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Kimberley Kampers...all finished, all done ...
« on: July 25, 2018, 06:25:08 PM »
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.....
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Re: Kimberley Kampers...all finished, all done ...
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2018, 07:25:28 PM »
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.....
was told recently by an ex dealer of theirs, that the new owner was looking to manufacture a heap of stuff in China, and he had no plans of stocking any spares....was also told a few other interesting things I won't put up here.
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« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2018, 07:59:09 PM »
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.....

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« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2018, 08:08:48 PM »
They have been displaying at all th shows this year!
That would be poor ethics if true.
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Re: Kimberley Kampers...all finished, all done ...
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2018, 08:28:19 PM »
Unless theyre good at fibreglass origami, its going to be a mission to flat pack the Karavans in from china . :D
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« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2018, 08:30:47 PM »
They have been displaying at all th shows this year!
That would be poor ethics if true.
Yup....this is the bit that irks me badly....I looked at one of their units at the local camping expo 2 weeks ago...I suppose the sales people wouldn't have known......
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Re: Kimberley Kampers...all finished, all done ...
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2018, 08:52:56 PM »
Sad for those who are now jobless, I guess all will come to light eventually but will be interesting to see if it's an offshoring decision, the company is totally bust or something else altogether.
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Re: Kimberley Kampers...all finished, all done ...
« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2018, 06:48:06 AM »
Yep. Sad but true.....
KK and Aussie Swag both gone within the last 6 months.
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Re: Kimberley Kampers...all finished, all done ...
« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2018, 08:48:06 AM »
Yep. Sad but true.....
KK and Aussie Swag both gone within the last 6 months.

And Johnno's a bit before that.

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« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2018, 08:56:42 AM »
Their web site and online store is still operational.

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« Reply #10 on: July 26, 2018, 09:43:00 AM »
And Johnno's a bit before that.

Amusingly (to me anyway) a mate bought a Johnno's... sold that and then bought a Kimberley...

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« Reply #11 on: July 26, 2018, 09:55:03 AM »
Amusingly (to me anyway) a mate bought a Johnno's... sold that and then bought a Kimberley...

keep an eye on that mate of yours Ed...

whatever he buys next is sure to close down.

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Re: Kimberley Kampers...all finished, all done ...
« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2018, 10:06:09 AM »
On another site it has been mentioned along with this that Trak Shak have "stalled their business" for the time being...
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Re: Kimberley Kampers...all finished, all done ...
« Reply #13 on: July 26, 2018, 10:09:55 AM »
Quote from: edz
Unless theyre good at fibreglass origami, its going to be a mission to flat pack the Karavans in from china . :D

its not hard...
I know a local bloke that can get vans made in China for 1/3rd the price here... inc shipping and in his warehouse... Then just had to fit them out.
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« Reply #14 on: July 26, 2018, 10:31:03 AM »
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...

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Re: Kimberley Kampers...all finished, all done ...
« Reply #15 on: July 26, 2018, 11:25:59 AM »
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...
google news search doesnt show much good for a long time
https://www.google.com/search?q=Kimberley+Kampers&source=lnms&tbm=nws



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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
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« Reply #16 on: July 26, 2018, 11:35:03 AM »
google news search doesnt show much good for a long time
if you got the behind the scenes stories I was told recently you’d understand why....but that’s around a campfire talk ;) the fact employees got told they were unemployed over the phone doesn’t surprise me at all
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« Reply #17 on: July 26, 2018, 02:16:58 PM »
Sad news for a great product.
Hope the employees will find new work.
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« Reply #18 on: July 26, 2018, 04:20:16 PM »
It’s been a screw up for the last 6 months. What a joke.

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« Reply #19 on: July 26, 2018, 05:05:15 PM »
I feel for those again who have paid up $$$ deposits on thin air at recent shows.. :(
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« Reply #20 on: July 26, 2018, 05:52:28 PM »
I feel for those again who have paid up $$$ 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.
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« Reply #21 on: July 26, 2018, 06:10:16 PM »
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.


And the top brass show what a bunch of arse wipes  are running many business,s in Oz right now. Greed is the driving force behind many. Customer counts for nothing..
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« Reply #22 on: July 26, 2018, 06:49:51 PM »
Their web site and online store is still operational.

"were"

everything from their Facebook page to their website all went down at around 2pm.

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« Reply #23 on: July 26, 2018, 09:03:14 PM »
Our kk is or should I say was under warranty for the next two years    So just as well I don't mind having a crack doing things myself, feel for the staff and people who have paid deposits on new gear at least the staff can get their entitlements through the government now it just takes a while.


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« Reply #24 on: July 26, 2018, 09:21:33 PM »
So what are the chances of the company name and patents being bought and manufacturing happening overseas?