By Bill Meagher
CRH is a substantial company by any measure. Based in Dublin, Ireland, it boasts 78,500 employees, does business in 28 countries and produced almost $35 billion in revenues in 2023. It operates in 48 states, and that number would be 49 if Trump is successful in bringing Canada into the U.S. fold. (How would the flag look like if that happened? Sorry, got sidetracked.) According to its most up-to-date Securities and Exchange Commission quarterly filing, CRH made 28 acquisitions through
September of last year, and it’s focused on growth. So, its November 2024 acquisition of San Rafael’s Dutra Materials (the construction business tied to the quarry located on Point San Pedro Road) makes perfect sense. CRH (Cement Roadstone Holdings) is a building and construction supply business that distributes products including aggregate, cement and asphalt. It’s listed on both the New York Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange and has more than 50 subsidiaries. It’s a member of the Fortune 500 and was founded in 1970 when Cement Ltd. and Roadstone Ltd. merged.
The Dutra Quarry operates along Point San Pedro Road, sandwiched between the San Rafael Bay to the east, popular McNears Beach to the north and several San Rafael residential neighborhoods to the south and west. [Photo courtesy Dutra Quarry]
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