Strabag cartel fine more than trebles to €146m after leniency status unravels

Austrian construction company Strabag has been fined €146m – the maximum fine available – over its role in cartel practices between 2002 and 2017. At the request of Austria’s Federal… The post Strabag cartel fine more than trebles to €146m after leniency status unravels appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Cartel watchdog widens school works bid-rigging probe

More firms and non-school contracts pulled into roofing and construction probe

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 The post Bid rigging: CMA offers lessons for construction from cartel prosecutions appeared first on Construction Management.

Carey demolition cartel claim settled with developer

Legal action withdrawn after both sides agree settlement

Lawsuit claims ‘cartel’ of big US equipment rental firms inflated rates for years

US law firm Berger Montague has filed a class action antitrust lawsuit in Chicago district court against an alleged “cartel” of some of the country’s biggest construction equipment rental companies,… The post Lawsuit claims ‘cartel’ of big US equipment rental firms inflated rates for years appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Case study - Breaking competition law: construction cartel in rolled lead

Lessons learned from the CMA’s investigation into 2 of the UK’s largest suppliers of rolled lead, who broke competition law by taking part in a business cartel.

Case study - Breaking competition law: construction cartel in groundworks

Lessons learnt from the CMA’s investigation into 3 major suppliers of groundworks products to the construction industry after they broke competition law.

Case study - Water tank suppliers fined £2.6m for illegally colluding

Lessons from the Competition and Markets Authority’s water tanks cartel case.

Case study - Concrete companies: construction cartel

Lessons from the CMA’s investigation into 3 concrete companies who broke competition law by taking part in a business cartel.