More news – Page 2421
-
News
OFT press reaction: 'Cowboys, crooks and cover-pricing'
The OFT fines have sparked a series of attacks on the industry in the national press, here’s a selection of the damning coverage…
-
News
Mortgage approvals rise 81% over the year
British Bankers' Association says annual rise for August due to low levels of lending last year
-
News
Campaign group denies asbestos advert 'exaggerated' danger
International Ban Asbestos Secretariat claims banned HSE advert 'if anything underestimated' number of deaths caused by asbestos exposure
-
News
John Healey: 'It's clear we have a big job on climate change'
Housing minister John Healey speaks to Building on World Green Building Day about the challenges of Copenhagen
-
News
Cityscape back on agenda for Nakheel and Emaar
Dubai developers abandon decision to pull out of Dubai property exhibition
-
News
World Green Building Day highlights need for carbon savings
UK Green Building Council launches campaign to persuade government to reduce emissions ahead of Copenhagen climate change talks
-
News
60m-high contemporary lighthouse to be symbol of Saudi university
Australian firm Urban Art Projects says design was inspired by ancient Arabic maritime traditions, regional art and marine ecology of Red Sea
-
News
Tender of the day: £2m swimming pool in Lake District
Tender for contract in Cumbria closes on 23 October
-
News
Bid rigging firms hit by massive OFT fines
Contractors found guilty of cover pricing ordered to pay severe fines totalling £130m
-
News
Is it still cover pricing without the phone call?
The OFT has outlawed cover pricing, but that won’t stop firms putting in high bids so they lose contracts they can’t cope with
-
News
OFT: 'Councils are free to sue'
Director in charge of competition body's bid-rigging inquiry says local authorities should feel free to take legal action against guilty firms
-
News
Kier mulls over options after £18m OFT fine
Contractor incurs highest fine, despite not being involved in more serious forms of bid-rigging
-
News
OFT fines should go to 'victims' says local government body
Chair of Local Government Association says firms found guilty of bid-rigging should consider giving money back to local areas
-
News
Business department warns clients not to blacklist bid-rigging firms
Government body says excluding guilty firms from future tenders would be 'double jeopardy and limit competitive choice'
-
News
OFT verdict: The client's options
What could those who have employed or are currently employing the services of contractors named by the OFT do now they know the score
-
News
OFT: Which firms did what
OFT document shows which clients were affected by cover pricing and which contractors were involved in each case
-
News
Huge OFT fines are harsh and unfair
The OFT’s fines are as unpleasant as they are unnecessary but as an industry we must move on
-
News
Durkan vows to fight OFT over subdivision's £3.1m fine
Contractor disputes liability for cover-pricing at Concentra, which it sold off in 2007
-
News
OFT says six firms paid or received compensation payments
Fines imposed on Bowmer and Kirkland, Durkan, Herbert Baggaley, Mansell, Thomas Fish and Wildgoose Construction
-
News
Willmott Dixon may appeal against £4.5m OFT fine
Contractor will 'carefully consider' details of decision over cover pricing and grounds for appeal