CRH

What CRH does

CRH plc is a Dublin-headquartered, NYSE-listed global provider of building materials and construction solutions, operating across 29 countries with approximately 83,000 employees at roughly 4,000 locations and generating $37.4 billion in FY2025 revenue. The company organizes its operations around four core product categories — Aggregates, Cementitious materials, Roads (asphalt and paving), and Water — delivered primarily through legacy brands such as Oldcastle (North America), Tarmac (UK), and Ash Grove (cement), and increasingly through acquired platforms including Eco Material Technologies (Supplementary Cementitious Materials), Arcosa (aggregates and infrastructure products, pending $8.5B acquisition), and Axius Water (water quality and treatment). Underlying technology spans quarrying and cement manufacturing, proprietary low-carbon concrete formulations (EcoForce Ultra, using geopolymer binders and recycled aggregates), SCMs sourced from 125+ utility locations, and smart water infrastructure such as CivilSense leak detection.

The business model is B2B project-based, with pricing negotiated on a per-project basis under multi-year contracts and revenue generated primarily through hardware sales of aggregates, cement, asphalt, ready-mix concrete, and infrastructure products. CRH sells to government agencies, large commercial and infrastructure contractors, residential builders, and industrial customers, with go-to-market executed through an enterprise field sales organization backed by direct distribution networks of quarries, plants, yards, and terminals positioned to serve regional markets efficiently. Approximately 75% of EBITDA is generated in North America, with the remainder spread across Europe and select markets in Asia, Oceania, and Latin America. The company has executed an active portfolio strategy in recent years, deploying roughly $4.1B across 38 acquisitions in 2025 alone, while divesting non-core assets (Building Envelope, Oldcastle Lawn & Garden, European lime operations, Leviat) to concentrate on transportation infrastructure, water, and reindustrialization end-markets.

Name

CRH

Legal name

CRH plc

Website

https://crh.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

CRH plc is a Dublin- and NYSE-listed global provider of building materials — aggregates, cement, asphalt, ready-mix concrete, and water infrastructure — serving government, commercial, and residential construction customers across 29 countries through approximately 4,000 operating locations and 83,000 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Materials

NAICS

Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing (3273), Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing (32732), Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Saturated Materials Manufacturing (32412)

SIC

Cement, Hydraulic (3241), Concrete Products, Except Block & Brick (3272), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Concrete, Asphalt & Masonry Recycling (Crushing & Aggregate Production) (EUAIAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Storage & Conveyance Structures (Reservoirs, Tanks, Culverts, Tunnels) (IMAFAGAE)

Keywords

• Construction aggregates
• Cement and concrete
• Asphalt paving materials
• Water infrastructure solutions
• Building materials distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Rathfarnham

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Building Materials Sales: CRH generates revenue primarily through the manufacture and sale of building materials including aggregates, cement, asphalt, and ready-mix concrete to construction companies, contractors, and government agencies
2. Infrastructure Products: Sale of engineered structures, utility poles, transmission towers, water infrastructure products, and construction accessories for infrastructure projects
3. Cementitious Products: Sale of cement and supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) for concrete production in construction projects

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CRH manufactures and distributes essential building materials including construction aggregates (crushed stone, sand, gravel), cement and supplementary cementitious materials, asphalt and road paving materials, ready-mix concrete, and water infrastructure products. The company serves transportation infrastructure, water systems, reindustrialization, residential, and non-residential construction projects through a network of approximately 4,000 locations across 29 countries, primarily in North America and Europe.

