The OFT's Statement of Objections has been issued to the following:
1. A. H. Willis & Sons Limited
2. ARG (Mansfield) Limited
3. Ackroyd & Abbott Limited together with its subsidiary Ackroyd &
Abbott Construction Limited
4. Adam Eastwood & Sons Limited together with its controlling party the
Sir John Eastwood Foundation
5. Admiral Construction Limited together with (for alleged infringements from
31 October 2003) its ultimate parent company A C Holdings Limited
6. Adonis Construction Limited
7. Allenbuild Limited and Bullock Construction Limited together with their
ultimate parent company Renew Holdings plc
8. Apollo Property Services Group Limited formerly known as Apollo London
Limited together with its former ultimate parent company Apollo Holdco
Limited formerly known as Apollo Group Holdings Limited
9. Arthur M. Griffiths & Sons Limited
10. B & A Construction (Leicester) Limited
11. Baggaley & Jenkins Limited
12. Balfour Beatty Construction Limited, Balfour Beatty Refurbishment Limited,
and Balfour Beatty Group Limited (for alleged infringements from 2000
onwards) and Mansell Construction Services Limited (for alleged
infringements from 19 December 2003), together with their current ultimate
parent company Balfour Beatty plc. For alleged infringements involving
Mansell prior to 19 December 2003, Mansell and its former ultimate parent
company Mansell plc
13. Ballast Nedam N.V. as the ultimate parent company of its dissolved
subsidiary Ballast plc
14. Beaufort Construction (S-in-A) Limited together with its ultimate parent
company Beaufort Holdings U.K. Limited
15. Bodill & Sons (Contractors) Limited
16. Bowmer & Kirkland Limited together with its subsidiaries B & K
Building Services Limited and B & K Property Services Limited
17. Bramall Construction Limited and Frank Haslam Milan & Company Limited
together with their current ultimate parent company Keepmoat Limited,
formerly known as Keepmoat plc
18. C. J. Ellmore & Company Limited
19. Caddick Construction Limited together with its ultimate parent company
Caddick Group plc
20. Carillion JM Limited
21. Chase Norton Construction Limited together with its ultimate parent
company Chase Midland plc
22. Clegg Construction Limited together with its ultimate parent company Clegg
Group Limited formerly known as D E Clegg Holdings Limited
23. Connaught Partnerships Limited together with its ultimate parent company
Connaught plc
24. Crown Point Maintenance Group Limited as the ultimate parent company of
its dissolved subsidiary Greenwood Building Contractors (Mansfield) Limited,
for Greenwood's alleged infringements after 11 June 2002
25. Davlyn Construction Limited
26. Derwent Valley Construction Limited together with its ultimate parent
company Chevin Holdings Limited
27. Dukeries Building Company Limited together with its ultimate parent
company Gavco 159 Limited
28. Durkan Pudelek Limited together with its ultimate parent company Durkan
Holdings Limited
29. E. G. Carter & Company Limited
30. E. Manton Limited
31. E. Taylor & Sons (Southwell) Limited, trading as Carmalor Construction
32. F. Parkinson Limited together with its ultimate parent company Mowbray
Holdings Limited
33. Francis Construction Limited together with its ultimate parent company
Barrett Estates Services Limited
34. Frank Galliers Limited together with its former ultimate parent company
Frank Galliers Holdings Limited
35. Frudd Construction Limited
36. GAJ Construction Limited together with its current ultimate parent company
GAJ (Holdings) Limited
37. G Carter Construction Limited
38. G. F. Tomlinson Building Limited together with its ultimate parent company
G. F. Tomlinson Group Limited
39. G G Middleton and Sons Limited
40. G. & J. Seddon Limited together with its ultimate parent company
Seddon Group Limited
41. GMI Construction Group plc together with (for alleged infringements after
6 February 2005) its current ultimate parent company GMI Construction
Holdings plc
42. Geo Houlton & Sons Limited together with its ultimate parent company
Geo Houlton & Sons (Holdings) Limited
43. George Law Limited together with its ultimate parent company Bosworth &
Wakeford Limited
44. Greswolde Construction Limited together with its ultimate parent company
Mantisson Limited
45. Hall Construction Group Limited
46. Harlow & Milner Limited
47. Harold Adkin & Sons (Sutton-In-Ashfield) Limited
48. Harper Group Construction Limited and J. Harper & Sons (Leominster)
Limited together with their ultimate parent company Harper Group plc
49. Haymills (Contractors) Limited together with (for alleged infringements
prior to 26 May 2004) its former ultimate parent company Corringway
Conclusions plc and (for alleged infringements after 26 May 2004) its
current ultimate parent company Haymills Group Limited
50. Henry Boot Construction (UK) Limited together with its ultimate parent
company Henry Boot plc
51. Herbert Baggaley Construction Limited together with its ultimate parent
company Baggaley Group Limited
52. Hill Bros. (Nottingham) Limited
