Four months after CRH took control of cement maker Adelaide Brighton in a $2.1 billion takeover bid, the Irish giant – which operates in 29 countries and has 75,800 staff worldwide – is set to take another bite out of Australia’s building materials sector.
Irish giant CRH has been a major player in the wave of consolidation sweeping Australian construction and building groups. Dominic Lorrimer
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