The same grades
C8 to C40, to BS EN 206 and BS 8500 — every grade a drum wagon would bring.
Ready-mix grade, mixed on-site
Ready-Mix Concrete
Ready-mix-grade concrete — delivered the smarter way, mixed fresh on your site.
Trusted by contractors, councils & developers
Looking for ready-mix concrete? Procon supplies the same C8–C40 grades you would order from a drum wagon — but mixed on-site by our volumetric trucks. You get ready-mix-quality concrete to BS EN 206, without paying for a full load you do not pour or racing a 90-minute discharge clock.
Pay only for what you use
Billed on the exact volume mixed, not a full drum whether you pour it or not.
No discharge-window pressure
Mixed as you pour — no 90-minute clock running from a distant depot.
Order more on the spot
Run short and we mix more there and then. No part-load charge, no return visit.
Ready-Mix Concrete at a glance
- Grades available
- C8 to C40, plus GEN0–GEN4 and RC designated mixes
- Standards
- BS EN 206 and BS 8500, same as drum-wagon supply
- Strength at 7 days
- Approximately 70% of design strength; full strength at 28 days
- Typical domestic grade
- C25 (GEN3) for foundations, driveways and garage floors
- Typical commercial grade
- C30 to C40 for structural slabs, car parks and industrial floors
- Discharge window
- Not applicable — mixed at the pour rather than at a plant 20–30 miles away
Where ready-mix concrete earns its place
You were quoted for a full load you will not pour
The classic ready-mix problem: a 6m³ minimum on a 4.2m³ job. Same grade, same standard, billed on the 4.2m³ you actually place.
The site is a long way from the plant
BS EN 206 targets discharge within 90 minutes of water meeting cement at the plant. A 20–30 mile run plus a site queue can consume 45–75 of those minutes before you start.
The pour might be delayed on the day
Access blocked, gang held up, weather turning. A drum wagon is burning its window; a volumetric truck simply has not started mixing yet.
What ready-mix concrete costs
Ready-mix is usually priced per cubic metre ordered, with a full-load minimum. We price the same grades per cubic metre poured.
- No full-load minimum, so a 4m³ job is billed as 4m³.
- Waste allowance stops being something you pay for — order low and top up.
- No part-load or short-load surcharge.
- Grade, additives, access and time of day are the real cost drivers.
Our published UK cost guide puts C20 at roughly £90–£120 per m³ and C40 at £130+ per m³ as at 2025. Most guides also tell you to add 5–10% for waste; with metered volumetric supply you do not buy that margin up front.
Where we deliver
Ready-Mix Concrete across Yorkshire and the North West
We run ready-mix concrete out of three depots. If your site is inside these postcode areas, ring us and we will tell you which depot is closest and roughly how long it takes to reach you.
Get a volumetric concrete price in 30 minutes
- BS EN 206 Compliant
- Same-Day Available
Questions
Ready-Mix Concrete — your questions answered
The things customers ask us most about ready-mix concrete.
How much does ready-mix concrete cost per m³ in the UK?
Our 2025 cost guide puts standard C20 at roughly £90–£120 per m³ and C40 at £130+ per m³. Most ready-mix suppliers add a full-load minimum and a short-load surcharge, and standard advice is to order 5–10% over your calculated volume for waste. Because we meter what is actually discharged, that waste allowance is not something you pay for in advance.
Is this real ready-mix concrete?
It is the same product to the same standards — C8 to C40 batched to BS EN 206 and BS 8500 — mixed on your site rather than at a plant. If your specification calls for a designated GEN or RC mix or a designed mix, we supply it. What changes is the delivery method and the billing, not the concrete.
How long does ready-mix concrete stay workable?
Under BS EN 206 the discharge clock starts when water meets cement at the batching plant, and best practice targets 90 minutes. Hot weather shortens it. By the time a drum wagon has run 20–30 miles and queued on site, 45–75 minutes can already have gone. Mixing on site removes that constraint entirely.
What grade of concrete do I need?
For most domestic foundations, driveways and garage floors, C25 (GEN3) is the standard choice; C20 is adequate for light-traffic driveways but C25 resists cracking better. Commercial foundations, car parks and industrial floors generally need C30 to C40. Tell us the job on 0800 001 6147 and we will specify it — or read our full grades guide.
How much concrete do I need?
Multiply length by width by depth in metres for the volume in cubic metres. A 5m × 3m slab at 100mm is 1.5m³. Standard guidance is to add 5–10% for spillage and ground-level variation — though with metered supply you can order at your calculated figure and top up if the ground takes more. Our concrete calculator will do the arithmetic for you.
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