The family-run company Te & Kaffi started as a small shop selling coffee and tea in 1984 and is now a rapidly growing company with around 200 people employed in production, marketing and sales. For many years, the company has had its production facilities and warehouse at Stapahraun in Hafnarfjörður, and should all those who pass through the area […]
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Grooming is an investment
When Héðinn moved its operations to Gjáhellan at the end of 2008, the decision was made to take the utmost care with maintenance and to promote tidiness on the company's premises. This applied not only to the front-facing area for customers, but equally to the back premises. „The site is 30,000 square metres and it's important to have everything in order there […]
Plot offers in Skarðshlíð
Seven years ago, the population of Hafnarfjörður was 25,890. Today, the figure has risen to 28,450 and is still increasing. The demand for housing in the area is high, and changes to planning, infrastructure development and the sale of plots are aimed at meeting this demand to an increasing extent and welcoming the growing […]
A contract with the Voices
The City of Hafnarfjörður today entered into an agreement with Raddir, an association for quality reading and public speaking, to collaborate on the running of the National Reading Competition in Iceland. The National Reading Competition will continue to be based in Hafnarfjörður, where the competition began 20 years ago. The City of Hafnarfjörður will assist Raddir with the running of the competition, in addition to maintaining the website: upplestur.hafnarfjordur.is, while representatives of Raddir will […]
Transport Week 2016 Programme
European Mobility Week will be held from 16 to 22 September this year. Mobility Week is a European initiative for improved transport in cities and towns. The aim of the week is to encourage people to think about their own travel habits and to get them to use public transport, cycle or walk. The City of Hafnarfjörður has taken an active part in the week in recent years and will do so […]
Cleaning of ritual sites
We all care about our environment and want the town of Hafnarfjörður to have a good appearance. This spring, a clean-up campaign was launched, encouraging everyone to take an active part. Now in September, we are particularly calling on businesses in Hafnarfjörður to clean up their local surroundings. A clean overall appearance affects customer experience and trade. Let's make use of the service […]
Clothes from home – a good deed
Last week, the Year 1 classes of BB and HSH at Víðistaðaskóli decided to take part in the Scouts' charity week. For this reason, they brought clothes from home and handed them over to the staff of the Red Cross. With this initiative, they wanted to assist and help those in need of clothing. Representatives of the Red Cross expressed their satisfaction with […]
Town Council Meeting, 14 September
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 14 September. The meeting will begin at 14:00 in Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The agenda for the town council meeting can be accessed here. The meeting can be watched live here. The live broadcast of the meeting will begin at 14:00.
Vocational school choices for Year 10
Nearly 60 Year 10 pupils from the schools in Hafnarfjörður began an elective course at the Technical College yesterday (Thursday) at its centre in Hafnarfjörður. The elective is about introducing students to the procedures and working methods in various subjects such as art, electrical engineering, carpentry, metalwork, plumbing, information technology and technical drawing. Introduction to the procedures and working methods in various subjects. The elective is about introducing students to […]
Refugees and the Nordic countries
In recent years, Hvaleyrarskóli has participated in a variety of projects under the Nordplus Junior programme. Nordplus is an education programme of the Nordic Council of Ministers which provides grants for cooperation within the Nordic and Baltic countries at all levels of education. This year, the school is the coordinating institution for a project concerning refugee issues and the fight against prejudice and racism. The project has, among other things, attracted the attention of […]