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Oldcastle Glass® acquires the Floral Glass Group of Companies

Santa Monica, CA – August 2, 2004 – Oldcastle Glass® is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Floral Glass Group of Companies, the leading fabricator and distributor of architectural glass products and services to the Northeast U.S. construction and building markets. Floral was founded in 1955 and has three locations in Hauppauge, New York; Cheshire, Connecticut; and East Rutherford, New Jersey. Oldcastle Glass® is the largest independent supplier of architectural glass products and services with more than 40 operating locations throughout North America, including five Canadian operations.

“Floral has prospered for 49 years as a family-owned and managed architectural glass company”, said Chuck Kaplanek, President of Floral Glass Group. “Oldcastle is an excellent fit for Floral – we share a strong focus on delivering superior service and high quality products to our customers. We look forward to leveraging Oldcastle’s significant operational expertise and drawing upon their substantial resources to enhance and build our product offerings, in addition to further improving our level of service.”

“We are delighted to complete this important, strategic acquisition, which significantly strengthens our position in the Northeast U.S.”, said Ted Hathaway, Chief Executive Officer of Oldcastle Glass®. “Floral has been a leading supplier of high-performance and custom glass products to the architectural and commercial glazing communities and has an outstanding reputation in the dynamic Northeast corridor, including New York City, Boston and Philadelphia.”

Oldcastle Glass® has a strong reputation for its quality service as well as many innovative glass products featured in some of the most high profile architectural installations in North America. Among them are the Getty Center, the LAX Gateway, the Mary Baker Eddy Library in Boston, the Hawaii Convention Center and the Cauldron created for the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Oldcastle Glass® is a U.S. subsidiary of CRH plc, a leading international building materials and products company based in Dublin, Ireland.

For additional information please contact:
Susan Trimble: Director of Corporate Communications