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Stern trawler Ilivileq GR 2-201 moored at a harbour quay

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Héðinn í 100 ár book, subtitled Svipmyndir 1922 til 2022, with a historic street scene outside Vjelsmiðjan Hjeðinn on its cover

100th Anniversary Celebrated with Book Release

In celebration of Héðinn’s centennial, a book has been published Héðinn í 100 ár – Svipmyndir 1922 til 2022, featuring highlights of the company’s history in words and pictures across...

Morgunblaðið front page, 1 October 2022, with the story Unique paintings on show in Héðinn's ironworks

Media Coverage of The Art in Héðinn’s Workshop

The country’s main media outlets published coverage of Listín í smiðju, a collaborative project between the company and the National Gallery of Iceland on the occasion of Héðinn’s...

Visitors viewing landscape paintings and a portrait of a man in blue work clothes at the Art in Héðinn’s Workshop exhibition

Photographs from the Anniversary Exhibition The Art in Héðinn’s Workshop

The photographer Snorri Björnsson captured these atmospheric images at the well-attended art exhibition hosted by Héðinn and the National Gallery of Iceland in the company’s workshops at...

Ships moored at a harbour quay with mountains beyond, painting signed Jón Þorleifsson 1940

Large Attendance at the Art Exhibition in Héðinn’s Workshop

Jón Þorleifsson (1891–1961), Ship in Reykjavík Harbor, 1940.

Héðinn 100-year anniversary logo, 1922–2022

Héðinn’s 100th Anniversary Celebration

Héðinn will reach its 100th anniversary on November 1.

Héðinn 100-year anniversary logo, 1922–2022

The National Gallery of Iceland Hosts an Exhibition at Héðinn

The National Gallery of Iceland has decided to hold an art exhibition at Héðinn’s premises at Gjáhella 4 on Saturday, October 1. On display will be a selection of works once owned by...

Equal pay certification mark

Héðinn Awarded Equal Pay Certification

Héðinn was recently awarded Equal Pay Certification by the Directorate of Equality. The main objective of the certification is to combat gender-based wage gaps and promote gender...

Large group of staff posing together on a metal workshop floor, seen from above

"The dumpsters completely shut down"

Vísir.is the media contintued its coverage of the 100-year history of Héðinn on its website on the 27th of February 2022.

Two men standing beside a CNC machine control panel in a machine workshop

“The company was named in honor of this Bjarnhéðinn.”

Recently the media visir.is published an article about Héðinn and its 100-year history.

Blue waste sorting machinery with red star-shaped screen rollers and a yellow Ecostar panel

Héðinn tidies up at Sorpa

A team from Héðinn has been busy installing new sorting equipment at Sorpa’s waste reception and sorting station in Gufunes.

Stern trawler Ilivileq GR 2-201 moored at a harbour quay

A new trawler with a Kongsberg system and a protein factory

On May 5th, the fisheries company Brim celebrated the arrival in Reykjavík of the newest member of its fleet, the 82-meter stern trawler Ilivileq GR 2-201. The vessel is equipped with an...

Historic street scene with the Vjelsmiðjan Hjeðinn sign above shopfronts and passing pedestrians

The Cradle of Icelandic Industrialization

Photo: From the collection of Samuel Kadorian, U.S. Army photographer / Film Museum of Iceland.

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