Bifab workforce cut amid union anger as senior staff remain
GMB Union has called the "effective" closure of BiFab yards a "dark day" for the Scottish economy as the core workforce is cut in a move that sees senior staff keep their posts.
Burntisland Fabricators
BiFab workers take to streets over jobs
The Burntisland Fabrication (BiFab) workforce has taken to the streets of Edinburgh in protest over the loss of jobs at three sites across Scotland.
BiFab workforce march on Holyrood with 1400 jobs in peril
Workers at the crisis-hit BiFab yards are to march on Holyrood in bid to raise awareness of their plight.
BiFab: Energy minister says he’s looking for all parties to ‘act in good faith’
Scottish Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, Paul Wheelhouse said today that everything that can be done is being done to safeguard jobs at Burntisland Fabrications and that he expects all partners to 'act in good faith'.
Renewed hope for BiFab jobs as government and contractors work to ‘find solution’
There was new hope today for workers of troubled Scottish engineering firm Bifab, which employs 1400 people across three sites.
Ministers vow to fight to save BiFab jobs as administration looms
Ministers have said they will “leave no stone unturned” in attempts to find a positive outcome for a major employer feared to be on the brink of administration.
Fears over 600 job losses at offshore engineering firm
A union has raised fears over 600 potential job losses at an offshore engineering firm.
Fears over 600 job losses at offshore engineering firm
A union has raised fears over 600 potential job losses at an offshore engineering firm.
BiFab to be ‘mothballed’ within weeks
Workers are being made redundant at the BiFab yard in Lewis which is preparing to be mothballed within weeks.