THE Prime Minister has pledged to support manufacturing as he congratulated a company which is taking on 350 workers after winning two massive contracts.

David Cameron visited Burntisland Fabrication (BiFab) in Fife just after bosses there announced new contracts worth £140 million involving the design, procurement and construction of major components for a new oil platform.

He told workers at the firm that, in the past, Britain's economy was "too reliant on financial services and banking". David Cameron also watched young athletes train at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow's west end.