Editing Hareid Municipality (section)

===Industry===
In recent years Hareid has developed into a modern industrial municipality with a variety of industries, including [[furniture]], [[fish farming]], [[offshore drilling|offshore]] and [[subsea]] ship systems, and other manufacturers of ship equipment. Many Hareid companies specialize in manufacturing maritime equipment and components, and are part of the maritime cluster of [[Sunnmøre]]. Such clusters are considered by the EU to be ''powerful engines of economic development and drivers for innovation in Europe''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=European Commission Maritime Affairs |title=Maritime Clusters |url=http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/clusters_en.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719051235/http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/clusters_en.html |archive-date=2009-07-19 |access-date=2010-10-28}}</ref>

====Industrial companies====
*Ekornes (furniture)
*Hareid Group (electrical systems)
*Jets (vacuum sanitation)
*Kvalsvik Produksjon (kitchen furniture)
*Libra Plast (ship doors)
*[[Norway Pelagic]] (fish processing plant)
*[[Rolls-Royce plc|Rolls-Royce Marine]] (maritime equipment)
*Spenncon ([[precast concrete]])
*Stromek (maritime equipment)
*Vital Base (specialized pillows and cushions)