The Products & Distribution Division in Europe is organised
as three groups of related manufacturing businesses and a
distribution group. The manufacturing groups are involved in
concrete, clay and other building products. Distribution
encompasses professional builders merchants and
“do-it-yourself” (DIY) stores. The Division operates in
19 European countries with the Netherlands, Belgium, UK, Germany,
France and Switzerland being our major markets. Europe Products
& Distribution seeks leadership positions in the markets and
sectors in which it operates and employs more than 30,000 people at
over 1,200 locations.
| Activities |
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Market leadership positions |
Concrete paving and landscaping
Benelux, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Slovakia, UK |
10.1m tonnes* |
No.1 paving products: Benelux, France,
Slovakia
No.1 paving/landscape walling: Germany; No.1 architectural masonry:
UK
No.2 paving products: Denmark |
Precast concrete products
Benelux, Denmark, France, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, UK |
7.3m tonnes* |
No.1 precast flooring: Benelux; No.1 precast architectural
concrete: Denmark
No.1 utility precast: France; No.1 precast structural elements:
Switzerland
No.1 concrete fencing and lintels: UK |
Clay bricks, pavers, rooftiles and
blocks
Benelux, Germany, Poland, UK |
3m tonnes* |
No.1 facing bricks: UK; No.2 facing bricks, pavers &
blocks: Europe |
Insulation Products
Benelux, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Poland,
Sweden, UK |
6.2m cubic metres* |
No.1 EPS: Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Nordic region
Joint No.1 XPS: Germany (50%); No.1 XPE: Germany
No.1 PUR/PIR: Netherlands |
Fencing & Security
Benelux, France, Germany, UK |
2.4m lineal metres* |
No.1 security fencing and perimeter protection:
Europe |
Daylight & Ventilation
Benelux, France, Germany, Ireland, UK |
1.2m square metres* |
Joint No.1 glass structures, plastic rooflights, natural
ventilation and smoke exhaust systems: Europe |
Construction accessories
Benelux, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain,
Switzerland, Sweden, UK |
n/a |
No.1 Western Europe |
Professional builders merchants
Austria, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland |
448 branches |
No.1: Netherlands; No.1: Burgundy, Rhône-Alps and
Franche-Comté
No.1 Switzerland; No.1: Sachsen-Anwalt, Niedersachsen and
northern
Nord Rhein Westfalen; No.1: Austria; No.2: Ile-de-France |
DIY stores
Benelux, Germany (48%), Portugal (50%) |
240 stores |
Member of Gamma franchise, No.1: Netherlands, No.2:
Belgium
Member of Hagebau franchise, No.5: Germany; Joint No. 2:
Portugal |
*CRH share of annualised production volumes.
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