 1923 advertisement | |
| Industry | shipbuilding, ship repair |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1918 |
| Fate | receivership & takeover, 1969 |
| Successor | Robb, Caledon |
| Headquarters | Burntisland, Fife, Scotland |
Key people | Amos Ayre, Wilfrid Ayre |
The Burntisland Shipbuilding Company was a shipbuilder and repairer in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland that was founded in 1918.[1] In 1969 it was taken over by Robb-Caledon Shipbuilders, which in turn was nationalised in 1977 as part of British Shipbuilders.
In the 1970s the Burntisland yard switched from shipbuilding to prefabricating modules of superstructure for offshore oil platforms, but orders were intermittent and by the 1980s the yard was largely idle. In 1990 new owners returned the yard to production as Burntisland Fabrications or BiFab, resuming the manufacture of superstructure modules for oil platforms. Under a management buyout in 2001 the Burntisland yard returned to being an independent company.[2]
- ^ "Burntisland Shipbuilding Co". Grace's Guide: The Best of British Engineering 1750–1960s. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ "About Us". Burntisland Fabrications Ltd. Retrieved 7 January 2015.