Located in 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 (Lumbermart), Hamilton (Claudelands), Upper Hutt and Porirua.

In 1972 timber retail outlets were operated at Lumbermart, Hamilton, Tauranga, Ngongotahā, Carterton and Tawa.

In February 1980 the Manawatu based company, Felvins Suppliers and Distributors Limited, was acquired.

The Winstone name goes back as far as 1864 and over time grew a reputation supplying an extensive range of materials to the building and construction markets.

Winstone Trading Limited was formed in 1984 and over five years grew to provide national coverage by purchasing a number of smaller businesses including Odlins and Dudding Brothers.

Following the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that hit the Canterbury region on 22 February 2011, PlaceMakers donated twenty cabins to help with the recovery efforts.

[5] The ‘Rapid Response Community Shelter’ cabins were presented to Mayor Bob Parker by PlaceMakers on 4 March 2011.

Most of the cabins were constructed at PlaceMakers’ Christchurch Frame & Truss plant keeping local staff employed.

PlaceMakers was previously a title sponsor of the New Zealand round of the Australian V8 Supercars championship at Pukekohe Park Raceway from 2003 to 2007.