Scarbro directors front $300k for employees

Scarbro directors front $300k for employees
Scarbro was building this five-level apartment block. (Image: Supplied)
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The directors of failed Auckland construction company Scarbro Construction have tipped in cash so employees can be paid.Scarbro Construction Holdings and its subsidiaries, Scarbro Build and Scarbro Construction, were tipped into liquidation in April, with five active projects on their books.Andrew Grenfell and Conor McElhinney were appointed as liquidators, although McElhinney resigned in September and was replaced by Kare Johnstone.In their first report, the liquidators said that despite four of the five projects being close to completion, def...

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