BP Australia seeks to wind up Victorian scaffolder Joga

BP Australia Pty Ltd has applied to wind up Joga Scaffolding Pty Ltd, with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission publishing the notice on 15 October 2026. The filing is an application only, lodged under paragraph 465A(1)(c) of the Corporations Act, and no court has yet made a winding-up order against the company.

Why it matters

Joga Scaffolding is a Victorian-registered trade business, ACN 669 732 647, and scaffolding is the kind of subcontract trade that sits on the critical path of almost every multi-storey build. If a scaffolder stops trading mid-program, a builder can lose access to the one piece of temporary works that every other trade above ground level depends on, from bricklayers to window installers to render crews.

The applicant, BP Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 004 085 616), is the fuel and lubricants supplier. The notice does not say what debt is claimed or why the application was filed. It is an allegation, not a finding, and Joga Scaffolding can appear and contest it.

For any builder or principal contractor with Joga on a current scaffold hire, the practical question is immediate: is this company still holding the scaffold on site, and is there a second licensed scaffolder who could step in if an order is made. That check is cheaper to run now, while the application is pending, than after a liquidator is appointed.

The numbers

• Joga Scaffolding Pty Ltd, ACN 669 732 647, registered in Victoria.
• Applicant: BP Australia Pty Ltd, ACN 004 085 616.
• Notice type: Winding Up Application, paragraph 465A(1)(c) of the Corporations Act.
• Published: 15 October 2026, on the ASIC Published Notices register.

The ASIC record does not carry a hearing date, a court file number or the amount in dispute. None of those figures appear anywhere in the published notice, so none are reported here. A hearing date, once listed, would confirm which court is managing the matter and when a winding-up order could be made.

What’s next

For now, the ASIC notice is the only public record of the dispute, and it names just two parties: Joga Scaffolding and BP Australia. A winding-up application does not end a company’s trading on its own. Joga Scaffolding can file a notice of appearance and contest the application, pay the debt, or reach a settlement with BP Australia before any hearing. Only a court winding-up order would put a liquidator in control of the company’s scaffold stock and contracts.

Any builder with Joga Scaffolding on a current project should confirm the scaffold hire agreement is current, check whether the equipment is owned or sub-hired, and line up an alternative scaffolder in case the arrangement needs to transfer at short notice. Subcontractors owed money by Joga should note that creditor claims only become live if and when a winding-up order is actually made.

We will update this story if a hearing date, a court outcome, or an administrator’s or liquidator’s appointment is published. Joga Scaffolding is the latest Victorian trade business to face a formal insolvency filing this month, following the batch covered in our 13 October Victoria trades insolvency roundup.