An attorney starting a concrete business may seem to be an unlikely match but Mark Idler, Barrister & Solicitor with the Long Family Law Group has made it work. In 2005, Mark and his partner, Mark Godbout, started Mini Batch Concrete and grew the business to eighteen barrel mixers in the first three years.
The barrel mixer business was profitable but Mini Batch Concrete realized much of time their customers would either over-order or under-order for their projects. This was a problem for them as the concrete supplier and for their customers and a solution was needed to be more efficient on both sides. After researching options, Mini Batch Concrete bought a Cemen Tech MCD8-150 which gave them a better, more efficient way to produce high quality concrete.
The Cemen Tech MCD8-150 allowed Mini Batch Concrete to better serve their customers project needs while saving money and making their own operation more efficient and profitable. They were able to expand their customer base to high volume customers such as contractors who specifically requested the Cemen Tech mixer because of the high quality concrete they could now get.
“At one jobsite a contractor, who had been in business for ten years, told me it was the best concrete he had ever worked with,” Mark said. “We get other positive comments as well, for example – there are no clumps in the mix, it’s fresh and has great workability.”
Mini Batch Concrete continues to expand their business in retailing concrete, using Cemen Tech equipment and the motto, “Anywhere, Anytime.”
“Every aspect of our purchase, the on-site training in Edmonton and the continuing follow-up of our sales person has been superb,” Mark said. “We expect to order another Cemen Tech MCD soon.”