Scottish engineering yards set to close once windfarm work ends

Shutdown of BiFab operations in two locations would mean loss of hundreds of jobsHundreds of workers at the BiFab marine engineering yards are to be made redundant, union leaders have said.
Management at the yards told trade unions on Monday they will be issuing redundancy notices to the core workforce on Tuesday, giving 45 days’ notice of the closure of the yards. Unions said 260 jobs at yards in Fife and Arnish on Lewis are to go by early summer, with the possible total closure of the ya