Fletcher Building subsidiary Firth Industries has launched a new 200m³/hr ready-mix concrete batching plant in Penrose, Auckland. The plant is equipped with two drive-through production lanes, storage capacity for supplementary cementitious materials and recycled concrete aggregates, automated concrete reclaiming and 100% wastewater recycling. It will produce Firth EcoMix reduced-CO₂ concrete, ramping up production to full capacity from 2 February 2025.

General manager Cameron Lee said that the plant "Will enable us to efficiently serve the needs of major construction and infrastructure projects in Auckland. We're seeing a big demand for concrete as the economy recovers. We're now well-placed to fill that demand."