TheBrickBusiness (TBB) / Wienerberger BV

OFT closed case: Completed acquisition of TheBrickBusiness (TBB) by Wienerberger BV.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 19 November 2004

• Case type: Mergers
• Case state: Closed
• Market sector: Building and construction
• Outcome: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
• Closed: 19 November 2004

Affected market: Facing bricks

No. ME/1360/04

On the basis of the information available to it, the Office of Fair Trading has decided that the completed acquisition of TheBrickBusiness by Wienerberger BV does not qualify for investigation under the mergers provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002 (the Act), because neither the UK turnover test nor the share of supply test in section 23 of the Act is met.  A relevant merger situation has, therefore, not been created.

Published 19 November 2004