Highlights –

  • With effective use of a multi-horizon cloud transformation framework and extensive cloud experience, TCS will help Fletcher Building build a new future-ready digital core using Google Cloud.
  • By migrating workloads to the carbon-neutral infrastructure of Google Cloud, TCS will assist Fletcher Building to minimize the carbon footprint associated with workloads, thus attaining sustainability goals.

The building materials supplier Fletcher Building has partnered with Google Cloud and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to build a flexible enterprise platform.

Fletcher Building is a global construction company with operations in New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific. It has more than 25 businesses across sectors such as manufacturing, distribution, home building, retail and major infrastructure projects. With numerous different ERP systems, a myriad of business processes and the growing need for a comprehensive view of its customers, Fletcher Building launched the Digital@Fletchers program to drive technology-led change and growth in the business.

The organization has teamed up with Google Cloud and TCS to implement enterprise-grade cloud capability, run its mission-critical workloads, increase time and flexibility; develop its customer data strategy to create a complete understanding of customer behaviours and needs; and respond quickly to the opportunities and market changes.

With effective use of a multi-horizon cloud transformation framework and extensive cloud experience, TCS will help Fletcher Building build a new future-ready digital core using Google Cloud. This foundation will smoothen the infrastructure landscape, reduce technology debt, host mission-critical workloads, provide a unified view of its customers and enable future innovation.

Developing cloud skills

Google Cloud will support Fletcher Building’s employees by delivering on the skills required to implement and maintain these technologies. Last year, Google Cloud announced a commitment to equip more than 40 million people with Google Cloud skills.

Through the Google Cloud Skills Boost program, employees of Fletcher Building are taking advantage of hundreds of hands-on labs, role-based courses, skill badges and certification resources, including 16 new learning paths — all of which are available on demand globally.

Support to sustainability

By migrating workloads to the carbon-neutral infrastructure of Google Cloud, TCS will assist Fletcher Building to minimize the carbon footprint associated with workloads, thus attaining sustainability goals. Fletcher Building will also implement Google Cloud’s just-launched Carbon Footprint reporting tool to measure and report its carbon footprint with its cloud usage.

Fletcher Building aims to become a leader in sustainable building materials, construction and distribution in Australia. It was acknowledged as one of the most sustainable companies in the Asia-Pacific region in the 2020 Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index.

Experts’ view

“We see digital as a key driver of transformation, growth and innovation at Fletcher Building,” said Daniel Beecham, Chief Information Officer, Fletcher Building.

“As we continue to ramp up our e-commerce, digitisation, automation and data analytics functions, we need a stable and secure technology platform that can cater to our needs today — and support us into the future. Google Cloud’s powerful data and analytics capabilities and its co-innovation agenda with SAP, combined with TCS’s domain industry knowledge and cloud engineering expertise, made it the logical choice to underpin Digital@Fletchers.”

“The building and construction industry is at a critical tipping point; the entire sector needs to shift the way it designs, builds and sources materials for a more sustainable future,” Beecham said.

“As we transform our business, sustainability remains a paramount part of our strategy, and this extends to the partners we go on this journey with. As the cleanest cloud in the industry, Google Cloud shares our vision of creating a sustainable future by reducing carbon emissions and overall environmental impact.”