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| PlaceMakers | |
| Industry | Retail/DIY Building Supplies Trade Building Supplies Hardware Store |
| Headquarters | , New Zealand |
Number of locations | 62[1] (2011) |
Key people | James Peters (Chief Executive) |
| Products | Timber Hardware Plumbing Farm fencing products Trade Electrical supplies Hand and Power Tools Kitchen and Bathroom Paint Landscaping products Aggregates Frame & Truss |
| Parent | Fletcher Building Limited |
| Website | www |
PlaceMakers is the trading name of Fletcher Distribution Limited, the retail trading arm of Fletcher Building in New Zealand. PlaceMakers also manufactures wall frames, roof trusses and structural components at various frame and truss operations.[1] PlaceMakers origins began in August 1981 as part of Fletcher Timber Limited's retailing operations within the Manufacturing and Merchandising Sector of Fletcher Challenge Limited.
The chain has 62 stores in 2019, up from 52 in the late 1990s and early 2000s.[2] It has 11 stores in Auckland, with a head office in Panmure, Auckland.[3]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
PL_FLETCH_OVERVIEWwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Then as Now". Marketplace Media. Hardware Journal. 18 December 2019.
- ^ "PlaceMakers". placemakers.co.nz. Fletcher Building.