Liverpool Daily Post - Tag - office of fair trading

OFT considering probe into £11.2m GB Group acquisition

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

CHESTER identity management specialist GB Group could be the focus of an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) probe.

LDP Legal: OFT warns of £40m executor bill

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:00:00 GMT

FAILING to shop around for will preparation and executor services could be costing consumers around £40m a year, the Office of Fair Trading warned yesterday.

OFT to probe billboard ads market

Liverpool Daily Post — Tue, 18 May 2010 14:28:00 GMT

The Office of Fair Trading is to investigate Britain’s £780 million billboard advertising market, it was announced today.

Watchdog clears Sports Direct purchases

Liverpool Daily Post — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:41:00 GMT

A two-year buying spree of JJB stores by rival Sports Direct International was given formal clearance by the competition watchdog today.

Builder Kier improves its order book

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

BUILDING group Kier continues to perform well, said chief executive John Dodds, despite a fall in revenues and profits.

Kier buoyed by public sector demand

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:23:00 GMT

Construction and housebuilding firm Kier today said a raft of public sector work was helping it ride out recession after a “good start” to its financial year.

Watchdog in new move to curb supermarket domination

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:38:00 GMT

The competition watchdog today said it would press ahead with tougher planning hurdles to stop supermarkets dominating local markets.

City centre builders part of OFT price-fixing inquiry

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT

THE builders of Liverpool One and the Museum of Liverpool were among more than 100 firms named in a price-fixing investigation yesterday.