D.I.M Furniture went into administration this week, the latest in a string of companies to be liquidated by melbourne’s Dimarelos family.
Glenn Crisp and Malcolm Howell of Jirsch Sutherland were appointed as administrators of D.I.M Furniture, which was owned by Paul Dimarelos, on October 15, 2014.
Crisp declined to comment to SmartCompany but Jirsch Sutherland’s appointment follows the liquidation of at least six companies connected to the Dimarelos family in the past 12 months.
The D.I.M Furniture website has been removed but an archived version of the site describes the business as “100% Australian family owned and operated” with manufacturing and sales offices in brisbane, sydney, Melbourne, perth and Devonport.
The archived website states the group has over 30 years’ experience in the domestic furniture industry, including its own board manufacturing and melamine plant.
D.I.M furniture’s administration follows hot on the heels of the collapse of the Furniture Spot chain in Western Australia.
Furniture Spot’s liquidator Hall Chadwick has launched an investigation into the sale of Furniture Spot shortly before the trading company collapsed owing creditors about $6 million.
The West Australian reports D.I.M….
