Stuttaford Van Lines has been charged with 649 counts of collusive tendering in relation to tenders issued for the transport of furniture by the Presidency, Parliament, state-owned enterprises and other government departments. Competition Commission head of communications Sipho Ngwema said on Wednesday this was the largest number of charges for any single company in the history of the body’s anti-cartel enforcement. The commission said it would ask the Competition Tribunal to fine the furniture removal company the maximum administrative penalty of 10% of its annual turnover on each of the charges. This penalty is imposed only for the most serious breaches of the legislation. Ngwema said the commission’s investigation revealed Stuttaford colluded with its competitors from at least 2007 through cover quotes. In terms of the collusive arrangement, the first removal company to be contacted for a quotation would offer to source two or more quotations on behalf of the customer. That remov...
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