Fletcher dismisses subcontractor claims as vague

Fletcher dismisses subcontractor claims as vague
Victoria Young
Fletcher Building has attacked claims by its electrical subcontractor for the Christchurch justice precinct as broad and vague. The NZX-listed builder is in the final stages of a month-long hearing on a $7.5 million claim from Electrix, which says it didn’t get paid enough for its work on the government project. The precinct was one of several projects in Fletcher’s troubled Building + Interiors division which lost almost $1 billion in 18 months. Justice Matthew Palmer heard the claim over four weeks in October in the High Court at Au...

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