Competition watchdog accuses groundworks product firms of colluding

By Jordan Marshall2019-04-09T09:35:00

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VP, MGF and Mabey have provisionally been found to have been operating a cartel

The competition watchdog has accused three groundworks products firms of colluding to keep prices up.

The Competition and Markets Authority has confirmed it is investigating three major suppliers to the construction industry after provisionally finding that they had “formed a cartel to reduce competition and keep prices up”.

The three firms are Wigan-based M.G.F. (Trench Construction Systems) Ltd (MGF), North Yorkshire-headquartered VP plc and West Yorkshire-based Mabey Hire Ltd (Mabey).

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