Godfreys NZ in liquidation, owes $15.2m

Godfreys NZ in liquidation, owes $15.2m
Godfreys had 25 stores in New Zealand. (Image: Google)
Gregor Thompson
The New Zealand arm of now-defunct commercial floorcare retailer Godfreys has moved into liquidation, owing $15.2 million.Having been voluntary administrators since late January, creditors voted to reappoint PwC's Stephen White and John Fisk as liquidators of NZ Vacuum Cleaner Company on Wednesday evening.The pair joined their PwC colleagues across the Tasman – Craig Crosbie, Robert Ditrich and Daniel Walley – taking control of the Australian parent.The nearly 95-year-old business is one of the world’s largest va...

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