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Forth fab firm is first to invest in Scottish freeport

[ November 12, 2026   //   ]

Engineering and fabrication company Had-Fab has become the first business to invest within the Forth Green Freeport. It is expanding its operations on a 10-acre site at Queensferry One in Rosyth, bringing over 50 direct jobs.

Following significant contract awards, earlier this year the East Lothian-based family business initially took 6.1 acres at Queensferry One – the former vacant MoD land which has been remediated – establishing a logistics facility alongside its existing base at Macmerry, East Lothian. After further contract successes, the business has now taken an adjoining four-acre plot, to support growing demand from the UK power and transmission sector.

Had-Fab specialises in the design, fabrication, installation and project management of metal structures, with its work including overhead electricity pylons for SSE and the wider UK electricity transmission network.

Forth Green Freeport chair, Dame Susan Rice said: “Had-Fab’s new facility at Queensferry One is a significant development for the Forth Green Freeport as this marks the first investor who has gone through our rigorous on-boarding process for businesses on our designated tax sites. Had-Fab is creating local jobs and economic growth for the area and are benefitting from accessible, ready to use land with excellent land and sea logistics, and a suite of attractive business incentives. We wish Had-Fab much success and look forward to announcing more investor news across the FGF area soon.”

Had-Fab will qualify for Green Freeport Non Domestic Rates (NDR) relief for five years.

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