Receivers for Challenge Australian Dairy have confirmed 20 redundancies at the company's Capel and Boyanup plants, and plans to sell the company.
Receivers for Challenge Australian Dairy have confirmed 20 redundancies at the company's Capel and Boyanup plants and plans to sell the company.
Challenge Dairy was place in voluntary administrator last week claiming that attempts to secure funding had failed.
PPB were appointed as the administrator.
PwC were appointed receivers by National Australia Bank.
PwC partner Derrick Vickers said the decision to lay people off was a tough one but was made with the future of the business top of mind.
"We understand this is a difficult time for affected employees and will work closely with them and the state government to provide assistance and support."
"We will also continue to work hard to keep the business operating as a whole while we try and find a buyer," Mr Vickers said.
He said an expression of interest campaign has been launched with advertisements appearing in state and national newspapers from today.
"Challenge Australian Dairy Pty Ltd is a prime business opportunity," said Mr Vickers.
"The Boyanup plant is the only butter producing facility in Western Australia while the Capel plant is capable of pasteurising and processing milk and milk products such as cheese and whey."
See statement from PwC below:
PwC partners Derrick Vickers and Kate Warwick today confirmed that 20 production and logistics staff at the Challenge Australian Dairy Pty Ltd's Capel and Boyanup plants have been made redundant.
Derrick Vickers said, "This was a very tough decision but one we made with the future of the business top of mind. We understand this is a difficult time for affected employees and will work closely with them and the state government to provide assistance and support."
"We will also continue to work hard to keep the business operating as a whole while we try and find a buyer," Mr Vickers said.
"Challenge Australian Dairy Pty Ltd is a prime business opportunity. The Boyanup plant is the only butter producing facility in Western Australia while the Capel plant is capable of pasteurising and processing milk and milk products such as cheese and whey."
"An expression of interest campaign has been launched with advertisements appearing in state and national newspapers from today. We would encourage anyone interested in one or both the plants to contact us. Contact details can be found in the advertisements."
An "across agencies government response team" has been set up to assist employees in dealing with this termination. This assistance can be accessed by calling the 24 hour worker assistance help line on 1800 200 680.
