Natural World
Our approach to the natural world
We’re leveraging our expertise, partnerships and emerging technologies to protect nature in and around our locations.
of locations in sensitive areas with biodiversity management plans in place in 2024
hectares of extracted areas reclaimed
Innovation in action
Restoring habitat at Sandy Heath Quarry
CRH Company Tarmac has been progressively restoring the Sandy Heath site in Bedfordshire, U.K. The restoration approach brought back historic grassland and heathland habitats. To date, 30 hectares of heathland and wildflower grassland habitats have been restored, with a further 26 hectares planned for restoration.
Monitoring and protecting local species
CRH Company Rudus has been working to provide a favorable habitat for a range of animals, including the legally protected moor frog, performing annual surveys of the Kråkö, Poland site and implementing actions to safeguard protected species.
Collaborating for impact
CRH has ~1,320 hectares of land recognized under Tandem Global’s Wildlife Habitat Council Conservation (WHC) Certification® scheme across 18 programs. In 2024, CRH Company Dufferin was awarded the WHC Reptiles and Amphibians Project Award for creating wetlands that attracted breeding Jefferson salamanders at one of its WHC-Certified sites.