A Scottish oil and gas decommissioning company is threatened with closure because of a slowdown in orders.
Livingston-based Cesscon Decom, is said have had its bank account frozen and has not paid staff since May, according to The Scotsman.
Andrew Bell, Scotland organiser for the GMB trade union, said its 20 employees were told in an email from director Lee Hanlon that the firm had received a petition to liquidate the business.
The firm was suffering from a shortage of decommissioning work and the postponement of projects, said Mr Hanlon, which had put the company “in this very difficult position which has now been taken out of our hands”.
Mr Bell said: “Our members urgently need clarity and support while taxpayers deserve to know exactly how much has been spent supporting this company and its plans.
“Four years ago, we were told it would be at the forefront of decommissioning oil and gas facilities in Scotland.
“Today, the gates are shut, workers have not been told why and taxpayers have not been told how much.”
Cesscon Decom was given a £572,000 loan by Scottish Enterprise in 2021, and Fife Council confirmed that around £1.5 million had been spent building a site in Methil which was then leased to the company.
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