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Fletcher CEO focused on deteriorating Australian operations
Infrastructure

Fletcher CEO focused on deteriorating Australian operations

Fletcher Building chief executive Ross Taylor is planning a visit to Australia in September and will likely stay there until after Christmas since most of his family live there. Taylor has already visited Australia once since the coronavirus crisis hit, enduring quarantine per...

Jenny Ruth 20 Aug 2020
Fletcher confirms $196m annual loss, CEO pay falls 40%
Infrastructure

Fletcher confirms $196m annual loss, CEO pay falls 40%

As foreshadowed last week, Fletcher Building confirmed an annual net loss of $196 million due to further provisions for legacy construction losses and the impact of the coronavirus crisis.And the annual report shows chief executive Ross Taylor's remuneration has also taken a...

Jenny Ruth 19 Aug 2020
Summerset says tradie tenders down 3-12%
Infrastructure

Summerset says tradie tenders down 3-12%

Summerset Group's build progamme has been slowed by the coronavirus crisis but one side effect is that tradies are cutting their prices by anywhere between 3 percent and 12 percent.

Jenny Ruth 19 Aug 2020
Industrial tenants able to shrug off covid impacts best, lease data show
Economy

Industrial tenants able to shrug off covid impacts best, lease data show

Industrial tenants continued to be the most desirable though July, with 88 percent of their leases paid on time and above the average across overall commercial leases of 85 percent for the month. This average is up from 80 percent in June but still below the pre-covid monthly ave...

Brent Melville 18 Aug 2020


Oliver Lewis
Oliver Lewis

Infrastructure Editor

Oliver Lewis won the local government reporting category at the 2023 Voyager Media Awards. He is part of our investigations unit and also covers infrastructure, housing and employment issues. Formerly with Stuff/The Press, Oliver has also written for the Guardian and North & South. 

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