CMA ball drops (but quietly)


A number of demolition contractors are understood to have received fines following a three-year probe by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA).

Leading construction news portal Construction Enquirer is reporting that penalties following the investigation into six companies have now been handed-out.

Officials at the CMA have declined to comment beyond confirming that updates on cases would be published on their website.

The investigation opened in March 2019 into possible breaches of the Competition Act in relation to the supply of construction services.

Cartel busters at the CMA have remained tight-lipped about the case – refusing to even confirm which sector it was focused on.

But multiple industry sources have confirmed it involves the demolition industry.

The CMA website states that the next official update on the case is due this month.