16 Jul 2024

Business commentator Oliver Lewis

From Nine To Noon, 11:05 am on 16 July 2024
A screengrab from a Fletcher Building video showing construction work.

Photo: SUPPLIED / Fletcher Building video

Fletcher’s cost management focus pauses software rollout until 2026.  The construction giant has spent tens of millions of dollars on a project called Digital@Flectcher to transition the majority of its businesses to a single integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.

Amidst ongoing uncertainty around its board and next CEO, Fletcher recently made the decision to pause the rollout.

Oliver also talks to Kathryn about the KiwiRail board recommended build-and-sell option to resolve a $551m ferry contract, and Antarctica NZ abandoning a ‘highly risky’ Scott Base rebuild plan.

Oliver Lewis is Infrastructure Editor at BusinessDesk.