Perth projects brought to standstill as Advanced Traffic Management enters liquidation

The state government has implored Western Australia’s construction industry to take on the 400 employees left jobless after the forced collapse of a major traffic contractor.

David Hodgson and Andrew Hewitt of Grant Thornton were appointed liquidators for Advanced Traffic Management (WA) on Tuesday after the Federal Court ordered the company be wound up, with hundreds of staff finding out via text on Wednesday.

The ruling ended a four-month pursuit at the hands of those organising the affairs of the collapsed Labour 623 408 855 Pty Ltd, an affiliated labour hire company within the Bellevue-based ATM group.

In July, the Deputy Tax Commissioner joined the lawsuit as a supporting creditor.

In a notice issued on Wednesday and obtained by this masthead, liquidators advised the company’s contractual works would cease immediately.

Text messages sent to staff and obtained by WAtoday show they were told just after 10am on Wednesday that it would be the last day of their employment, to return all company property to the depot and that any further communications would come directly from the liquidators.

Advanced Traffic Management (WA) is…