CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) is a leading international diversified building materials group, incorporated and domiciled in Republic of Ireland. The company was established in 1970 as Cement Roadstone Holdings and later known as CRH after a merger with Roadstone Corporation.
CRH is a Fortune 500 company and the second-largest building materials supplier worldwide. The company operates on four strategic platforms, which are developed over time to help in addressing the needs of customers and deliver sustainable growth. Those platforms are Materials, Products, Distribution and Building Solutions.
Materials segment is involving the manufacture and sale of cement, lime, aggregates, ready-mixed and precast concrete, asphalt and architectural products for infrastructural, non-residential and residential construction markets. Products segment is focused on the manufacture and sale of construction accessories, shutters and awnings, perimeter protection and network access products, and composite materials. Distribution segment focuses on the sale and distribution of building materials to professional builders, specialist heating and plumbing contractors, DIY enthusiasts and others. While the Building Solutions segment involves the manufacture and sale of construction accessories, shutters, and awnings.
With around 79,200 employees at 3,100 operating locations in 30 countries, CRH has a decentralized operating model, which provides great autonomy to its local managers in making business decisions. It ensures the agility of business unit teams to adapt to local conditions and opportunities.
CRH is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index on the London Stock Exchange and also included in the ISEQ 20 index of Irish shares. It is known not just for its scale and geographical reach, but also for delivering consistent returns for its shareholders. It combines the flexibility of locally managed business units with the shared, scalable capabilities for growth and efficiency of a multi-national organisation. Far from and early beginnings as an Irish cement producer, CRH has grown into a leading global building materials brand, with a reputation for quality, value and reliability.
With a history of strategic acquisitions and integrations as part of its growth strategy, the company is primed to keep expanding through continuously investing in its business for further development and improvement.
CRH Public Limited Company is dedicated to improving the built environment through delivering superior materials and products for the construction and maintenance of infrastructure, housing and commercial projects.