53. Hobson & Porter Limited
54. Holroyd Construction Limited together with (for alleged infringements
prior to 30 March 2005) its former ultimate parent company Holderness
Investments Limited and (for alleged infringements after 30 March 2005) its
current ultimate parent company Holroyd Construction Group Limited
55. Interclass Public Limited Company together with its ultimate parent
company Interclass Holdings Limited
56. Interserve Project Services Limited together with its ultimate parent
company Interserve plc
57. Irwins Limited and Jack Lunn (Construction) Limited together with their
ultimate parent company Jack Lunn (Holdings) Limited
58. J. Guest Limited
59. J H Hallam (Contracts) Limited together with its ultimate parent company J
H Hallam (R & J) Limited
60. J. J. & A. R. Jackson Limited
61. J. J. McGinley Limited, together with its former ultimate parent company
McGinley Holdings Limited
62. John Cawley Limited
63. John Sisk & Son Limited together with its ultimate parent company
Sicon Limited
64. K. J. Bryan (Builders) Limited
65. Kier Regional Limited together with its ultimate parent company Kier Group
plc
66. Lemmeleg Limited together with its ultimate parent company Rok plc
67. Lindum Construction Co. Limited and Lindum Homes Limited together with
their ultimate parent company Lindum Group Limited
68. Linford Group Limited together with its ultimate parent company F. &
E. V. Linford Limited
69. Loach Construction & Development Limited
70. Lotus Construction Limited
71. Milward Construction (Belper) Limited
72. Morgan Ashurt plc formerly known as Bluestone Plc together with its
ultimate parent company Morgan Sindall plc
73. North Midland Construction plc
74. P D H Developments Limited (formerly trading as G. Hurst & Sons
(Contractors) Limited) together with its ultimate parent company G. Hurst &
Sons Limited
75. P. Casey & Co. Limited together with its current ultimate parent
company The Casey Group Limited
76. P. Waller Limited
77. Pearce Construction (Midlands) Limited together with its former ultimate
parent company Crest Nicholson plc
78. Peter Baines Limited
79. Phoenix Contracts (Leicester) Limited
80. Piper Construction Midlands Limited together with its ultimate parent
company Piper Securities Holdings Limited
81. Propencity Group Limited together with its wholly owned subsidiary
companies, ISG Jackson Limited, ISG Regions Limited formerly known as ISG
Totty Limited, ISG Totty Building Limited and Propencity Limited
82. Quarmby Construction Company Limited together with its ultimate parent
company St James Securities Holdings Limited
83. Quarmby Construction (Special Projects) Limited together with its ultimate
parent company Justgrade Limited
84. R Durtnell & Sons Limited together with its ultimate parent company R
Durtnell & Sons (Holdings) Limited
85. R. G. Carter Limited, R. G. Carter Building Limited and R. G. Carter
Construction Limited together with their current ultimate parent company R.
G. Carter Holdings Limited
86. Richardson Projects Limited
87. Robert Bruce Construction Limited
88. Robert Woodhead Limited together with its ultimate parent company Robert
Woodhead Holdings Limited
89. Robinson & Sawdon Limited
90. Shaylor Construction Limited
91. Simons Construction Limited and Wrights Construction (Lincoln) Limited
together with their ultimate parent company Simons Group Limited
92. Sol Construction Limited together with its ultimate parent company
Barkbury Limited
93. Speller-Metcalfe Limited
94. Spicers (Builders) Limited
95. Stainforth Construction Limited
96. Strata Construction Limited (formerly trading as Weaver)
97. T. & C. Williams (Builders) Limited
98. T. Denman & Sons (Melton Mowbray) Limited
99. Thomas Fish & Sons Limited together with its ultimate parent company
Fish Holdings Limited
100. Thomas Long & Sons Limited together with its ultimate parent company
Radford Holdings Limited
101. Thomas Vale Construction Plc together with its ultimate parent company
Thomas Vale Holdings Limited
102. Thorndyke Limited
103. Try Accord Limited and Galliford Try Construction Limited together with
their ultimate parent company Galliford Try plc
104. W. R. Bloodworth & Sons Limited
105. Wiggett Bros & Co Limited
106. Wildgoose Construction Limited
107. William Sapcote and Sons Limited together with its ultimate parent
company Sapcote Holdings Limited
108. William Woodsend Limited
109. Willmott Dixon Construction Limited together with its ultimate parent
company Willmott Dixon Limited
110. Wright (Hull) Limited together with its ultimate parent company T. Wright &Son
(Holdings) Limited
111. Wygar Construction Co Limited together with its ultimate parent company
Wygar (Holdings) Limited
112. York House Construction Limited
I wonder if any of the 'highly educated african immigrants' that Willo from London refered to were from Zimbabwe or any of the other despot regions of that blot on the landscape? The old question always raises its head - 'if you don't like it, don't live here!'
