Skretting employee Torleif Abrahamsen was awarded the Medal for Long and Faithful Service to Skretting by Norway’s Royal Society for Development.

"Torleif has worked for Skretting for more than 50 years. Not only has he demonstrated immense loyalty and commitment to the business in that time, he has also consistently shown a peerless understanding of the feed market," said Erlend Sodal, managing director of Skretting.

Abrahamsen, who retires in October, started working for Skretting in 1960 when he was just 17 years old.

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