That top one if memory serves was from a grudge website from someone who made a couple of bad financial desicions and was trying to find someone to blame. Ron Pedder was the target, and the site (no longer active) was ripoffmerchant.net.
For what its worth, I've been using Pedders products in my road and race cars for years with no problems. I've been sponsered by Pedders for years, and have found the francise I deal with fantastic, and as I've had stuff go to Melbourne to be made, Melbourne has been great, too.
Oh, and the Pedders rally cars use Ohlins from memory, or they could be using MCA these days.
A bit like Dick Johnson using Mobil oil products for years, even though he was sponsered by Shell at the time.
Seriously, it's the internet, don't believe everything you read.