Examples of use of CRH
1. CRH, the London–listed Irish building materials group, rose 1.1 per cent to €2'.02.
2. August 30 2005 10÷12 CRH, the aggregates company, on Tuesday reported a sharp rise in first–half pre–tax profit, despite higher energy costs.
3. The deal catapulted Cemex ahead of rivals such as Holcim of Switzerland and CRH and turned it into the world‘s second–biggest building materials supplier behind Lafarge of France, which bought the UK cement producer Blue Circle three years ago.
4. For instance, its ongoing efforts to persuade Irish companies such as CRH to divest from Israel and its "National Boycott Days" of Israeli produce have failed to make any impression; Irish–Israeli trade has increased exponentially in recent years and is now worth about $700 million a year.
5. Shares in the group have been on a downward spiral since March amid concern over the state of the US housing market, but better–than–expected results from its rival CRH gave investors hope that Wolseley would announce good news at its full–year results on September 25.