Employees ponder bleak Christmas after sudden collapse of caravan manufacturer Zone RV

ABC NEWS (Australia)

The holiday plans of hundreds of workers and travellers have been thrown out the window following the collapse of a Sunshine Coast luxury caravan manufacturer. Zone RV has been placed into voluntary administration, but authorities hope it can be brought back from the brink.

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00:00A Sunshine Coast success story.

00:05I couldn't be happier that we are in a very good place in the RV industry.

00:10From three staff in 2015 to more than 250 this year, Zone RV has become one of the country's largest RV manufacturers.

00:20Adding to the surprise of employees and customers when news broke, Zone RV entered administration yesterday.

00:28Their first act, letting go the majority of workers weeks out from Christmas.

00:33Customers left waiting and out of pocket tens of thousands of dollars for RVs they ordered and paid for.

00:40Having that happen to a business of that size in Coolum is obviously significant.

00:45It's also significant for the time of year that it's happening as well.

00:49The local council promising to help where it can.

00:52We are hopeful that there's a positive way forward for this business,

00:56which has really been a beacon of innovation for our region and for the country really.

01:01It's the latest in a series of caravan manufacturers to close down in recent years.

01:07Unfortunately the cost to operate is really impacting bottom lines

01:11and making the ability to do business almost a point where we can't operate anymore.

01:19Employees and customers hope there'll be a positive outcome from the administration process.

01:25Creditors are set to meet next week.

01:28Zone RV did not respond to ABC's questions.

01:31The company's social media page is no longer active.

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