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Barratt makes £680m loss

2009-09-23T09:14:00Z

Housebuilder reveals writedowns of £500m and a 36% drop in turnover

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OFT: 'Councils are free to sue'

2009-09-22T13:37:00Z

Director in charge of competition body's bid-rigging inquiry says local authorities should feel free to take legal action against guilty firms

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Kier mulls over options after £18m OFT fine

2009-09-22T13:20:00Z

Contractor incurs highest fine, despite not being involved in more serious forms of bid-rigging

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Durkan vows to fight OFT over subdivision's £3.1m fine

2009-09-22T13:02:00Z

Contractor disputes liability for cover-pricing at Concentra, which it sold off in 2007

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OFT fines should go to 'victims' says local government body

2009-09-22T13:00:00Z

Chair of Local Government Association says firms found guilty of bid-rigging should consider giving money back to local areas

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OFT says six firms paid or received compensation payments

2009-09-22T12:28:00Z

Fines imposed on Bowmer and Kirkland, Durkan, Herbert Baggaley, Mansell, Thomas Fish and Wildgoose Construction

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Willmott Dixon may appeal against £4.5m OFT fine

2009-09-22T11:45:00Z

Contractor will 'carefully consider' details of decision over cover pricing and grounds for appeal

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Business department warns clients not to blacklist bid-rigging firms

2009-09-22T11:39:00Z

Government body says excluding guilty firms from future tenders would be 'double jeopardy and limit competitive choice'

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Government confirms inquiry into Preston regeneration scheme

2009-09-22T10:43:00Z

Public inquiry to be held into £700m Tithebarn development after complaints about its size from nearby Blackpool and Blackburn

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Pochin posts £9.4m loss

2009-09-22T10:29:00Z

A rise in profit in contractor-developer's construction division not enough to offset losses in property and residential parts of the business

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NFB slams 'random' fines by OFT

2009-09-22T10:08:00Z

National Federation of Builders angered by OFT punishing small number of companies for widespread practice of cover pricing

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OFT: Which firms did what

2009-09-22T10:00:00Z

OFT document shows which clients were affected by cover pricing and which contractors were involved in each case

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Full list of OFT bid rigging fines

2009-09-22T09:51:00Z

The complete list of firms fined by the OFT by size of penalty and in alphabetical order

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Guilty contractors should not be blacklisted, says OFT

2009-09-22T09:20:00Z

Office of Fair Trading says firms fined for cover pricing should not be penalised by clients

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Councils urged not to blacklist bid rigging firms

2009-09-22T09:08:00Z

UK Contractors Group says firms hit by OFT firms should not be excluded from tenders

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Galliford Try set to appeal against OFT fine

2009-09-22T08:42:00Z

Contractor says it did not gain financially from practice of cover pricing

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Rok fined £20,000 after Heathrow accident

2009-09-22T08:24:00Z

Contractor failed to implement control procedures after worker fell from bridge

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Kier suffers £18m OFT fine

2009-09-22T07:45:00Z

Contractor slapped with largest bid rigging fine while nine more are hit by penalties of over £5m

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Bid rigging firms hit by massive OFT fines

2009-09-22T07:25:00Z

Contractors found guilty of cover pricing ordered to pay severe fines totalling £130m

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OFT press release: Construction firms fined for illegal bid-rigging

2009-09-22T07:10:00Z

Over 100 firms have been fined a total of £129.5m for bid rigging by the OFT