CRH plc (an acronym for Cement Roadstone Holdings) is an American-Irish building materials provider headquartered in Dublin and New York, United States. CRH produces construction materials, primarily aggregates and cement, and manufactures ready-mixed concrete, asphalt concrete, and infrastructural components, of which it is one of the largest suppliers in North America. CRH operates 3,961 locations in 28 countries, including North America (75% of 2025 net income), Europe, Australia, and the Philippines.
In 2025, approximately 32% of revenues were derived from residential construction, 28% of revenues were derived from non-residential construction, and 40% of revenues were derived from infrastructure, while 60% of revenues came from new-builds and 40% came from repairs and remodels.
Some brands owned by the company include Ash Grove Cement Company, Oldcastle APG, Texas Materials, Cement Ożarów, Shelley Materials, Tarmac, Tilcon, Pike Industries, Equiom, Civilmart, Cemark, and Irish Cement.
The company is ranked 457th on the Fortune Global 500 and 290th on the Forbes Global 2000.
CRH is a founding member of the Global Cement and Concrete Association. The company's then CEO, Albert Manifold, was the GCCA's first president in 2018.
History 1970–1980s: formation and listings CRH (Cement Roadstone Holdings) was established in 1970 through the merger of Cement Ltd (est. 1936) and Roadstone Ltd (est. 1949). The company listed on the Irish Stock Exchange in 1973.
CRH entered the United States market in 1978 by acquiring Amcor, a Utah-based concrete products group, which became Oldcastle Inc. The company expanded its U.S. presence in 1985 with the acquisition of Callanan Industries, a New York State aggregates producer.
1990s: early Europe and US acquisitions During the 1990s, CRH expanded into France through acquisitions including Raboni SA and Prefaest SA.
The company entered Eastern European markets in 1995 with the purchase of Holding Cement Polski in Poland, marking its first cement manufacturing operation outside Ireland.CRH raises holding in Polish firm to 86.9pc Irish Independent 30 October 1998 Further expansion included operations in Ukraine, including the purchase of Mykolaiv Cement and in Finland through the acquisition of Finnsementti Oy and Lohja Rudus Oy. In the U.S., acquisitions included Betco Block & Products Inc. of Bethesda, Maryland in 1990; Balf Co. in Connecticut, Lebanon Rock in Pennsylvania, Keating in Massachusetts and Sullivan Lafarge in New York state in 1994. CRH also acquired Allied Building Products, which specialized in roofing and cladding products and Tilcon, a major road construction specialist in the Northeast United States in 1996.
2000–2010
The company entered Switzerland in 2000 with the €425 million purchase of Jura Group, adding cement, concrete and aggregates operations, as well as a regional distribution network. The following year, CRH acquired a 25% stake in Mashav, holding company for Nesher Israel Cement Works, the only cement producer in that country. In July 2003, the company bought Cementbouw - a do-it-yourself store chain and building materials producer in the Netherlands for €693 million. In 2004, CRH paid €429 million to purchase a 49% stake in Portuguese cement producer Secil. It sold that stake in 2012 for €574 million following a ruling on a shareholder dispute by an arbitration tribunal at the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce.
CRH acquired Shelly Group of Ohio in 2000, Mount Hope Rock Products, based in New Jersey in 2002 and Ashland Paving And Construction (APAC) of Atlanta in 2006, the company's largest deal.
In 2007, CRH purchased four companies worth a total of $350 million (€251 million) to add to its US materials division: these companies were Conrad Yelvington Distributors Inc. (CYDI), Eugene Sand & Gravel, Cessford Construction and McMinn's Asphalt and Prospect Aggregates. Also in 2008, CRH agreed to purchase a landscape paver, Pavestone, for $540 million.
The company entered Asian markets with investments in China's Heilongjiang region by acquiring a 26% stake in the Jilin Yatai Group (2006) as well as 50% of India's My Home Industries Ltd (2008).
2011–2019: Americas, Europe and emerging markets
CRH confirmed in 2013 that it was interested in looking at other opportunities in India.CRH confirms continued interest in India GlobalCement, 4 January 2013 In February 2015, the company acquired assets worth US$6.5 billion from LafargeHolcim, becoming the world's third-largest building materials group by market value. This acquisition almost tripled CRH's net debt, bringing it to €6.6 billion. In August 2015, CRH paid $1.3 billion for CR Laurence, a glazing company based in California. The acquisition complemented CRH's existing North American Building Envelope division, which employed 4,500 people at the time. By November 2015, CRH was getting about a fifth of its operating earnings from US infrastructure.
As of November 2016, half the asphalt, aggregates and assorted material it sold went to the United States. At that time, CRH was the biggest producer of asphalt in the US and the third largest producer of ready-mixed concrete according to the Financial Times.
As of 27 April 2017, CRH was Ireland's biggest company.
