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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rob Davies

Ten construction firms fined total £60m for ‘illegally colluding’ on contract bids

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Ten companies in the demolition and asbestos services trades were involved in the cartel. Photograph: Roger Coulam/Alamy

Ten construction firms have been fined a combined £60m by the competition regulator for “illegally colluding” to rig bids for lucrative contracts for projects including Bow Street magistrates court and Selfridges department store.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that the companies had acted as a cartel over 19 private and public sector contracts that were worth a total of £150m.

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