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{{Infobox company
| name = Fletcher Distribution Limited
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| logo =
| location_city = [[Auckland]]
| location_country =
| locations = 62<ref name="PL_FLETCH_OVERVIEW" /> <small>(2011)</small>
| key_people =
| industry = Retail/DIY Building Supplies <br> Trade Building Supplies <br> [[Hardware Store]]
| products = [[Timber]]<br /> [[Builders hardware|Hardware]]<br />Plumbing<br />Farm fencing products<br />Trade Electrical supplies<br />Hand and [[Power Tools]]<br />Kitchen and Bathroom<br/>Paint<br />Landscaping products<br />[[Construction aggregate|Aggregates]]<br />[[Framing (construction)|Frame]] & Truss
| parent = [[Fletcher Building|Fletcher Building Limited]]
▲| homepage = http://www.placemakers.co.nz
}}
'''PlaceMakers''' is the trading name of Fletcher Distribution Limited, the retail trading arm of [[Fletcher Building]] in
The chain has 62 stores in 2019, up from 52 in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<ref name="hardwarejournal-2019">{{cite news |title=Then as Now |url=http://www.hardwarejournal.co.nz/articles/2019/december/18/then-as-now-december-1999/ |agency=Hardware Journal |publisher=Marketplace Media |date=18 December 2019}}</ref> It has 11 stores in Auckland, with a head office in [[Panmure, Auckland]].<ref name="placemakers-official">{{cite web |title=PlaceMakers |url=https://www.placemakers.co.nz |website=placemakers.co.nz |publisher=[[Fletcher Building]]}}</ref>
==History==
===1910-1954===
| title=Fletcher Building: Divisions : Distribution | publisher=[[Fletcher Building]] | date= | accessdate=23 March 2011 }}</ref> when Fletcher Sales & Services Limited was established to sell builders supplies and timber produced by the rest of the Fletcher Holdings Group companies. First established in [[Penrose, New Zealand|Penrose]], it was intended that the company would expand to have branches strategically sited throughout [[New Zealand]].▼
[[Fletcher Building]] started selling timber in [[Dunedin]] in 1910, and continued selling it through the following decades.<ref name="placemakers-teara">{{cite web |last1=Walrond |first1=Carl |title=Building and construction industry |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/building-and-construction-industry |website=[[Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |publisher=[[Ministry for Culture and Heritage]] |date=11 March 2010}}</ref>
===1954-1960===
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Later in the same year the Fletcher Holdings Limited [[Subsidiary|subsidiaries]] involved in timber production or processing were merged to form Fletcher Timber Company Limited, and the Fletcher Sales & Services Limited name changed to Fletcher Hardware. J & A Wilkinson, supplier of hardware and building materials, [[
=== 1960–1981 ===
In late 1960 Lumbermart opened. Located in [[Penrose, New Zealand|Penrose]] the building materials supplier was the first of its type in New Zealand and operated for 30 years without major alterations. In early 1961 Fletcher Timber was operating retail outlets at [[Penrose, New Zealand|Penrose]] (Lumbermart), [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]] (Claudelands), [[Upper Hutt, New Zealand|Upper Hutt]] and [[Porirua, New Zealand|Porirua]].
In
In 1970 Fletcher Merchants Limited became a division of Fletcher Timber Company Limited after a Fletcher Holdings Limited re-structure. In 1972 timber retail outlets were operated at Lumbermart, Hamilton, [[Tauranga]], [[
In February 1980 the [[Manawatū-Whanganui|Manawatu]] based company, Felvins Suppliers and Distributors Limited, was acquired. The company had five branches in Manawatu, [[Horowhenua]] and [[
With the formation of [[Fletcher Challenge]] Limited in 1981, Fletcher Merchants Limited became part of the Manufacturing & Hardware Sector, along with Felvins Suppliers and Distributors Limited, [[Ellis and Burnand|Ellis & Burnand]], and Mount Timber & Hardware Limited, HC Kitchen Limited and the Steward Sawmilling Company.
=== 1981–1989 ===
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=== 2011 Christchurch earthquake ===
Following the [[February 2011 Christchurch earthquake|6.3-magnitude earthquake]] that hit the [[Canterbury,
The ‘Rapid Response Community Shelter’ cabins were presented to [[Bob Parker (mayor)|Mayor Bob Parker]] by PlaceMakers
Three PlaceMakers stores were affected directly by the earthquake.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fletcherbuilding.com/cms/files/news_pdfs/Canterbury23Feb11.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310161648/http://www.fletcherbuilding.com/cms/files/news_pdfs/Canterbury23Feb11.pdf |url-status=dead|archive-date=10 March 2012 |title=Update on Fletcher Building operation in Canterbury |publisher=Fletcher Building |date= |accessdate=21 April 2011 }}</ref> [[Liquefaction]] affected the Antigua Street and Cranford Street branches.
== Sponsorship and campaigns ==
=== Rugby
[[File:PlaceMakers Blue Streak.jpg|thumb|An illustration of the PlaceMakers Blue Streak]]
In 2012 PlaceMakers became community sponsors for all 5 of the New Zealand [[Super Rugby]] teams, as well as sponsoring the Sky TV Super Rugby coverage. They also
=== The PlaceMakers Blue Streak ===
The PlaceMakers Blue Streak was launched on 1 September 2012 to support the fundraising efforts of the Prostate Cancer
The partnership between PlaceMakers and the
The PlaceMakers Blue Streak is noted for not speaking and "streaking" at opportune moments.
=== Motor racing ===
PlaceMakers was previously a title sponsor of the [[Auckland 500|New Zealand round]] of the [[Australia]]n [[V8 Supercars]] championship at [[Pukekohe Park Raceway]] from 2003 to 2007.
== External links ==
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* [http://www.fletcherbuilding.co.nz Fletcher Building]
* [http://www.highmarkhomes.co.nz Highmark Homes (trade partner)]
==References==
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