Product overview

CRH is a leading provider of building materials with a diversified portfolio of essential construction products organized around four core categories: Aggregates, Cementitious, Roads, and Water. The company operates primarily through brands including Oldcastle (primary North American brand), Ash Grove (cement), Texas Materials, and Tarmac (UK), along with acquired companies like Eco Material Technologies (supplementary cementitious materials), Arcosa (aggregates and infrastructure products), and Axius Water (water quality solutions). CRH's product portfolio includes construction aggregates, cement and SCMs, asphalt and paving materials, and water infrastructure products, supported by technology solutions like CivilSense smart water management. The company serves transportation, water, and reindustrialization projects across North America, Europe, and other markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Oldcastle: Primary brand for building materials operations in North America
• Ash Grove
• Texas Materials
• Tarmac
• Tilcon New York
• Staker Parson Materials
• Preferred Materials
• Eco Material Technologies
• Oldcastle Infrastructure
• CivilSense

Products and services

• Aggregates
• Cementitious
• Roads
• Water

Quantifiable outcome

• Record 2025 performance with $37.4 billion revenue and $7.7 billion adjusted EBITDA
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Barro GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 February 2024CRH partnered with the Barro Group to jointly acquire Adbri in Australia. CRH acquired the remaining 57% of Adbri shares not owned by Barro for A$3.20 per share, valuing Adbri at A$2.1 billion (US$1.4 billion). The partnership was formed in 2023 with Barro initially acquiring shares, followed by CRH's binding agreement to acquire the remaining stake.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Heidelberg Materials: Heidelberg Materials is a German-headquartered global producer of cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, and asphalt with a comparable vertically integrated model. Both companies operate major US footprints, are investing in decarbonized cement, and share exposure to European and North American infrastructure cycles.
• Vulcan Materials: Vulcan is the largest US producer of construction aggregates and a major asphalt and ready-mix concrete operator, overlapping heavily with CRH's North American aggregates and roads portfolio. Both serve state DOTs, federal infrastructure projects, and private developers across the same geographies.
• Summit Materials: Summit Materials is a US-focused vertically integrated construction materials company producing aggregates, cement, and ready-mixed concrete with a similar geographic and end-market profile to CRH Americas. Summit's pending combination with Quikrete would create a more direct comparable in cement and aggregates.
• Holcim: Holcim is the world's largest building materials and solutions company, with directly comparable operations in cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and asphalt across Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia. Both CRH and Holcim are pursuing low-carbon cement, large bolt-on M&A, and exposure to US infrastructure reindustrialization.
• Martin Marietta Materials: Martin Marietta is a leading US producer of aggregates, cement, ready-mixed concrete, and asphalt with a comparable end-market mix weighted toward transportation infrastructure. CRH and Martin Marietta directly compete in US aggregates and increasingly in cement via Ash Grove and Texas Materials.
• Cemex: Cemex is a Mexico-based global cement, aggregates, and ready-mix concrete producer with overlapping product lines and a similar focus on urbanization and infrastructure. Cemex's growing US footprint following the Rinker acquisition and its decarbonization roadmap make it a direct competitor to CRH's Americas Materials business.
• Eagle Materials: Eagle Materials is a US producer of cement, wallboard, and concrete and aggregates that overlaps with CRH in cement and aggregates, particularly in central and southern US markets. Both companies benefit from the same infrastructure and residential demand drivers.

Regional players

• Boral Limited: Boral is an Australian construction materials and building products company with operations in cement, aggregates, concrete, and asphalt. Following CRH's 2024 acquisition of Adbri (CRH's Australian cement and concrete platform), Boral is now an Australian regional peer with comparable product mix but limited direct overlap with CRH's primary NA and European markets.

Broad incumbents

• Compagnie de Saint-Gobain: Saint-Gobain is a French-headquartered global leader in light and sustainable construction products including building envelope, gypsum, insulation, and glass, with broader exposure than CRH. Both companies share European heritage and overlap in adjacent construction product categories such as infrastructure accessories.
• Wienerberger: Wienerberger is an Austrian producer of bricks, roof tiles, pipe systems, and concrete pavers with overlapping exposure to European residential, infrastructure, and water management end markets. Both companies serve the construction materials value chain across Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crh

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A40 records

Investments

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