Fletcher Building’s Clever Core prefab house-building factory to shut

Fletcher Building’s Clever Core prefab house-building factory to shut
Fletcher Building's Clever Core off-site construction factory in Wiri. (Image: Supplied)
Staff reporters
Fletcher Building’s much-vaunted Clever Core prefab house-building factory at Wiri in South Auckland will close next year and be replaced by a PlaceMakers frame and truss plant.A spokeswoman said Clever Core had not worked out and would close by June 30.“Fletcher Building has made a recent and difficult decision to close Clever Core, our off-site manufacturing business.“Despite the many benefits, the volumes required to be commercially viable have not materialised, due in part to the challenging market downturn...