and minimize the need for unplanned maintenance stops.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">H\u00e9\u00f0inn has assisted many Icelandic start-up companies, for example by participating in the design, construction and installation of hardware at the Vaxa Technologies factory and participating in the construction of the Carbfix air purification plant at Hellishei\u00f0arvirkjun.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>About the incentive award<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The incentive award is given at the same time as the publication of the list of Outstanding Companies 2023. The jury worked from the list of Outstanding Companies and demonstrated a clear strategy for innovation in their operations. The award is won in collaboration with Klak - Icelandic Startups. The jury consisted of \u00c1sta S\u00f3llilja Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir, managing director of Klak, Gu\u00f0mundur Hafsteinsson, investor and chairman of Icelandair Group and \u00c1sthildur Otharsd\u00f3ttir, co-owner and investment manager at Frumtak Ventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>H\u00e9\u00f0inn hf. hlaut hvatningarver\u00f0laun Creditinfo og Klak \u2013 Icelandic Startups fyrir fram\u00farskarandi n\u00fdsk\u00f6pun \u00e1ri\u00f0 2023. N\u00fdveri\u00f0 \u00e1kva\u00f0 H\u00e9\u00f0inn a\u00f0 sty\u00f0ja vi\u00f0 \u00edslenska frumkv\u00f6\u00f0la sem eru a\u00f0 st\u00edga s\u00edn fyrstu skref \u00ed gegnum frumkv\u00f6\u00f0lakeppnina Gulleggi\u00f0. Einnig hefur fyrirt\u00e6ki\u00f0 bo\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00edslenskum frumkv\u00f6\u00f0lum a\u00f0sto\u00f0 og a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u fyrir ger\u00f0 frumger\u00f0a. 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