Ireland: CRH’s sales rose by 7% year-on-year for the first quarter of 2019. It said that sales volumes benefited from mild weather conditions, good momentum across most of its major markets and price rises.
Sales from its Americas Materials business grew by 4% although it noted falling cement and concrete volumes in its West US and Canada regions. It also said that its acquisition of Ash Grove Cement that was completed in mid-2018 had met its synergy delivery programme targets. Sales from its Europe Materials business increased by 12% due in part to better weather than the first quarter in 2017. By key markets the group reported strong sales volumes in Germany, Poland, Romania and the Philippines.
