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Fletcher defends market dominance
The head of Fletcher Buildings' Winstone Wallboards is defending its dominant New Zealand plasterboard position, as the company awaits a Commerce Commission ruling.

Brian Gaynor: Fletcher result poor but boss wants more
This column is about two companies at opposite ends of the NZX. The first is Fletcher Building. The other is Renaissance Corporation.

Shares push on to 2-month high
NZ shares rose to a two-month high, paced by Chorus, Kathmandu and Sky Network Television as the prospects of strong economic growth drew retail investors to the equity market.

Business leader of the year finalist 2013: Mark Adamson
Mark Adamson, the boss of Fletcher Building, has seen the share price double at New Zealand's biggest listed company.

Councils blamed for house cost
Councils are being blamed for the high cost of building New Zealand houses, ahead of the role played by manufacturers.

English first - then the top job
When Ken Lotu-Iiga landed in South Auckland as a child from Samoa, he could speak not a word of English.

British-born new boss at Fletcher makes $3.3m
The new British-born head of Fletcher Building earned $3.3 million in the year to June 30, according to the NZX-listed heavyweight's latest annual report.

Fletcher Building tipped to improve profitability
Analysts at two investment specialists have upgraded Fletcher Building's prospects because of recent success.

Fletcher surges on result
In what turned out to be a tale of two countries, Fletcher Building announced a lift in its annual net profit yesterday, with Australia's economic downturn detracting from a strong showing in New Zealand.

Australia needs 'dose of Thatcher'
Australia has old-fashioned union arrangements and needs "a dose of Margaret Thatcher," says Mark Adamson, the British chief executive of Fletcher Building.

Fletcher feted for Formica turnaround
When Fletcher Building paid around $1 billion for Formica in 2007, the business was only three years out of a financial hole and Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Fletcher asks council for right to build higher
Fletcher Developments wants new houses to be taller than the Auckland Council is proposing.

Fletcher targets Auckland apartment market
Fletcher Building is making a big push into Auckland's apartment development market, forming specialist new division Fletcher Developments this year to hunt down opportunities on big sites.

Fletcher has eye on mega contracts
Fletcher Building is aiming to win contracts worth billions, it has revealed in an investor presentation.