A major construction company has reportedly collapsed, months after it demanded some clients cough up thousands of extra dollars for their projects to be finished. 7NEWS
has been struggling as supply issues fuel rapidly rising material costs, obliterating the profit margins of buildersA number of Oracle customers claimed the company had asked them to pay more on top of the fixed building contract price of their projects.“Anyone can sell a dream, but making it happen - these guys aren’t real good at it,” Logan-based customer Scott Wilson told 7NEWS in April.
Another client, Dale Liston, said Oracle asked him to stump up another $40,000 on his original quote.Your cookie settings are preventing this third party content from displaying.
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