One of Australia’s largest construction groups and more than 650 staff are in limbo, after its South African parent called in administrators.
Ten companies related to Kwikform, the Australian arm of South Africa-based Waco International, which provided equipment for some of Australia’s largest projects and for the Australian Grand Prix, went into voluntary administration on Monday and Tuesday.
The Sydney-based group traded as Waco Kwikform, Star Scaffolds and United Scaffolding Group, and its core business was hiring, selling and manufacturing formwork, scaffolding and shoring across 23 locations in Australia and New Zealand.
Queensland projects included the Sunshine Coast University Hospital and Curtis Island LNG Processing Plant, while in NSW, the group worked on Powerhouse Parramatta, John Hunter Hospital, White Bay Power Station and more.
Kwikform was also long-term partner for the F1 in Melbourne, supplying platform scaffolding, public access stairs and handrail systems.
In South Australia, it has a branch in Port Adelaide, and has previously supplied scaffolding to projects across Adelaide, including for the development of the RAAF base at Edinburgh.
The amount and type of debts owed by the company is unknown.
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