BUILDING A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE—ONE POUR AT A TIME!
At CeMix Concrete, we are committed to not only delivering an exceptional service to customers throughout Southern Ontario, but we are also dedicated to preserving our environment. The use of volumetric concrete offer many advantages over ready-mix concrete in reducing our overall carbon footprint.
Our volumetric concrete process offers the following environmental advantages:
1. Minimized Concrete WasteVolumetric Concrete (VM) ensures efficient usage by producing only the necessary amount of fresh concrete required, reducing waste significantly when compared to Ready Mix Concrete (RMC). This significantly reduces costs for contractors, clients, and suppliers as payment aligns with production, and there’s less excess concrete requiring disposal.
2. Reduced Load Rejections VM’s on-site mixing approach prevents loads from timing out and being rejected, unlike RMC where hydration initiates at the batch plant. VM provides better mix control, adjusting slumps or air contents without risking rejected loads, which is more common with RMC.
3. Fewer Trucks RequiredWhile RMC trucks can only accommodate one mix at a time, one VM truck can deliver multiple mixes on a single trip, accommodating diverse site requirements. This flexibility minimizes the number of trucks needed, streamlining operations, and reducing road congestion.
4. Efficient Delivery & Emission ReductionVM trucks eliminate the need to return to the batch plant for reloading, unlike RMC trucks. This reduces travel distances, time, and trucks on the road, contributing to lowered carbon emissions.
5. Lower Energy Consumption VM’s on-site blending using a small truck mounted auger eliminates the need for central batch plants, conserving electrical and fuel energy costs compared to RMC which require a central batch plant to blend the materials together.
6. Water Conservation VM requires significantly less water for equipment washout—about 40L (10 gallons) compared with up to ~750L (200 gallons) for RMC drum mixers—according to the Canadian Standards Association (CSA Group) standards.
7. Utilization of GUL and Slag Cement Both VM and RMC incorporate General Use Limestone (GUL) cement, which contains 10% higher limestone filler content than general use (GU). Additionally, mixes can integrate a certain percentage of slag cement, a steel industry by-product, enhancing strengths, pumpability, durability and slow concrete set times.
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TESTIMONIALS
What Our Customers Are Saying
Firenza Plumbing & Heating Ltd. has been dealing with CeMix Concrete for the past 4 years. We have had nothing less than pleasurable experiences with every load delivered. We appreciate the fact that the load can be customized on site as required to suit the application. The sales staff are extremely knowledgeable and extremely helpful when taking the order so as to assist with all possible options. The sales staff are always asking the appropriate questions regarding type of application, delivery time as well as any or all other pertinent questions. As for delivery time the trucks always arrive on time. A special thank you to Nick in sales who assisted with a load a couple of weeks ago that required a special mix . As usual the load worked out perfectly. We look forward to maintaining a CONCRETE relationship with CeMix as we grow together.
Absolutely wonderful service and even better quality of concrete after working with c mix for 8 years I can confidently say that CeMix Concrete is the best on the market right now.
One of the only places I could get to do a Saturday delivery during winter. The truck arrived on time (in fact 15 min early), everything went as it should, phone answered always, professional, pricing was right. Even with delivery to out of area (Kitchener). With on-site mixer I can control the slump as needed. Heated water, fibers no problem. Had to take a break in between due to poor weather and was not rushed at all. Thank you. Was charged the exact amount of volume used, ordered 9, used 8.3, charged 8.3, not sure what the other reviewer is on about; the truck has a computer you can see the amount used right on that system.
CeMix was able to supply my concrete needs within a short time frame. Their mix on site truck did wonders and the operator did a good job with operating the mixer to fill my volumetric needs with very little waste left over. Will be using this company again in the future.