OLDCASTLE INFRASTRUCTURE EXPANDS FOOTPRINT IN TEXAS MARKET

Oldcastle Infrastructure^™, a CRH company, announced today that it has acquired three reinforced concrete pipe and box culvert plants located in Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth and San Antonio from The Quikrete Companies.

“Oldcastle Infrastructure has operated in Texas since 1996, primarily serving the energy and communications markets. The additions of reinforced concrete pipe and box culvert capabilities in Texas complements Oldcastle Infrastructure’s existing concrete solutions offering, allowing us to fill key product gaps to better serve our customers with end-to-end solutions within the water market,” said Jason Jackson, President, Oldcastle Infrastructure. “Oldcastle’s fully integrated model will allow customers in Texas easy access to a full product portfolio along with the existing services and quality they have always relied on.”

“It is a pleasure to welcome aboard such a talented group of people to the Oldcastle family of businesses,” stated Tony Whitt, Mountain Region President. “Together we will be a stronger organization, better positioned to become our customers’ strategic partner of choice.”

About Oldcastle Infrastructure

Oldcastle Infrastructure, A CRH Company, is the leading provider of building materials, products and services for infrastructure projects to several North American market sectors, including: Water, Communications, Energy, and Transportation. For more information, visit www.oldcastleinfrastructure.com.

About CRH

CRH (LSE: CRH, ISE: CRG, NYSE: CRH) is the leading building materials business in the world, employing c.77,000 people at c.3,100 operating locations in 29 countries. It is the largest building materials business in North America and Europe and also has regional positions in Asia. CRH manufactures and supplies a range of integrated building materials, products and innovative solutions which can be found throughout the built environment, from major public infrastructure projects to commercial buildings and residential structures. A Fortune 500 company, CRH is a constituent member of the FTSE 100 Index, the EURO STOXX 50 Index, the ISEQ 20 and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Europe. CRH’s American Depositary Shares are listed on the NYSE. For more information visit www.crh.com.