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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
US producer of ready-mix concrete, VS Holding, faces US$ 100 million fine after admitting to price fixing
Chris O’Donnell sues Dubai property developer for breach of contract
EU launches fresh infringement procedures for breach of construction product rules
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Construction federation highlights “disaster” of Chinese road building contractor in Poland
The European materials handling and lifting equipment federation, FEM, has issued a position paper on the use of mobile cranes to lift people
World Bank appeals for stronger action to battle “plague” of bid-rigging in worldwide road building sector
Transparency International says the group of rich countries is failing to implement its own anti-bribery convention.
Disputes handled by the consultant took an average of 9.1 months to resolve and were worth an average of US$ 35.1 million.
South African Competition Commission to consider evidence of cartel activity at a Murry & Roberts subsidiary
Payout in Nigerian LNG case brings total fines paid by corrupt TSKJ consortium to US$ 1.5 billion
Price fixing penalties against 17 companies producing steel for pre-stressed concrete reduced from € 518 million to € 269 million.
Contractor to pay out after investigation into scheme to avoid hiring minorities and women
Fines imposed by UK Office of Fair Trading against six construction companies revised downwards
Higher profit from one-off gains mask a drop in Italian builder’s underlying revenues
Another KBR official pleads guilty to construction contract bribery scheme in Nigeria
Penalties imposed on Kier and five other construction companies reduced by € 43 million on appeal.
South African company settles over cartel activity in construction materials market.
Settlement reached with UK Serious Fraud Office over bribery of Nigerian government officials.
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Crane operators in British Columbia, Canada, must have a valid operator's certificate by 28 February 2011, warns WorkSafeBC