Billson’s Beverages into voluntary administration

Billson’s Beverages has gone into voluntary administration, McGrathNicol Restructuring has been appointed administrator. The company is family owned, based in Beechworth, Victoria and had been operating for seven years. In a post on Linked In, co-founder and director, Nathan Cowan said it had been an “excruciatingly difficult decision”. “Together with the team, we’ve poured our…

Is your favourite store next? Why businesses are going bust

“The construction industry previously gained the benefits of low interest rates and stimulus policies, which led to increased demand for construction services,” A/Prof. Dechter explains. “Following the boom and entering the period of high interest rates and high building materials costs, as well as increasing labour costs, the sector became less profitable.” According to Professor Richard…