CRH plc

Good day and welcome to the CRH PLC second quarter 2024 results presentation. My name is Rob and I will be your operator today. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question, please press star then the number one on your telephone keypad at any time. If you would like to withdraw your question, simply press star one again. At this time, I'd like to turn the conference over to Albert Manifold, CRH Chief Executive, to begin the conference. Please go ahead, sir.

Good morning, everyone. Albert Manifold here, CRH Group Chief Executive. And you're all very welcome to our quarter two 2024 results presentation and conference call. Joining me on the call is Jim Minton, our Group CFO, Randy Lake, Chief Operating Officer, and Tom Holmes, Head of Investor Relations. Before we get started, I'll hand you over to Tom for some brief opening remarks.

Thanks, Albert. Hello, everyone. Before we begin today's proceedings, I'd like to draw your attention to slide one shown here on screen. During today's presentation, we'll be making some forward-looking statements relating to our future plans and expectations. These are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results and outcomes could differ materially due to the factors outlined on this slide. For more details, please refer to this slide, our annual report, and other SEC filings, which are available on our website. I'll now hand you back to Albert, Jim, and Randy to deliver some prepared remarks.