The man behind a failed roofing business managed the company in a "reckless manner", the liquidator says in his first report. Essential Roofing Limited, run by Christchurch man Macaulay Marchant, went into liquidation on February 15, with outstanding jobs worth thousands of dollars. STACY SQUIRES/STUFF Lyttelton resident Mary Jamieson is owed about $6000 by roofing company Essential Roofing for work that hasn't been started. "The director managed the affairs of the company in a reckless manner, collecting deposits and monies in advance and not finishing jobs - or even commencing some assignments." "I'm very annoyed about the money, but I'm more annoyed about the fact he's destroyed my confidence in myself.

Source: Stuff February 24, 2019 22:34 UTC