{"id":200384,"date":"2025-12-24T22:41:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T22:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/200384\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T22:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T22:41:09","slug":"commerce-commission-flags-competition-concerns-over-godfrey-hirst-bremworth-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/200384\/","title":{"rendered":"Commerce Commission flags competition concerns over Godfrey Hirst Bremworth deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Godfrey Hirst\u2019s parent company, Mohawk Industries, announced plans to acquire its rival, Bremworth, in October. Photo \/ Whanganui Chronicle<\/p>\n

The Commerce Commission says it is \u201ccurrently not satisfied\u201d a proposed merger of Godfrey Hirst and Bremworth won\u2019t impact competition in the carpet market and will continue to investigate. <\/p>\n

Godfrey Hirst\u2019s parent company, Mohawk Industries, announced plans to acquire its rival, Bremworth, in October. <\/p>\n

\n The commission outlined its
\n concerns in a \u201cStatement of Issues\u201d report released late yesterday.\n <\/p>\n

\u201cOn the basis of the evidence collected to date, we are currently not satisfied that the proposed acquisition will not have, or would not be likely to have, the effect of substantially lessening competition in one or more relevant markets,\u201d the report said. <\/p>\n

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