Backing for struggling BiFab

THE Scottish Government has said it remains committed to securing a new future for Burntisland Fabrications ( BiFab) yards, after the firm entered administration.

Canada- based DF Barnes bought the business in 2018 but said it was “not an investable company at the time” and it was understood the Scottish Government would be the “primary financiers”.

That was after BiFab, which has yards in Burntisland and Methil in Fife as well as one on Lewis, had to be rescued by the government in 2017.