People
At Coombe Fisheries, we constantly strive to improve efficiency. We recognise the importance of our front-line personnel, currently employing over 160 fantabulous people. Valuing their health, safety and wellbeing, we have appointed staff advocates to help new joiners ‘bed in’. We hold regular consultative meetings and offer an ongoing training and development programme. We are particularly proud of developing talented people, enabling them to progress through the company.
Product
“Coombe Fisheries’ Cuttlefish and Scallop products are some of the most important items we offer.
The constant excellent quality standard and the very good prices allow us to be always competitive in our market and to give our clients flawless service every day of the year” Premium Italian Importer
Everybody in the Seafood Industry rightly talks about quality; we are no different and stand by our claims.
Along with detailed and comprehensive HACCP plans for all our products, we are also BRCGS certified to AA+ grade, the highest achievable grade. What is BRCGS? BRCGS is, quite simply, the world leading Quality Management Standard. We have been BRCGS certified since 2001, making us a very early adopter of this prestigious and demanding standard.
That’s what makes us different.
Place
Sustainability and the environment are very important to us.
Which is how it should be.
And as such, we sit on several industry groups to ensure its long-term viability.
Despite the industry often being shown in an inaccurately poor light, everyone involved is very proactive in ensuring the viability and sustainability of stock levels. Always looking for improvements to fishing methods, the industry is constantly gathering scientific data, allowing informed decisions to be made. For instance we are involved in the UK King Scallop Fisheries Improvement Plan a key driver to sustainability, and for the last 10 years we have worked closely with various industry bodies, such as: CEFAS, SWFPO, SAGB and SeaFish
In 2025 we were part of a select group invited to attend a parliamentary reception at Westminster with unrestricted access to the politicians that shape policy. In 2026 were asked to represent UK shore based processing during a meeting with the influential cross-party select APPG as they sought to develop a fit for purpose UK Fishing Policy to put to government.
Further to this we are working closely with CEFAS by providing valuable data for their whelk stocks and sizing study to ensure fishing around our coasts is sustainable. We will continue to be a voice for sense and reason in an ever-changing world.
We care deeply about our environment and the health of our oceans, especially the levels of plastic.
We are constantly looking to improve bio-degradable solutions within our own business and continue to increase the awareness around the levels of plastic waste.
“The opportunities for growth here are tremendous. I have a career with this company, not just a job.”
For over 20 years we have recycled 100% of our plastic and cardboard. 12-15 years ago, we installed solar arrays totalling 100kwh and have saved hundreds of tons of carbon from being released into the atmosphere by doing so. We have exhausted all current renewable options, but our eye is always open for new possibilities, Voltage reduction units, intelligent freezing capabilities, motion sensitive lighting, and even a centrifuge to clean post processing water, all these measures go towards making the company as clean as possible and having the least negative impact it can.
We are committed, through investment, to do all we can to help protect the environment for future generations.
