An independent Western Australian building company attached to a major national construction franchise has collapsed into liquidation.
On Thursday afternoon, RPH Australia Pty Ltd appointed Robert Brauer and Linda Smith of insolvency firm McGrath Nicol as voluntary liquidators.
RPH Australia Pty Ltd was trading under the name GJ Gardner perth West as it was part of the GJ Gardner network, a major building franchisor which has nearly 100 independent building companies and offices dotted around Australia.
A spokesperson from the GJ Gardner Homes WA head office said the company’s untimely demise had impacted 18 homes.
The head office also noted that the Perth West company’s financial woes were “not widespread” across the franchise.
One customer told news.com.au he had been waiting three years for his house and there was “no end in sight”.
The man, who wanted to remain anonymous, signed a contract in March 2020 and his build is still not complete.
The customer claims the company “lied constantly to me with false finish dates and progress updates”.
“My build has been a disaster since the first day I signed the contract,” he lamented.
“I also think that GJ Gardner need to take responsibility for this outcome,” he…
