Suspected anti-competitive conduct in relation to the supply of roofing and other construction services

24 September 2026: The CMA has published notices of penalties imposed on M&J Group (Construction & Roofing) Ltd and 2 of its employees under section 40A(1) of the CA98. The CMA issued final decisions on penalties on 17 September 2026 for failure to comply, without reasonable excuse, with investigatory requirements imposed by CMA officers during the execution of a warrant issued under section 28 of the CA98.

On 10 December 2024, the CMA launched an investigation under Chapter I of the CA98 into suspected anti-competitive conduct in the form of bid-rigging in connection with the supply of roofing and other construction services to schools eligible to apply for funding from the Department for Education’s Condition Improvement Fund (CIF).

In January 2026, the CMA updated the scope of its investigation and expanded it to include additional parties. The CMA is investigating suspected anti-competitive conduct in the form of bid-rigging in connection with the supply of roofing and other construction services to schools, including those eligible to apply for funding from the Department for Education’s Condition Improvement Fund (CIF), and to other public and private sector bodies.

30 June 2026: The businesses currently under investigation  are:

No assumption should be made at this stage that the CA98 has been infringed. The CMA has not reached a view as to whether there is sufficient evidence of an infringement of competition law for it to issue a statement of objections to any of the parties under investigation. Not all cases result in the CMA issuing a statement of objections.