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Mabey Group controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2019

    Groundworks-products cartel investigation

    Mabey reported an alleged cartel involving suppliers of groundworks products to the UK Competition and Markets Authority. The company sought protection under the authority's leniency programme and agreed to cooperate with the investigation.

  2. 2011

    Criminal sentences linked to Iraqi payments

    David Mabey, Charles Forsyth and Richard Gledhill received prison or suspended sentences and director disqualifications in proceedings concerning illegal payments to Iraqi officials.

  3. 2009

    Foreign bribery convictions and penalties

    Mabey & Johnson pleaded guilty in a Serious Fraud Office case concerning attempts to influence public-contract decisions in Jamaica and Ghana. The company was ordered to pay more than £6.5 million in fines and reparations, making the case a major episode in the UK's enforcement of foreign-bribery laws.