Sustainable Performance & Growth CSR Report 2006 - CRH

32CRH at a Glance Organisation Performance & Growth Balance & CultureOur Organisation StructureCRH plc is the holding company for an international group of businesses whichare organised into six reporting segments; Europe Materials, Europe Products,Europe Distribution, Americas Materials, Americas Products and AmericasDistribution, as illustrated in the organisation chart below.CSR policies are defined at Group level and implemented systematically ineach of the six segments by line management, assisted by safety officers,environmental liaison officers and human resource managers in the operatingcompanies. Group CSR performance is monitored and reported centrally by theGroup Technical Advisor and a small support team.Chief ExecutiveGroup FunctionsFinance, Development, Human Resources, Environment, Health & SafetyEuropeAmericasEuropeMaterialsEuropeProductsEuropeDistributionAmericasMaterialsAmericasProductsAmericasDistributionLocations, Tonnages & EmployeesThese graphs illustrate the continued growth of CRH in terms of numbers employed, production tonnages and number of locations over the last 5 years. This dataprovides the context for the CSR data and trends reported in the sections that follow. The production tonnages represent the sum total of tonnages of all products inall our activities. Also shown is a breakdown of our locations by activity: the 2006 figure was 438m tonnes, used as the denominator in all per tonne calculations.Note. In all graphs by activity:“Materials” means Aggregates, Asphalt, and Readymixed Concrete.“Concrete” means Precast Concrete and Architectural Concrete Products.“Clay” means Clay Bricks, Blocks, Pavers, Rooftiles and Ceramic Tiles.“Building Products” means Glass, Insulation, Fencing & Security, Daylight & Ventilation and Construction Accessories.“Other Process” means Lime, Magnesia and Lightweight Aggregates.Locations by activity 2006Other Process 0.2%Cement 0.3%Clay 1.5%Numbers employedContractors thousandsEmployees100Production tonnagesmillion tonnes400Number of locations3,000BuildingProducts 11%Concrete 13%75503002002,000Distribution 17%Materials 57%251001,000‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘060‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘060‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘060Sustainable Performance & Growth - The CRH Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2006www.crh.com