Companies of businessman Seamus Maye are seeking to overturn a High Court decision halting their action alleging that they were forced out of business due to the alleged operation of a cartel in the cement industry by cement giant CRH.

A family who ran a cement company is claiming a price-fixing cartel pushed them out of business. Fighting this case in court, however, comes at an inhibitive cost, writes Michael Clifford

A HIGH Court decision yesterday means Goode Concrete may be permitted to call detailed evidence of alleged serious anti-competitive practices in the cement industry dating back three decades in proceedings where it claims post-2007 below-cost selling and other unlawful practices drove it out of business.

CEMENT giant CRH has accused Goode Concrete of making “scandalous” claims that it and others engaged in anti-competitive practices for decades.

SALES at international building materials group CRH were up 6% in the first four months of 2011 compared to the same period last year.