Milestones
Fletcher Building was established in 2001 when Fletcher Challenge was dismantled and three companies were formed to focus on specific sectors.
Fletcher Building holds the businesses at the heart of the Fletcher tradition – the manufacture and distribution of building products and construction materials, and the construction of commercial, residential and infrastructure developments.
Since 2001, Fletcher Building has consolidated its position as a leading diversified building materials company.
Significant milestones
| 2013 | 29 April | Unsolicited offer to buy Fletcher Building shares | |
| 10 April | Announcement of changes to Crane management | ||
| 4 April | Dividend Reinvestment Plan price determined | ||
| 20 February | FBUnite, Fletcher Building's multi-year business transformation project launched | ||
| 1 January | Fletcher EQR reaches the $1bn mark for value of work completed in Christchurch | ||
| 2012 | 20 December | Changes made to Dividend Reinvestment Plan | |
| 18 December | Appointment of Nick Olson as CFO on retirement of Bill Roest (effective April 2013) | ||
| 12 November | Formica Group establishes HPL manufacturing base in India | ||
| 30 October | Steel Division organisational changes | ||
| 11 October | New executive appointments anounced | ||
| 1 October | Mark Adamson starts as Fletcher Building Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director | ||
| 30 September | Hugh Fletcher retires as Fletcher Building director | ||
| 11 September | Contractual negotiations for prison at Wiri completed | ||
| 3 September | FBL enters conditional agreement to sell Corys Electrical | ||
| 8 August | Fletcher Building announce partnership with Work and Income New Zealand | ||
| 2 July | Sale of Crane's metals distribution businesses - Austral Wright Metals and Mico Metals | ||
| 29 June | Consolidation of Formica production in Spain announced | ||
| 18 June | Appointment of Mark Adamson as CEO on retirement of Jonathan Ling (effective 1 October 2012) | ||
| 5 April | Dividend Reinvestment Plan price determined | ||
| 8 March | Contract for Wiri Prison, South Auckland announced | ||
| 24 February | FB completes a Yen 10 billion long term debt placement | ||
| 31 January | Formica buys remaining 50 percent shareholding in Homapal | ||
| 13 January | FBL completes placement of debt to US investors | ||
| 2011 | 8 December | Appointment of Kate Spargo as new director effective 1 March 2012 | |
| 22 November | Mark Malpass appointed as chief executive of Concrete division | ||
| 7 November | Graham Darlow appointed as chief executive of Construction division | ||
| 12 October | Tim Richards appointed as chief executive of Building Products division | ||
| 10 October | Appointment of Cecilia Tarrant as new director | ||
| 4 October | Mark Binns chief executive of the Infastructure division resigns | ||
| 28 Sept | Mark Adamson appointed as Chief Executive of a combined Laminates & Panels division | ||
| 28 Sept | Iplex Pipelines secures A$180 million in supply contracts for the Queensland coal seam gas market | ||
| 27 Sept | Formica expands Global Footprint. New manufacturing facility to be built to meet growth in laminate demand in China | ||
| 31 August | Kerrin Vautier retires as a non-executive director. | ||
| 19 August | Fletcher Construction is part of the consortium that has been awarded the contract for the Waterview connection tunnels and Great North Road interchange in Auckland | ||
| 26 July | Chris Ellis chief executive of the Building Products division resigns. | ||
| 16 June | ATO Class Ruling received on Crane Group Limited acquisition. | ||
| 6 May | Completion of the compulsory acquisition of the shares in Crane Group Limited. FBL now holds 100 percent of the shares. | ||
| 30 March | David Worley appointed divisional chief executive of Crane, a new Fletcher Building Division headquarted in Sydney, Australia | ||
| 21 March | Fletcher Building confirms the extension of the offer period for Crane Group from 25 March 2011 to Thursday 31 March 2011 | ||
| 17 March | Fletcher Building announces it has declared its offer for Crane Group Limited unconditional | ||
| 10 March | Support for Fletcher Building's offer for Crane Group shares passes 50 percent | ||
| 4 March | Extension to the offer period for Crane Group | ||
| 4 March | Fletcher Building to join S&P / ASX 200 and 300 Indices | ||
| 4 March | Fletcher Building pledges $5 million in support of Christchurch | ||
| 25 February | Fletcher Building receives final regulatory approval with NZ Commerce Commision clearance of its Recommended Offer for Crane Group | ||
| 18 February | Fletcher Building pleased to announce FIRB clearance for Crane takeover | ||
| 18 February | Two week extension to offer for Crane Group | ||
| 17 February | Fletcher Building pleased to announce OIO consent for Crane takeover | ||
| 11 February | Fletcher Building welcomes ACCC clearance of Crane Group acquisition | ||
| 31 January | Fletcher Building revised offer unanimously recommended by Crane Directors | ||
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2010 |
22 December | Fletcher Building releases its Bidder's Statement in relation to its takeover bid for Crane Group | |
| 20 December | Fletcher Building reached an out of court settlement with Cerberus relating to the Formica acquisition, without admission of liability by either party | ||
| 15 December | FB acquisition of Crane Group Limited shares and proposal to acquire 100 percent of Crane | ||
| 15 December | Fletcher Building capital notes consolidation | ||
| 15 October | Fletcher Construction selected to manage EQC's Canterbury earthquake project management office | ||
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31 September |
Fletcher Building Finance Limited changes name to Fletcher Building Industries Limited | ||
