What do Fletcher Building do?

We are in the business of building. We manufacture building products; from insulation that keeps homes warm and dry, to cement, the foundation of built structures the world over. We operate retail businesses that distribute these products and many more to tradespeople right across the Tasman.

Is Fletcher Building NZ owned?

Fletcher Construction is widely known in New Zealand, and has delivered various iconic projects including constructing the Auckland Sky Tower. It has three main business units: Building and interiors. South Pacific….Fletcher Construction.

Is Fletcher Building an Australian company?

Stramit is a leading Australian manufacturer of roll-formed steel building products for the Australian residential, commercial, shed and home improvements market. Their products include flooring, formwork, purlins and structural, rainwater roller doors, roofing, speciality products, and wall sheeting and cladding.

Who founded Fletcher Building?

William Winstone
It was founded by William Winstone in 1864 who started with a single coal cart. It is now one of New Zealand’s largest aggregates businesses.

What did a Fletcher do for a living?

A fletcher is a person who attaches fletchings to the shaft of arrows. The word is related to the French word flèche, meaning “arrow”, via the ultimate root of Old Frankish fliukka.

What is the meaning of the name Fletcher?

Fletcher is a surname of French, English, Scottish, and Irish origin. The name is a regional (La Flèche) and an occupational name for an arrowsmith a maker and or seller of arrows, derived from the Middle English, Old English “Fulcher” or Old French flech(i)er (in turn from Old French fleche “arrow”).

Is cement made in New Zealand?

Located by an unusually consistent reserve of high-grade limestone, the cement works at Portland (near Whangarei) is the largest and most modern in New Zealand.

What does it mean to be Fletcher?

fletcher in British English (ˈflɛtʃə ) noun. a person who makes arrows. Word origin. C14: from Old French flechier, from fleche arrow; see flèche.

What country does the name Fletcher come from?

Fletcher is a surname of French, English, Scottish, and Irish origin. The name is a regional (La Flèche) and a occupational name for an arrowsmith or seller of arrows, derived from the Middle English, Old English “Fulcher” or Old French flech(i)er (in turn from Old French fleche “arrow”).

What does the name Fletcher mean biblically?

In English the meaning of the name Fletcher is: Maker of arrows. Often used as a surname, less commonly a given name. Famous bearer: Fletcher Christian was a mutineer on the infamous ship ‘Bounty’.

Is Fletcher a boy or girl name?

The name Fletcher is a boy’s name of English origin meaning “arrow-maker”. Fletcher is a common surname with a touch of quirkiness; it definitely fits into the So Far Out It’s In category–and moving further in all the time along with other occupational names from Parker to Forester.

Where does New Zealand cement come from?

Located by an unusually consistent reserve of high-grade limestone, the cement works at Portland (near Whangarei) is the largest and most modern in New Zealand. The original cement works opened in 1913 and upgrading to a “dry” process commenced in 1983.

Is there a Fletcher Construction Company in New Zealand?

The Fletcher Construction Company Limited is a New Zealand construction company and a subsidiary of Fletcher Building. It and Higgins Contractors Ltd make up the Construction division of Fletcher Building.

How many people are employed by Fletcher Building?

Today we employ over 16,000 people in New Zealand, Australia, and the South Pacific. Our operations span manufacturing, distribution and retail, home building, and major construction and infrastructure projects.

When did Fletcher Building split from Fletcher Challenge?

The company was split from Fletcher Challenge in 2001, formerly New Zealand’s largest business and multinational. With around 20,000 employees globally and over 34 business units operating under the Fletcher Building banner, the company is Australasia’s largest building materials supplier.

When was the first house Fletcher Construction built?

The first house they built together, in 1909, still stands and is open to the public in Dunedin. The company itself was first registered as a limited liability company in 1919.