I work with many people from companies on this list who are conscientious prefessionals and do not deserve this pathetic type of ranting.
sean, sevenoaks,
What capitalist economy isn't built on a scam? you won't find any place to live where greedy people won't try to squeeze money out of you
jim, Bristol, England
I agree with Peter Fordham. Somebody should be seriously investigating the goings on of the Decent Homes Contracts in East Midlands where millions of pounds have been frittered away by one council alone. This is all very serious.
Dave Wilson, Mansfield Woodhouse, UK
I am a Contractor's Quantity Surveyor currently working in the building industry and have also priced multi million pound contracts. I have certainly never been involved in anything of this ilk and it is typical that the media are yet again branding the entire industry as cowboys. Is it any wonder that the number of degree qualified entrants to the industry is dropping like a stone? It is unsurprising that the public sector is implicated in this, the people involved in dealing with contractors need to have a certain degree of knowledge about what they want and how to get it. Commercial developers have to have these skills to survive and make money as usual the public sector just doesn't, which leaves them open to abuse. Obviously the industry has it faults but there are many people working long hours in trying conditions who will resent being tarred with the same bruch. I know, I'm one of them.
jane clark, leeds,
The construction industry is totally corrupt to the extent that having 'paid' for the work, performance becomes secondary and poor performance is rewarded with more contracts.
This is not restricted to the public purse it is happening every day in all walks of construction and is an accepted part of contracting.
Don't just target public spending,target the whole industry and allow honest contractors/sub-contractors who perform in an honest and proffessional manner the opportunity to succeed.
Martin, rochester, kent
I work in construction and know today of straight bribary that takes place in order for a company to get work. The owner of the company says that if he does not do this someone else will! I know of massive fraud in years gone by involving the biggest property company in Britain and one of their most senior officials letting contracts on bribes costing shareholders millions of pounds. I actually believed that the only way of getting on in the construction world was to bribe people, which for me was not why I was in construction. I am today the owner of a successful property company and a happy builder, never bribed anyone, happy in my work with a love of construction and never working for others in the swamp that so many small minded thieves see as their only way of getting on in life.
I have previously considered adding to my academic qualifications by doing a Phd with a thesis based on the rediculas costs involved in construction. This recent revelation is encouraging.
David, London,
Hopefully the report will also identify the politicians and councillors who have helped in these scams by closing one eye at the right time.
Peter Fordham, Pego, Spain
It is foolish to believe that this level of collusion would exist without the overt acceptance of the government. I would venture to guess that it has been at their insistance. 112 companies will never agree on anything except when forced to by a controlling party. I would wager that the government will end up with egg on its face and that the businesses listed above are exhonerated of any wrong doing, because the offending behavior was mandated by a government body. I think this will turn out to be more about the incompentance of government than corruption although the end results generally look the same. It wil be interesting to see the facts.
Larry, Stratford,
Stealing from the public purse used to be considered treasonous, did it not? The directors of these companies should be bankrupted, prosecuted and given lengthy sentences.
Jaques Blanc, Birmingham, UK
I have been saying for many years that the UK / England is not a democracy as we are continually told. I was born in Twickenham, English through and through, but believe this country is no different to any third world dictatorship. So incredibly sad. I have given up thinking about what 'the ordinary person' can do amongst this incredible mess.
Clare, Birmingham, England
Not much of a surprise, really. This is textbook Mafia behaviour, where bids are agreed ahead of the tender amongst the builders. Still, compared to what goes on here in Ireland, small potatoes indeed.
John Claro, Cleggan, Ireland
Just wait until the post mortem takes place on or after (if it actually ever takes place) for the Olympics due to be held here. It wont only be building companies, employment offices, etc. who will be shown to be crooked, there will be all those officials and Ministers of this and that. No names, we all know who is at it!
Anne Wotana Kaye, London, England
How nice to see so many of one's former customers lined up like this. How kind of the OFT to remind me of wy I left Construction and the UK
Vic Boyd, Los Angeles, USA / California
Any reasonable human being would have told you so. The general feeling amongst people I know (mainly highly educated african immigrants) is that this country is built on a scam! It manifests in any direction you care to look be it socio-economic to the spiritual. As I live here, I have no option but to pray for it. The day I leave, to hell with the UK. Nothing personal but c'est la vie. Kudos to the report writers though but no news there. I bet you, the same price fixing scam continues even as you read this in one guise or another because that is what (Great) Britain or (United) Kingdom, now plain England is really about when you scratch the surface.
Willo, London,