A business renovation company owned by reality TV star Sky Wheatley’s partner is on the brink of collapse after it was unable to pay back its debts.
Shopfit Co, run by I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! Australia winner Wheatley’s tradie partner Lachlan Waugh has entered external administration and has been taken over by third party insolvency experts.
Shopfit Co has been at the helm of completing major renovations for popular cafes, bars, restaurants and high profile brands including Red Rooter, Quicksilver and Sass and Bide.
Mr Waugh, 34 and Wheatley, 30, have featured in several renovation videos that have been uploaded to YouTube.
The high-profile couple also bought a luxury mansion,known as the La Casa Grande, for almost $1million in the gold coast suburb of Tallai in 2019.
Mr Waugh is listed on the Shopfit Co website as founder and director.
Shopfit Co, which has a head office and a factory in Carrara on the Gold Coast, is being administrated by the Small Business Restructuring program which helps companies with debts of less than $1million launch last-ditch attempts to avoid liquidation, the Gold Coast Bulletin reported.
The company’s biggest creditor is the Australian Tax Office, according to documents…
