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CRH Europe Distribution Outstanding Safety Cultures
Jozef Van Ballaer – September 2014
WELCOME to the world of CRH: Cement Roadstone Holding
1970 : Fusion of cement companies in Ireland
Top 5 player next to: Saint-Gobain/Holcim-Lafarge/Heidelberg /Cemex…
YTD: 35 countries 76.000 employees on 3,600 locations, 18,5 bilj. sales
Cement & Aggregates
Asphalt and surfacing
Ready-mix concrete
Pre-cast concrete products (blocks, pavers and roof tiles)
Clay (bricks/pavers/tiles)
Construction Accessories
Fencing & security; Shutters & Barriers
General Builders Merchants
DIY
SHAP (Sanitary Heating and Plumbing)
Three core businesses 1. Primary materials 2. Heavy & Light
Building products
3. Distribution
Introduction CRH ED
3. Distribution Introduction CRH ED
CRH Europe Distribution – 14,000 employees – 4 bilj. sales BM Benelux
Stoel van Klaveren (NL)
BBN (NL)
StucCenter (NL)
DeBoo (NL)
Van Neerbos (NL)
BMN (NL)
KMC (NL)
NVB Ubbens (NL)
Bakker Nijboer (NL)
Bouwmaat (NL)
Creyns , Heamatop
Halschoor , Costermans, Van den Broeck
BM France
Raboni
Buscaglia
BM France
Doras , Samse Holding
BM Switzerland
Gétaz Romang (CH – F)
Miauton (CH – F)
BauBedarf (CH – G)
Richner (CH – G)
Reco (CH – IT)
Regusci (CH – IT)
BM Austria
Quester
BM Germany
Bauking
Hagebau (franchise)
SHAP & SBM
Andreas Paulsen (DE)
D.F. Liedelt (DE)
Paulsen & Eckhardt (DE)
SAX (BE)
Schrauwen (BE)
Lambrechts (BE)
Royal Roofing (NL)
DIY
Gamma (NL /BE – franchise)
Karwei (NL – franchise)
MaxMat (PORT – JV)
2010 HSE new position !
Bronze statue – once/year – changing trophy
How to change the game for the good of the business ?
Making it alone? Push or pull ? What are we paid for ? Where is safety created where prepared ?
How does safety support the business ? Commercial impact – customer support – peer
to peer recognition…
Dynamic in the team is max. - BBS – safety is an interest, not a task
We have an excellent safety culture, although it is centrally managed
We don’t want accidents any more and we will be strong in controlling them
We have so many priorities that safety is not in the upper league
Accidents
Key elements:
- positive, dynamic
- celebrate successes
- open communication
- looking for opportunities
Key: • sad, serious,
• loss and costs…
• what we don’t want and
don’t like to talk about
Key : • Reward, stimulating
• in line with merchant culture
• what we want to see on our
locations
OSC
Outstanding Safety Culture
Came about in 2012 after 2 years of
using these workshops
Safety Cultural Ladder
Key questions !
Outstanding Safety Culture
Outstanding Safety Cultures
https://sm.britsafe.org/building-outstanding-safety-culture-
%E2%80%93-different-approach
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