Covid construction chaos: Why NZ s building industry is struggling to cope
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Jane Phare is a senior business reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjane.phare@nzme.co.nz
A post-Covid rush on home renovations and new builds has caused prices to skyrocket, frustrating delays and products to run out. Industry sources tell Jane Phare how to beat the building blues. Fletcher Building s CEO Ross Taylor doesn t rate himself particularly highly when it comes to predictions. For example he, like most others in the building industry, predicted tight times after lockdown. Prepare for the worst, keep stocks under control, hunker down, that was the idea.