Double Glazing Competition Fine Upheld
12 March 2007
Office of Fair Trading Press Release
Competition Appeal Tribunal upholds OFT decision inDouble Glazing case
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has found in favour of the OFT in a case relating to price fixing and market sharing in the double glazing industry.
The CAT unanimously dismissed the appeal by Double Quick Supplyline Limited (DQS) (now known as Sepia Logistics Limited) and found that the penalty of £180,000 imposed on the company by the OFT was appropriate. The appeal concerned the OFT's infringement decision of June 2006 which found that DQS had colluded with other suppliers in the supply of aluminium spacer bars, which are used to separate panes of glass in double-glazed doors and windows.