Building materials group CRH said 2007 pre-tax profits would near 1.9 billion (£1.4bn), around 18 per cent higher than a year earlier.
By The Newsroom
Published 3rd Jan 2008, 00:00 BST
The group, which is headquartered in Ireland, said it had suffered exchange losses caused by a weak dollar, but cement and brick production in both Europe and the US had performed strongly this year.
