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Caterpillar recalls engines
Caterpillar to pay out US$ 2.5 million fine to US Environmental Protection Agency for alleged emissions violations
Concrete testing company indicted for fake reports
New York prosecutors accuse testing company and five engineers of lying to authorities for 12 years
DUI law applies to boom lifts in Vermont, according to Supreme Court
The Vermont Supreme Court has reinstated charges against a Franklin County man accused of operating a boom lift while he was under the influence of alcohol.
Iveco Magirus and Metz Aerials in German cartel ruling
The German competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, has imposed a fine of €17.5 million on Iveco Magirus Brandschutztechnik for its involvement in anti-competitive agreements on the manufacture of turntable ladder fire fighting machines.
Rigger's licences revoked in NYC
William Rapetti, the rigger responsible for erecting a tower crane that collapsed in March 2008, has had his tower crane licences revoked in New York, USA
Guilty plea in US concrete cartel case
US producer of ready-mix concrete, VS Holding, faces US$ 100 million fine after admitting to price fixing
Former Nakheel chief executive files lawsuit
Chris O’Donnell sues Dubai property developer for breach of contract
Germany must remove trade barriers
EU launches fresh infringement procedures for breach of construction product rules
FIEC calls for end to unfair competition
Construction federation highlights “disaster” of Chinese road building contractor in Poland
FEM sets position on lifting people
The European materials handling and lifting equipment federation, FEM, has issued a position paper on the use of mobile cranes to lift people
Corruption in road building ‘systemic’
World Bank appeals for stronger action to battle “plague” of bid-rigging in worldwide road building sector
OECD criticised over anti-bribery enforcement
Transparency International says the group of rich countries is failing to implement its own anti-bribery convention.
EC Harris sees rise in disputes
Disputes handled by the consultant took an average of 9.1 months to resolve and were worth an average of US$ 35.1 million.
Murray & Roberts in leniency application
South African Competition Commission to consider evidence of cartel activity at a Murry & Roberts subsidiary
JGC Corp in US$ 219 million bribery settlement
Payout in Nigerian LNG case brings total fines paid by corrupt TSKJ consortium to US$ 1.5 billion
EU halves pre-stressed steel cartel fines
Price fixing penalties against 17 companies producing steel for pre-stressed concrete reduced from € 518 million to € 269 million.
Skanska in US$ 20 million settlement
Contractor to pay out after investigation into scheme to avoid hiring minorities and women
Further reductions in UK cartel fines
Fines imposed by UK Office of Fair Trading against six construction companies revised downwards
Asset sales boost profits at Impregilo
Higher profit from one-off gains mask a drop in Italian builder’s underlying revenues
KBR lawyer fined US$ 150 million
Another KBR official pleads guilty to construction contract bribery scheme in Nigeria
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