| CRH public limited company (CRH) is engaged in the manufacture and supply of a range of building materials and in the operation of builders merchanting and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) stores. The Company is organized into four divisions, two in Europe: Materials and Products & Distribution; and two in the Americas: Materials in the United States and Products & Distribution in the United States, Mexico, Canada, Chile and Argentina. Materials businesses are involved in the production of cement, aggregates, asphalt and readymixed concrete. Products businesses are involved in the production of concrete products and a range of construction-related products and services. Distribution businesses are engaged in the marketing and sale of builder's supplies to the construction industry and of materials and products for the DIY market. During the year ended December 31, 2008, CRH acquired a 50% joint venture stake in My Home Industries Limited, a cement company. In 2008, it acquired Commercial Duomo. |
