• EY has been appointed as liquidators for the six Jaxon entities
• Work had recently stopped on a UWA project due to failure to pay subcontractors
• Company was previously fined for unauthorized fire safety work at a perth hotel

Jaxon Group, a South Perth-based construction company, has gone into liquidation.

Founded in 1958, Jaxon currently has four commercial projects in progress, according to liquidators Ernst & Young (EY).

The news comes two weeks after all construction work stopped at Jaxon’s Forrest Hall short-stay accommodation project at the University of Western Australia, due to delays in paying subcontractors.

There are six Jaxon entities under the Jaxon Group impacted by the announcement:

• Jaxon Construction Pty Ltd
• Jaxon Koombana Pty Ltd
• Jaxon Management Pty Ltd
• Jaxon Group Holdings Pty Ltd
• Skyline Realty (WA) Pty Ltd
• Doric Jaxon Corporate Pty Ltd

In a statement, EY said Sam Freeman, Vincent Smith and Justin Walsh were appointed as joint and several liquidators of the entities today. Mr Freeman and Mr Smith were also administrators for fellow WA construction company Pindan, which went under in May.

“The operations of the Group have ceased upon…