Bendix parent enters voluntary administration
Business · First reported 28 Oct, 20:25 · Updated 10:45
FMP Group (Australia), the company behind Bendix, appointed joint administrators on October 26, 2026. The company says operations continue as usual and a new-owner announcement is expected soon.
- FMP Group (Australia) appointed Grant Thornton’s Tianne Nagy-Jones and Philip Campbell-Wilson as joint administrators on October 26, 2026; the first creditors’ meeting is scheduled for November 5.
- The company says Bendix operations are continuing as usual and that new ownership will be announced soon.
- The reports link the administration to First Brands Group’s collapse; First Brands acquired the FMP/Trico Australia business in 2024, and its US proceedings entered Chapter 7 liquidation in September 2026.
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- Administrators appointed
- October 26, 2026: Tianne Nagy-Jones and Philip Campbell-Wilson of Grant Thornton.
- First creditors’ meeting
- Scheduled for November 5, 2026.
- Ballarat factory
- In November 2025, it employed about 120 people and produced more than 1.3 million brake-pad sets annually.
- First Brands bankruptcy
- First Brands filed for Chapter 11 protection in September 2025; its proceedings converted to Chapter 7 liquidation on September 1, 2026.
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