Over the earlier part of 2018, CRH spent €500 million on eight acquisitions. Also in 2017, CRH sold Allied Building Products to Beacon Roofing Supply for $2.6 billion. By the end of 2017, the biggest acquisition was Fels-Werke GmbH, a German leading lime and aggregates business with 1 billion tonnes of high-quality limestone reserves, 11 production locations, nine in Germany and one in both the Czech Republic and Russia.
In 2018, CRH purchased Ash Grove Cement Company, and in July 2019, CRH sold its underperforming European distribution arm to The Blackstone Group for €1.64 billion.
2020s In 2021, CRH invested $1.5 billion in twenty acquisitions, including Angel Brother Enterprises, a Texas-based asphalt paving and infrastructure company, and National Pipe & Plastics Inc., a New York-based manufacturer of water infrastructure and electrical conduit products.
In February 2022, CRH sold its Building Envelope business to KPS Capital Partners for $3.8 billion. In June, the company acquired Barette Outdoor Living, an Ohio-based manufacturer with ten U.S. facilities, from TorQuest Partners and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec for $1.9 billion.
Following a shareholder vote in June 2023, CRH transferred its primary stock listing from the London Stock Exchange to the New York Stock Exchange. In August 2023, the company expanded its Texas operations through the acquisition of cement and concrete assets from Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. The purchase included the Hunter Cement Plant, with a 2.1 million ton annual capacity, serving Austin and San Antonio markets, multiple terminals along Texas's eastern gulf coast, and twenty ready-mixed concrete plants.
In December 2023, CRH established a venture capital division, CRH Ventures, with a US$250 million fund. This unit focuses on investments in construction and climate technology companies.
Acquisitions Date Company Price / Notes Ref(s). Amcor Utah-based concrete products group, which became Oldcastle Inc. Callanan Industries New York State-based aggregates producer Betco Block & Products Based in Bethesda, Maryland Balf Based in Connecticut Lebanon Rock Based in Pennsylvania Keating Based in Massachusetts Sullivan Lafarge Based in New York state Allied Building Products Specialized in roofing and cladding products; sold in 2019 to Blackstone Inc. for €1.64 billion Tilcon Seller was BTR plc; price was $329 million Raboni and 80% of Prefaest French companies; price was £14.3 million Holding Cement Polski Expansion to Eastern Europe; first cement manufacturing operation outside Ireland Podilsky Cement Based in Ukraine; €210 million invested in 2007 to cut carbon emissions; new kiln commissioned in 2011 Finnsementti and Lohja Rudus Based in Finland; price was SEK3,550 million Shelly Group Based in Ohio; price was $362 million Dolomite Group and Northern Ohio Paving Company Jura Group Entered Switzerland; Price was €425 million Mount Hope Rock Products New Jersey quarry firm; price was £138 million 25% of Mashav Israel's only cement firm; price was $48 million; sold in 2016 Hallet Materials and Des Moines Asphalt & Paving Company Price was $74.9 million Cementbouw's building materials production, trade and retail activities Based in Netherlands 49% stake in Secil Portuguese cement producer; price was €429 million; sold to Semapa in 2012 for €574m Harbin Sanling Cement Company, owner of a cement factory in Heilongjiang Entered China market Ashland Paving And Construction Based in Atlanta; price was $1.3 billion, largest deal to date; seller was Ashland Global 5 plants in Northeast Ohio Remaining 55% of Cementbouw Total investment was €184 million Conrad Yelvington Distributors, Eugene Sand & Gravel, Cessford Construction, and McMinn's Asphalt and Prospect Aggregates Total price was $350 million US Concrete's operations in Knoxville, Tennessee and Wyoming, Delaware Price was $16.5 million Pavestone Landscape paver; price was $540 million 26% stake in Yatai Group's cement operation Based in China; price was 2.13 billion yuan 50% of My Home Industries Entered India; price was €290 million; sold in December 2019 for €300 million Mykolaiv Cement Based in Ukraine; price was €96 million Assets from Holcim Included Lafarge Tarmac; price was $6.5 billion; CRH became the third-largest building materials group CR Laurence Glazing company based in California; price was $1.3 billion Ash Grove Cement Company Cement manufacturer headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas; price was $3.5 billion Fels-Werke GmbH German lime and aggregates business; price was €600m, acquired from Xella; sold in 2023 for $1.1 billion National Pipe & Plastics PVC pipes for water and wastewater Angel Brothers asphalt paving Producer of asphalt, liquid asphalt, recycled concrete aggregates and asphalt paving Barette Outdoor Living Ohio-based manufacturer with ten U.S. facilities; price was $1.9 billion Cement and concrete assets from Martin Marietta Materials Included Hunter Cement Plant, with a 2.1 million ton annual capacity, serving Austin and San Antonio markets, multiple terminals along Texas's eastern gulf coast, and twenty ready-mixed concrete plants. Ary Corporation Provider of building materials headquartered in Canon City, Colorado Dutra Materials Asphalt production capabilities in northern California Civilmart Australian precast concrete products maker Eco Material Technologies North America's largest supplier of supplementary cementitious materials; price was $2.1 billion North American Aggregates Supplier of aggregates in New Jersey
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