A Canterbury civil engineering company has been placed into liquidation, with a first liquidators report revealing creditors are owed nearly $1.9 million.
Civil and Land Construction was placed into liquidation by the High Court in Christchurch on 27 November 2025 following an application by Inland Revenue.
PricewaterhouseCoopers partners Wendy Somerville and Malcolm Hollis were appointed as joint liquidators.
According to the report, Civil and Land Construction stopped trading on the same day it entered liquidation.
The sole director and shareholder was Jacobus Gerhardus Brand.
The liquidators said the company became insolvent following disputes linked to the purchase of the business and the legal costs associated with those disputes….