News Bid rigging: CMA offers lessons for construction from cartel prosecutions The competition watchdog has posted some lessons from its successful £60m prosecution of 10 construction firms for cartel activity
News Competition watchdog secures £100m from housebuilders following probe The CMA has accepted binding commitments from seven major UK housebuilders, bringing an end to an investigation into suspected collusion in the housing market.
News UK competition watchdog clears Kingspan’s acquisition of Coverworld The Competition and Markets Authority has greenlighted the anticipated acquisition by Kingspan Group of steel cladding supplier Coverworld.
News Probe into seven major housebuilders to continue until August The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has updated its timetable for its investigation into seven major housebuilders to continue until August this year.
News CMA closes probe into suspected concrete admixtures cartel The CMA has dropped an investigation into suspected conduct relating to the supply of chemical admixtures and additives for use in concrete, cement and related construction products in the UK.
News Competition watchdog extends investigation into housebuilders The Competition and Markets Authority is extending its ongoing investigation into suspected breaches of competition law by seven major housebuilders.
News Bid-rigging probe launched into school contractors The CMA is carrying out unannounced inspections on several construction businesses after launching an investigation into possible bid-rigging of school contracts.
News Government commits to mandatory consumer code for housebuilders The government has accepted the CMA’s recommendations for a single mandatory consumer code for housebuilders and a New Homes Ombudsman Scheme to strengthen homeowners’ protections.
News All CMA infringement decisions in construction involved dawn raids All of the CMA’s infringement decisions in the building and construction industry involved a dawn raid, new data shows.
News Barratt-Redrow merger: competition watchdog raises local market concerns The CMA has found that Barratt’s plan to purchase rival Redrow Homes raises local competition concerns around one of its developments in Shropshire.
News Competition watchdog wins legal fight over construction cartel raids The Competition and Markets Authority has won a legal challenge in the High Court relating to home search warrants as part of a cartel investigation.
News Competition investigation launched into eight major housebuilders The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into eight housebuilders for suspected breaches of competition law.
News Demolition cartel: High Court refuses director application to stay in role The High Court has refused an application by a director to remain in post after being disqualified by the CMA for his role in an illegal demolition cartel.
News Update on CMA demolition directors disqualifications Another demolition director disqualified following an investigation into anti-competitive practice by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been given leave to continue to act as a director subject to a series of conditions.
News Construction firms fined £60m after CMA uncovers illegal cartel The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined 10 construction firms almost £60 million for illegally colluding to rig bids for construction contracts in public and private sector projects.
News Gove asks competition watchdog to scrutinise housebuilding Housing secretary Michael Gove has written to competition watchdog the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to undertake a study of the housebuilding market.
News Competition watchdog scrutinises heat pumps and insulation The competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is to examine whether it needs to protect consumers from poor practices in the green heating and retrofit sectors.
News Competition watchdog accuses 10 demolition firms of bid rigging The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has accused 10 construction firms of illegally engaging in bid rigging on demolition and asbestos removal contracts.
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