Ready-mix concrete

If you’re going to need concrete for your building project, ready-mix concrete may be right for your job. This type of concrete is manufactured in a factory from a carefully dosed mixture of cement, aggregates such as sand and gravel), water and admixtures and delivered on demand to worksites. The ready-mix concrete is then mixed on-site. For smaller household uses, a concrete mix is available needing only water. For larger jobs, a concrete mixer truck is dispatched to the job site.

Ready-mix concrete dates back to the 1930’s, but did become widely used until the 1960’s. Since that time, it has become the preferred choice for amateur and professional builders alike. Ready-mix concrete offers greater consistency of quality, as the mix of materials used is carefully monitored at the factory. It can also be more cost-effective, as you need to mix only the amount of concrete necessary for the job. Ready-mix concrete also reduces the amount of materials being kept on a jobsite, which is key in maintaining a clean work area. The leading companies in this industry are the Mexican firm Cemex and Lafarge of France.

Ready Mix

Concrete is the most widely-used man-made material in the world. As much as six billion cubic meters of concrete are poured every year. Concrete is truly the backbone of the American transportation system: more than 55,000 miles of American highways and freeways are built from concrete.

Concrete offers many advantages as a building material. It can be made from materials available locally, and a majority of worksites are located close to a ready-mix concrete plant.

Ready-mix concrete is subject to regular quality control checks throughout the manufacturing process, and is required to meet a number of standards.