The OFT released a list of 112 firms it is accusing of bid rigging

The 112 firms below have ten weeks to defend themselves against allegations before the OFT decides whether or not competition law has been broken. If they cannot defend themselves against the allegations they may be fined up to 10% of their annual turnover.

  • A. H. Willis & Sons
  • ARG (Mansfield)
  • Ackroyd & Abbott together with its subsidiary Ackroyd & Abbott Construction
  • Adam Eastwood & Sons together with its controlling party the Sir John Eastwood Foundation
  • Admiral Construction together with (for alleged infringements from 31 October 2003) its ultimate parent company A C Holdings
  • Adonis Construction
  • Allenbuild and Bullock Construction together with their ultimate parent company Renew Holdings plc
  • Apollo Property Services Group formerly known as Apollo London together with its former ultimate parent company Apollo Holdco formerly known as Apollo Group Holdings
  • Arthur M. Griffiths & Sons
  • B & A Construction (Leicester)
  • Baggaley & Jenkins
  • Balfour Beatty Construction , Balfour Beatty Refurbishment , and Balfour Beatty Group (for alleged infringements from 2000 onwards) and Mansell Construction Services (for alleged infringements from 19 December 2003), together with their current ultimate parent company Balfour Beatty plc. For alleged infringements involving Mansell prior to 19 December 2003, Mansell and its former ultimate parent company Mansell plc
  • Ballast Nedam N.V. as the ultimate parent company of its dissolved subsidiary Ballast plc
  • Beaufort Construction (S-in-A) together with its ultimate parent company Beaufort Holdings U.K.
  • Bodill & Sons (Contractors)
  • Bowmer & Kirkland together with its subsidiaries B & K Building Services and B & K Property Services
  • Bramall Construction and Frank Haslam Milan & Company together with their current ultimate parent company Keepmoat , formerly known as Keepmoat plc
  • C. J. Ellmore & Company
  • Caddick Construction together with its ultimate parent company Caddick Group plc
  • Carillion
  • Chase Norton Construction together with its ultimate parent company Chase Midland plc
  • Clegg Construction together with its ultimate parent company Clegg Group formerly known as D E Clegg Holdings
  • Connaught Partnerships together with its ultimate parent company Connaught plc
  • Crown Point Maintenance Group as the ultimate parent company of its dissolved subsidiary Greenwood Building Contractors (Mansfield) , for Greenwood's alleged infringements after 11 June 2002
  • Davlyn Construction
  • Derwent Valley Construction together with its ultimate parent company Chevin Holdings
  • Dukeries Building Company together with its ultimate parent company Gavco 159
  • Durkan Pudelek together with its ultimate parent company Durkan Holdings
  • E. G. Carter & Company
  • E. Manton
  • E. Taylor & Sons (Southwell) , trading as Carmalor Construction
  • F. Parkinson together with its ultimate parent company Mowbray Holdings
  • Francis Construction together with its ultimate parent company Barrett Estates Services
  • Frank Galliers together with its former ultimate parent company Frank Galliers Holdings
  • Frudd Construction
  • GAJ Construction together with its current ultimate parent company GAJ (Holdings)
  • G Carter Construction
  • G. F. Tomlinson Building together with its ultimate parent company G. F. Tomlinson Group
  • G G Middleton and Sons
  • G. & J. Seddon together with its ultimate parent company Seddon Group
  • GMI Construction Group plc together with (for alleged infringements after 6 February 2005) its current ultimate parent company GMI Construction Holdings plc
  • Geo Houlton & Sons together with its ultimate parent company Geo Houlton & Sons (Holdings)
  • George Law together with its ultimate parent company Bosworth & Wakeford
  • Greswolde Construction together with its ultimate parent company Mantisson
  • Hall Construction Group
  • Harlow & Milner
  • Harold Adkin & Sons (Sutton-In-Ashfield)
  • Harper Group Construction and J. Harper & Sons (Leominster) together with their ultimate parent company Harper Group plc
  • Haymills (Contractors) together with (for alleged infringements prior to 26 May 2004) its former ultimate parent company Corringway Conclusions plc and (for alleged infringements after 26 May 2004) its current ultimate parent company Haymills Group
