Liquidation fails again – Local Matters

A second attempt in the Auckland High Court to place Gulf Harbour Country Club’s owner Long River Investments into liquidation has failed, after the company paid what was owed. The first attempt, in May, by Inovagen which operated the café at the former club, sought $20,000-$25,000. That amount was paid at the last minute. This…

Australian champion of two-way smart grid technology that won Arena funding placed in liquidation

A Queensland company whose global award-winning and Arena-funded distributed energy optimisation technology underpinned Australia’s largest commercial solar and battery microgrid has been placed in liquidation. Elexsys Energy, trading in Australia as Planet Ark Power, launched onto the scene in 2019 with plans to transform Australia’s legacy one-way grids into two-way renewable powered smart grids without…

Business insolvencies fall by 7%

Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that there were 2,191 business insolvencies in England & Wales in July 2024, 7.3% lower than in June 2024 (2,363) but 15.9% higher than the same month in the previous year (1,890 in July 2023).  The insolvencies consisted of 320 compulsory liquidations, the highest monthly number since…