| 31 September | Sir Dryden Spring retired from the Board | ||
| 6 September | $1 million contribution to earthquake assistance | ||
| 1 September | Tony Carter appointed as Non-Executive Director | ||
| 20 August | Agreement to acquire all of the shares in Australian Construction Products Pty Limited (ACP) | ||
| 22 April | Production scaled back at the Melbourne and Sydney Insulation plants in response to cessation of government home insulation scheme | ||
| 1 April | Ralph Waters appointed as new chairman on retirement of Dr Roderick Deane | ||
| 2009 | 11 November | Official Centenary date | |
| 1 September | Gene Tilbrook and Dr Alan Jackson appointed as Non-Executive Directors | ||
| 1 August | John Beveridge appointed as new Chief Executive Distribution | ||
| 30 June | Paul Baines and Geoffrey McGrath retire from the Board | ||
| 26 June | Closure of Laminex MDF plant in Welshpool, Perth, WA | ||
| 5 June | Laminex particleboard plant in Kumeu, Auckland closure | ||
| 3 June | New appointments to Board of Directors | ||
| 1 April | $526 million in new equity raised through institutional placement and share purchase plan | ||
| 12 February | Fletcher celebrates 100 years with launch of centenary website | ||
| 10 February | Sale of head office at Penrose | ||
| 2008 | 9 June | John Judge appointed as Non-Executive Director | |
| 1 May | Stramit acquires Morinda Australia Pty Limited and the assets of All Steel Products Ltd (Garage World and Shed Boss shed businesses) | ||
| 11 March | Mark Adamson appointed Chief Executive of Formica | ||
| 1 February | Acquisition of the DVS Ltd home ventilation business | ||
| 2007 | 5 September | Agreement to acquire 20 percent interest in Dongwha Patinna NZ Limited | |
| 1 August | Stramit acquires Fair Dinkum Homes and Sheds | ||
| 3 July | Acquisition of Formica Corporation | ||
| 10 May | Closure of Taupo MDF plant | ||
| 1 May | Acquisition of Eziform Sheet Metal Pty Limited | ||
| 2006 | 22 November | Acquisition of Forman Group Limited | |
| 6 November | Penrose Complex acquisition | ||
| 27 October | Acquisition of Maddren Timber business | ||
| 26 October | Reorganisation of Building Products division and the creation of a new Steel division | ||
| 1 September | Jonathan Ling appointed Chief Executive on retirement of Ralph Waters | ||
| 1 May | Acquisition of the O’Brien Group manufacturing and distribution business | ||
| 2005 | 9 August | Ralph Norris resigned as a director of the company | |
| 5 March | Share placement at $7.05 raises $141 million | ||
| 1 March | Completion of the purchase of Amatek Holdings Limited (Amatek), including Rocla Pipeline Products, Rocla Quarry Products, Stramit, and Insluation Solutions | ||
| 2004 | 11 November | Fletcher Building announced that it had signed a conditional agreement to acquire the assets of the Kuala Lumpur-based company, Malaysian Roofing Industries Snd Berhad, a subsidiary of the Nylex Group. | |
| 29 April | Pacific Wire successful in its claim of galvanised steel wire dumping imported from Malaysia causing material injury to New Zealand industry. | ||
| 2003 | 30 September | Completion of acquisition of Tasman Building Products | |
| 19 August | Fletcher Building announces it has signed an agreement to purchase Tasman Building Products Pty Limited. Tasman has significant building operations in Australia and New Zealand and a small operation in USA. | ||
| 26 May | Geoff McGrath appointed as Non-Executive Director. | ||
| 2002 | 13 November | Completion of acquisition of the Laminex Group | |
| 18 September | Fletcher Building announces agreement to purchase The Laminex Group, a major Australian building products group. | ||
| 14 August | Fletcher Building enters into an unconditional agreement for the sale of its Bolivian concrete businesses to Soboce SA, a Bolivian cement producer. | ||
| 8 July | Fletcher Aluminium sells its Australian distribution business to Capral Aluminium | ||
| 1 July | Fletcher Building a full listing on the Australian Stock Exchange | ||
| 15 June | Fletcher Building de-listed from the New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 31 May | Sale of the co-generation power project assets in Australia to Energy Impact Pty Limited, a subsidiary of Energex Limited. | ||
| 19 February | Sale of Australian construction assets to the John Holland Group | ||
| 2001 | 28 September | Sale of the rural business of the Cyclone Operations to True-Test Limited | |
| 16 July | Sale of an interest in the 110 hectare Lunn Avenue quarry site in Mt Wellington to Landco Mt Wellington Limited | ||
| 27 July | Resolution of the Manapouri Tailrace claim with Meridian Energy | ||
| 11 July | Sale of some noncore assets of Fletcher Aluminium to Ullrich Aluminium Company | ||
| 10 July | Ralph Waters appointed to the Board of Directors | ||
| 29 June | Michael Andrews advised his resignation as interim Executive Director | ||
| 26 May | Ralph Waters appointed as the new Chief Executive | ||
| 18 April | Ralph Norris appointed as a Non-Executive Director | ||
| 24 March | The Company and the Fletcher Building Group (the Group) began trading | ||
| 23 March | Fletcher Building acquired the net assets of Fletcher Challenge Limited - Building Operations under a court approved scheme of arrangement and became a stand-alone publicly listed company on the NZX, ASX and NYSE. | ||
| 31 January | The new board for the proposed Fletcher Building company was announced: Chairman Roderick Deane, and Board Members Hugh Fletcher, Kerrin Vautier, Sir Dryden Spring, Paul Baines and Michael Andrews. | ||
| 2000 | 19 December | Fletcher Building Limited was incorporated, preparatory to acquiring the net assets of Fletcher Challenge Limited - Building Operations, a targeted share of Fletcher Challenge Limited. | |