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NewsAlan Sugar was victim of bid-rigging
Businessman and Apprentice star's Dover Street Market contract was secured after Mansell paid rival Concentra to put in artificially high bid, says Evening Standard
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NewsBarratt and Redrow announce big rights issues
Barratt to strengthen decimated balance sheets with rights issues of £720m
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NewsBuilding collapses in India killing at least 15
Rescuers struggle to save 50 people trapped inside thermal power plant where construction work was being carried out
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NewsCemex opens Essex cement plant
Materials firm invests £49m in cement grinding and blending facility
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NewsOFT 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…
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NewsMortgage approvals rise 81% over the year
British Bankers' Association says annual rise for August due to low levels of lending last year
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NewsCampaign group denies asbestos advert 'exaggerated' danger
International Ban Asbestos Secretariat claims banned HSE advert 'if anything underestimated' number of deaths caused by asbestos exposure
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NewsJohn 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
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NewsCityscape back on agenda for Nakheel and Emaar
Dubai developers abandon decision to pull out of Dubai property exhibition
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NewsWorld 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
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News60m-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
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Tender of the day: £2m swimming pool in Lake District
Tender for contract in Cumbria closes on 23 October
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NewsBid rigging firms hit by massive OFT fines
Contractors found guilty of cover pricing ordered to pay severe fines totalling £130m
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NewsIs 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
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NewsOFT: '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
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NewsKier mulls over options after £18m OFT fine
Contractor incurs highest fine, despite not being involved in more serious forms of bid-rigging
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NewsOFT 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
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NewsBusiness 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'
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NewsOFT 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