  • Henry Boot Construction (UK) together with its ultimate parent company Henry Boot plc
  • Herbert Baggaley Construction together with its ultimate parent company Baggaley Group
  • Hill Bros. (Nottingham)
  • Hobson & Porter
  • Holroyd Construction together with (for alleged infringements prior to 30 March 2005) its former ultimate parent company Holderness Investments and (for alleged infringements after 30 March 2005) its current ultimate parent company Holroyd Construction Group
  • Interclass Public Company together with its ultimate parent company Interclass Holdings
  • Interserve Project Services together with its ultimate parent company Interserve plc
  • Irwins and Jack Lunn (Construction) together with their ultimate parent company Jack Lunn (Holdings)
  • J. Guest
  • J H Hallam (Contracts) together with its ultimate parent company J H Hallam (R & J)
  • J. J. & A. R. Jackson
  • J. J. McGinley, together with its former ultimate parent company McGinley Holdings
  • John Cawley
  • John Sisk & Son together with its ultimate parent company Sicon
  • K. J. Bryan (Builders)
  • Kier Regional together with its ultimate parent company Kier Group plc
  • Lemmeleg together with its ultimate parent company Rok plc
  • Lindum Construction Co. and Lindum Homes together with their ultimate parent company Lindum Group
  • Linford Group together with its ultimate parent company F. & E. V. Linford
  • Loach Construction & Development
  • Lotus Construction
  • Milward Construction (Belper)
  • Morgan Ashurt plc formerly known as Bluestone Plc together with its ultimate parent company Morgan Sindall plc
  • North Midland Construction plc
  • P D H Developments (formerly trading as G. Hurst & Sons (Contractors) ) together with its ultimate parent company G. Hurst & Sons
  • P. Casey & Co. together with its current ultimate parent company The Casey Group
  • P. Waller
  • Pearce Construction (Midlands) together with its former ultimate parent company Crest Nicholson plc
  • Peter Baines
  • Phoenix Contracts (Leicester)
  • Piper Construction Midlands together with its ultimate parent company Piper Securities Holdings
  • Propencity Group together with its wholly owned subsidiary companies, ISG Jackson , ISG Regions formerly known as ISG Totty , ISG Totty Building and Propencity
  • Quarmby Construction Company together with its ultimate parent company St James Securities Holdings
  • Quarmby Construction (Special Projects) together with its ultimate parent company Justgrade
  • R Durtnell & Sons together with its ultimate parent company R Durtnell & Sons (Holdings)
  • R. G. Carter , R. G. Carter Building and R. G. Carter Construction together with their current ultimate parent company R. G. Carter Holdings
  • Richardson Projects
  • Robert Bruce Construction
  • Robert Woodhead together with its ultimate parent company Robert Woodhead Holdings
  • Robinson & Sawdon
  • Shaylor Construction
  • Simons Construction and Wrights Construction (Lincoln) together with their ultimate parent company Simons Group
  • Sol Construction together with its ultimate parent company Barkbury
  • Speller-Metcalfe
  • Spicers (Builders)
  • Stainforth Construction
  • Strata Construction (formerly trading as Weaver)
  • T. & C. Williams (Builders)
  • T. Denman & Sons (Melton Mowbray)
  • Thomas Fish & Sons together with its ultimate parent company Fish Holdings
  • Thomas Long & Sons together with its ultimate parent company Radford Holdings
  • Thomas Vale Construction Plc together with its ultimate parent company Thomas Vale Holdings
  • Thorndyke
  • Try Accord and Galliford Try Construction together with their ultimate parent company Galliford Try plc
  • W. R. Bloodworth & Sons
  • Wiggett Bros & Co
  • Wildgoose Construction
  • William Sapcote and Sons together with its ultimate parent company Sapcote Holdings
  • 108.William Woodsend
  • Willmott Dixon Construction together with its ultimate parent company Willmott Dixon
  • Wright (Hull) together with its ultimate parent company T. Wright & Son (Holdings)
  • Wygar Construction Co together with its ultimate parent company Wygar (Holdings)
  • York House Construction

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