Methil
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Sep 18, 2026
Alan DouglasHOST
Wherever it was, Antigua, I think it was, I was on holiday.
Ally BallyHOST
You see, that just shows to those listening to the podcast, you know, you and I see Leven, Methil, Buckhaven, Rumchapel, and the man sitting here sees the Caribbean.
Alan DouglasHOST
Yeah, but there, you know, you drove on the road.
Alan DouglasHOST
You didn't drive on the left or the right.
Kat ThorneGUEST
Lewis.
Kat ThorneGUEST
And then Methil.
Kat ThorneGUEST
So that's about 35 minutes driving north of Edinburgh.
Kat ThorneGUEST
So, both up in Scotland.
David SmartHOST
Yeah.
Sam DyerGUEST
Like, um, do I have, do I have 100 flats in Methil on Taylor Street, or do I have 100 in, I don't know, in the West End of Glasgow?
David SmartHOST
Yeah.
David SmartHOST
Yeah.
Sam WillisHOST
This is Spain's state-owned shipbuilding company, and last year they acquired Harland & Wolff, which had fallen into administration in 2024.
Sam WillisHOST
That acquisition included all four of Harland and Wolfe's yards, Belfast, Appledore, Methill and Fyvan Arnish on the Isle of Lewis.
Sam WillisHOST
It protected more than a thousand jobs and ensured the continuation of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's Fleet Solid Support Ship Programme.
Sam WillisHOST
We don't have time to go into it today, but it's important at least to know that although Novantia was created in 2005, it traces its roots back more than 300 years to the Royal shipyards established for the Spanish Navy.