St Clair-based Trident Plastics cited manufacturing and supply chain challenges, the impact of COVID-19 and “unplanned and unexpected relocation costs” of a recent acquisition for its decision to call in administrators.

Trident Plastics is one of the largest custom moulders in Australia with services from development and design to manufacturing of plastic products like wheelie bins and rainwater tanks.

Management decision on the acquisition. But the workers jobs will be the ones cut.