Concrete and cement specialist CRH eyes further growth

CRH shares rose nearly 2% at one point yesterday on the back of a strong trading update from the building materials company and an upbeat outlook for the second half of the year.

The concrete and cement specialist holds its AGM in Dún Laoghaire this morning.

Yesterday it reported a 9% year-on-year increase in group revenue for the first quarter of this year mainly driven by continued strong momentum in its Americas division.