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CRH has benefited in particular from an increase in public capital spending in the US in recent years that is still filtering out into projects

CRH eyes further profit growth after 12% jump in 2024

CRH has forecast core profit growth of 6% to 12% in 2025 after the largest building materials producer in the US and Europe last night posted 12% growth for 2024 on strong infrastructure and non-residential activity.

Business • 27 Feb

Kilwaughter operates a manufacturing facility and limestone quarry near Larne in Northern Ireland and employs about 200 people

Saint-Gobain enters Irish market through Kilwaughter deal

Building materials giant Saint-Gobain has entered the building solutions market in Ireland for the first time through the acquisition of Kilwaughter Minerals.

Business • 03 Dec 24

Kingspan's trading margin fell in the period, but the acquisitions it has made helped to boost its performance

Kingspan's half year profits rise by 32%

Kingspan has reported a 32% rise in its trading profits in the first half of the year, following a surge in its revenues.

Business • 19 Aug 22

Kingspan enjoyed good growth in the Americas and most of Europe last year - though it said 2020 had started slow

Kingspan's revenue, profits rise during 2019

Kingspan has reported a 13% rise in profit after tax for 2019, as it saw sales rise across all of its divisions.

Business • 21 Feb 20

Travis Perkins has highlighted uncertainty in its outlook for 2017

Travis Perkins to close branches, warns on profits

Travis Perkins, Britain's biggest supplier of building materials, has today warned on full-year profit, blaming a poor performance in its plumbing and heating division which will now be reviewed.

Business • 19 Oct 16

CRH said it is expecting first half earnings to come in close to €1 billion

CRH's first quarter group sales rise by 9%

Builders materials group CRH has reported a 9% increase in group sales for the first quarter of 2016, driven by positive momentum in the American markets.

Business • 27 Apr 16

Newly merged building materials giant's sales fell 8.7% to 7.83 billion Swiss francs in the third quarter

LafargeHolcim reports Q3 profits below forecasts

LafargeHolcim, the Swiss-French cement giant in the middle of a post-merger restructuring, has lifted its proposed dividend.

Business • 25 Nov 15

Grafton Group issues interim management statement

Grafton cuts full year operating profits forecast

Grafton is reducing its full year expectations for operating profit by 3-4% due to the competitive market and ongoing weakness in its operations in Belgium.

Business • 12 Nov 15