Fletcher Construction
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Construction |
| Founded | 1919; 97 years ago |
| Headquarters | Auckland, New Zealand |
Area served | New Zealand, Fiji |
| Products | Building products |
| Services | Construction |
| Parent | Fletcher Building |
| Website | www.fletcherconstruction.co.nz |
The Fletcher Construction Company Limited is a New Zealand construction company[1] and a subsidiary of Fletcher Building. It and Fletcher Residential make up the Construction division of Fletcher Building. Fletcher Construction is widely recognised in New Zealand, and has participated in various major projects including constructing the Auckland Sky Tower.
It has four main divisions:
- Building and interiors
- South Pacific
- Infrastructure
- Earthquake Recovery
History
In 1908 James Fletcher senior, a builder and stonemason from Scotland, began a building business along with his brother William John Fletcher and Englishman Albert Morris. The firm was known as Fletcher and Morris and later became Fletcher Bros.[2] The first house they built together, in 1909, still stands and is open to the public in Dunedin.[3] The company itself was first registered as a limited liability company in 1919.
In 1925 the company headquarters was moved to Auckland, and in 1940 Fletcher Construction became a subsidiary of the Fletcher Holdings group, which listed on the share market that year.[2] In 1942, following the resignation of his father to help New Zealand's war effort, James Fletcher junior became Managing Director of the company. Fletcher junior placed a greater emphasis on the firms building products manufacturing divisions, with Fletcher Construction retaining the core construction business.[4]
Major projects
Major projects have included:
- Kingseat Hospital[5]
- Te Papa Museum in Wellington (completed in 1996)[6]
- SKYCITY Auckland Convention Centre and Grand Hotel (completed in 1996)[7]
- Sky Tower (completed in 1997)[8]
- Westpac Stadium in Wellington (completed in 1999)[9]
- Manapouri Second Tailrace Tunnel (completed in 2002)[10]
- Upper Harbour Bridge in Auckland (completed in 2006)[11]
- Rewa Bridge in Fiji (completed in 2006)[12]
- Northern Busway, Auckland associated infrastructure (completed in 2008)
- Manukau Harbour Crossing (completed in 2011)[13]
References
- ↑ Gibson, Anne (6 March 2006). "Red ink reins in builder Mainzeal". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- 1 2 "University of Auckland Business History Project - Fletcher Challenge". University of Auckland. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ↑ "The Fletcher House". The Fletcher Trust. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
- ↑ Graeme Hunt (2007-08-31). "Sir James Fletcher, the mild-mannered man of steel". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ↑ Building activity. Evening Post. 2 March 1939.
- ↑ Te Papa (from the Fletcher Construction website. Retrieved 2007-11-25.)
- ↑ Sky City Casino (from the Fletcher Construction website. Retrieved 2007-11-25.)
- ↑ Sky Tower (from the Fletcher Construction website. Retrieved 2007-11-25.)
- ↑ Westpac Stadium (from the Fletcher Construction website. Retrieved 2007-11-25.)
- ↑ Manapouri (from the Fletcher Construction website. Retrieved 2007-11-25.)
- ↑ Upper Harbour Bridge (from the Fletcher Construction website. Retrieved 2007-11-25.)
- ↑ High-Tech Bridge Buildings Hits Fiji - e.nz magazine, IPENZ, July/August 2007, Page 21
- ↑ Manukau Harbour Crossing, January 2009 - NZTA newsletter. Accessed 2009-08-09.
Further reading
- Goldsmith, Paul (2009). Fletchers: A Centennial History of Fletcher Building (hardback). Auckland: Davia Ling Publishing. ISBN 978-1-877378-35-5.
- Smith, Jack (2009). No Job Too Big: A History of Fletcher Construction, Volume I: 1909-1940 (hardback). Wellington: Steele Roberts. ISBN 978-1-877448-69-0.
External links
- Fletcher Construction (official company website)