CRH plc manufactures and distributes a range of products servicing the construction needs, from the fundamentals of heavy materials and elements to construct the frame, through exterior products that complete the building envelope, to distribution channels, which service construction fit-out and renewal. The Company operates through six segments: Europe Heavyside, which manufactures cement, aggregates, ready mixed and precast concrete, concrete landscaping and asphalt products; Europe Lightside, which produces construction accessories, shutters and awnings, fencing and composite access chambers; Europe Distribution, which supplies Do-It-Yourself, General Merchants and Sanitary, Heating and Plumbing businesses; Americas Materials, which produces and sells aggregates, asphalt and readymixed concrete products; Americas Products, which includes Architectural, Precast and BuildingEnvelope product groups, and Americas Distribution, which supplies Exterior Products and Interior Products.