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CRH is the largest infrastructure company in the United States.
CRH is the largest building materials company in the United States, Europe, and globally.
CRH has executed over 1,300 acquisitions in the past 50 years.
Over the past 30 years, the United States has invested half the amount in infrastructure, as a percentage of GDP, compared to the European Union.
The surface transportation reauthorization component of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is scheduled to expire in September 2026.
The road and highway component of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was allocated approximately $350 billion.
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) estimates that $1.2 trillion of investment is required by 2033 to make US water infrastructure fit for purpose.
A recent report estimates a global need for $68 trillion in infrastructure investment by the year 2040.
CRH has approximately 2,000 locations and 50,000 employees in the United States.
The accelerated pace of industrial reshoring in the United States is outpacing the development of the necessary supporting infrastructure.
CRH is currently involved in the construction of approximately 100 data centers in the United States at various stages of development.
Jim Mintern argues that major US infrastructure projects require 10 to 15-year planning and funding cycles to be successful, in contrast to current shorter-term approaches.