Category Archives: Liquidation

Royal Construction and Design and Western Luxury Homes collapse: Perth-based construction companies leave dozens of homes unfinished

Another two construction companies have collapsed and left dozens of homes unfinished as Australia’s building industry crisis continues. perth-based construction firm Western Luxury Homes Pty Ltd was placed into liquidation on Friday, according to a notice published by ASIC.  The announcement came days after boutique builder Royal Construction and Design went into liquidation on August 8.…

Popular Brisbane burger chain Getta Burger collapses into liquidation with 107 jobs lost and owing more than $500,000 in debt

The popular burger chain Getta Burger entered liquidation on Thursday, which has resulted in 107 staff members in search of a new job as 14 locations across brisbane shut their doors. The burger chain owes upwards of $500,000 in payroll tax, and BRI Ferrier liquidator Ian Currie believes there are other tax debts. Mr Currie…

Smart Foods Acquires The Aussie Plant-Based Co From Liquidation – vegconomist

Last week, it was announced that The Aussie Plant-Based Co had entered liquidation due to cash flow difficulties. Today it is revealed that the company has now been acquired by gold coast-based food manufacturer Smart Foods. Food & Drink Business reported that Smart Foods has agreed to purchase the company’s plant and equipment, stock, intellectual…

Melbourne advice firm enters liquidation

Troubled melbourne financial advice firm United Global Capital (UGC) has been put into liquidation by the Federal Court. ASIC said that creditors had resolved to wind up UGC, and David Stimpson of SV Partners has been appointed as a liquidator.  UGC withdrew its application regarding the cancellation of its Australian financial services licence, which was…

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…

Sydney restaurants A tavola, Palle meatballs, Flour Eggs Water collapse into liquidation

Beloved sydney pasta restaurant, A tavola, which traded for 15 years, has collapsed into liquidation along with five sister companies, sacking all staff and owing creditors hundreds of thousands of dollars. The other affected businesses are Flour Eggs Water Surry Hills and meatball restaurant Palle, which both traded out of Sydney’s Tramsheds development, along with…

GJ Gardner Perth West building company collapses into liquidation, 18 homes impacted

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…

Sydney builder Workspace One collapses into liquidation owing $845k, ASX-listed City Chic impacted

The director of a failed building company has not been contactable for months, all while the liquidator claims she pocketed $861,000 of the business’s funds prior to its collapse. News.com.au can reveal that in May, sydney-based Workspace One Pty Ltd went into liquidation with liabilities of $845,000. The construction firm specialised in refurbishing office spaces…

Maxcon Developments on brink of possible collapse, facing liquidation over $22m tax debt

A company linked to a major Australian builder is on the brink of possible collapse over a $22 million unpaid tax debt. Last Friday, the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation took a building related company called ACN 152 259 839 Pty Ltd to the Federal Court calling for the business to be wound up on the…

GJ Gardner Perth West collapses into liquidation, customers furious at franchise’s head office

Customers of a collapsed building firm have been left fuming after airing out their concerns to the master franchisor months ago but being turned away. Last Friday, news.com.au reported that Western Australia-based RPH Australia Pty Ltd with the trading name GJ Gardner perth West had gone into liquidation. The exact amount of its liabilities remains…