CRH deploys new corporate site

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CRH has deployed a new corporate web site from Arekibo that was been shortlisted for IR Society Best Practice Awards 2012.

Arekibo was chosen to plan, design, build and manage the new corporate web site for CRH, to enhance communications with its global investor community, customers and other stakeholders.

Arekibo worked closely with CRH to understand its primary objectives and evolving communication needs, and then delivered a new online platform providing a consistent, interactive experience across all browsers and devices. A new content management system was developed to automate the publishing process, enabling CRH to produce and publish engaging, relevant and up-to-date content.

Arekibo leveraged Telerik’s Kendo UI mobile framework, which allowed it to deliver the new site under budget and well below the quoted delivery time. For its investor community, webcasts of key investor briefings are broadcast live. Copies of investor presentations, annual and interim reports, CSR reports and interim management statements are all available online. News releases are published in the media section immediately after release to the stock exchanges. CRH’s web site has also been integrated with Reuters digital platform to provide live online financial data, incorporating intuitive charts, from Dublin, London and New York stock exchanges.

The new web site was built to improve the user’s experience at all times. It is fully indexed for all search engines, has been designed to be responsive, is easy to navigate, with quick downloads and is visually appealing with strong use of relevant images to re-enforce CRH’s brand. All information can also be received in a highly personalised manner, allowing web users to select relevant information while browsing and add it to a virtual briefcase for printing or export to PDF.

"Working with Ireland’s largest Plc, we needed to deliver a digital solution to CRH that would complement its leadership profile online," Martin Casey, CEO, Arekibo. "To be a finalist among the top four FTSE 100 corporate web sites provides a great endorsement of all the great work carried out by both our team and CRH."

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