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In Whangarei, builder Roland Mosley isn t having much luck planning ahead. He recently went to building supply store and asked for James Hardie products.
James Hardie is the largest global supplier of fibre cement material but Mosley was told he would have to wait 15 to 20 weeks. I think it s getting worse rather than better, he said. It s really the first time that the Hardies, or various suppliers, have admitted that they ve got this sort of delay. Normally you just order it and hope but now they re actually giving a timeline that is that far out.
He said this brought constant delays.