CRH Plc - ADR

Description

CRH plc, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes building materials. The company operates through seven segments: Europe Heavyside, Europe Lightside, Europe Distribution, Americas Materials, Americas Products, Americas Distribution, and Asia. The company manufactures and supplies cement, aggregates, ready-mixed and precast concrete, concrete landscaping, and asphalt products; and construction accessories, shutters and awnings, and fencing and composite access chambers. It also produces and sells concrete masonry and hardscapes, packaged lawn and garden products, packaged cement mixes, construction accessories, and glass and aluminum glazing systems, as well as fencing, utility, drainage, and structural precast products; and provides asphalt paving services. In addition, the company is involved in supplying exterior products, such as roofing and siding, as well as interior products comprising gypsum wallboard, metal studs, and acoustical ceiling systems; and selling a range of bricks, cement, sanitary, heating, plumbing, and other building products through its do-it-yourself stores to the general public and small and medium-sized builders to the general public and small and medium-sized builders. It operates primarily in Western Europe and North America, as well as in Eastern Europe, South America, the Philippines, China, and India. CRH plc was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.