EXCLUSIVE: Leading industry seating supplier Camatic Pty Ltd has entered administration with a first meeting of creditors having been held yesterday.
The Victorian-based seating manufacturer, which last year unveiled the world’s first recycled plastic stadium, had been in the news in March having provided the seating for Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium at which the NRL’s groundbreaking season-opening double-header was played. All 65,000 spectator seats at the venue, the home of the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL), also showcased for the recent NFL Super Bowl LVIII, were supplied by the Wantirna South company which traded as Camatic Seating.
Overall, it has supplied installations totalling more than 600,000 seats at nine out of the current 30 NFL stadiums, while also providing seats for venues at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Sydney’s new Allianz Stadium, completed in 2022, was a significant Australian-based project for the company, for which it supplied 42,000 of its Axiom seats.
Commenting on these installations, Camatic Chief Executive, Kirk Edwards stated “(our) accomplishment is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our employees, some of whom have been with us for over 40…