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I've got a staff member who's husband WORKED there until this afternoon ..they've closed their doors....gone...so it seems....very sad.....
They have been displaying at all th shows this year! That would be poor ethics if true.
Yep. Sad but true.....KK and Aussie Swag both gone within the last 6 months.
And Johnno's a bit before that.
Amusingly (to me anyway) a mate bought a Johnno's... sold that and then bought a Kimberley...
Unless theyre good at fibreglass origami, its going to be a mission to flat pack the Karavans in from china .
on the Kimberly Kampers campers (owners) Facebook page... a number of now ex employees have popped up to confirm it. Apparently many were told over the phone. (which is, I guess, better than arriving at "work" to find the gates locked)Also...
https://www.timetoroam.com.au/kimberley-kampers-liquidation/Two weeks ago I travelled through outback New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia with the owner of Kimberley Kampers and some of the brand’s dealers and staff. It was an incredible two weeks in which we shared great times around campsites, on top of sand dunes, in outback pubs and even on the side of the road fixing shredded tyres. In the talk and behaviour of everyone, there was an air of excitement and passion, for here was a company that was doing everything it could to make itself better and put behind it the problems of the last 12 months, problems which included significant staff reductions and a round of voluntary liquidation.Yesterday, Kimberley Kampers entered liquidation. This morning, the company director confirmed it for me. All of Kimberley Kampers’ staff have been told they’re no longer employed, and there are security guards at the gates of the premises preventing anything, or anyone, going in or out. What this means for customers or those owed money by the company is yet to be seen – we’ve contacted the firm appointed to liquidate the company, but haven’t had a response.No one, it seems, has lost more than Kimberley’s owner, Todd Cannock, who invested into the business about two years ago and has been the one bankrolling the operation since its voluntary receivership in December last year, which also saw the resignation of former director Bruce Loxton. Todd, who I have known since before he invested in Kimberley, and who I consider a friend, told me he’s invested millions into the business just this year alone, but couldn’t see it turning around. From my perspective, it hasn’t been for lack of trying – rarely have I seen someone so passionate about a product or a brand, and in the last six months alone there have been significant updates and upgrades to all of the products
google news search doesnt show much good for a long time
I feel for those again who have paid up $$$ deposits on thin air at recent shows..
i know one ex dealer that paid back money out of his own pocket with one of the earlier liquidations, even though the top brass apparently said not to bother as he legally didn't have to do that.
Their web site and online store is still operational.
