CRH plc

CRH public limited company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and supply of building materials worldwide. It provides cement, aggregates, readymixed concrete, asphalt/bitumen, and agricultural and chemical lime materials; architectural and structural concrete products; clay products, such as clay facing bricks, pavers, blocks, and roof tiles; and building products, including construction accessories, building envelope products, and insulation products, as well as offers transportation, construction, and paving services. The company also produces concrete masonry and hardscape products, packaged lawn and garden products, and prepackaged cement mixes; precast, prestressed, and polymer concrete products, as well as plastic box enclosures; manufactures and installs modular precast structures for use in structures, such as hotels, apartments, dormitories, and prisons; and concrete pipes for use in storm and sanitary sewer applications. In addition, it provides architectural glass products comprising insulated, spandrel, laminated, security, and sound control glass products; engineered aluminum glazing systems products consisting of storefront and entrances, curtain wall, skylights, and architectural windows; and welded wire reinforcement and fencing products. Further, the company markets and sells supplies to the construction sector and to the general public through professional builders merchants stores and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) stores. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 663 builders merchants stores and 241 DIY stores. CRH plc was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.