Bespoke concrete
Our bespoke concrete is designed to meet even the most challenging construction requirements. Using years of experience and expertise, our in-house team of concrete technologists push the boundaries of concrete performance, ensuring that each custom concrete mix is tailored to your exact specifications.
Crafted to save time and help fulfil demanding deadlines, our award-winning bespoke concrete formulations are setting new standards in concrete performance.
Whether you need unique characteristics or a specialised mix, our bespoke concrete is available from a vast network of static and mobile plants across the UK. Choose Heidelberg Materials for innovative ready-mixed concrete solutions with performance excellence.
For more information, contact us today or request a quote. Our experts will be happy to assist you.
What applications can bespoke concrete be used for?
If your project requires concrete that can fulfill specific and uncommon requirements, a custom concrete design is the answer. Our technical concrete experts will combine different additives, admixtures, cements, and aggregates to produce a bespoke concrete mix to meet your exact needs.
We develop formulations to fulfill a range of functions, including:
- High early or ultimate strength
- Rapid setting or extended working life
- Underwater or watertight construction
- High-quality surface finish or architectural enhancements
- Lightweight, for applications like roofing
- Heavyweight, for applications such as radiation shielding
- High rise construction
- Long-distance, multi-stage and complex pumping requirements
- Shotcrete and tunnel linings
- Low heat mass placement
- Low thermal conductivity
- Flowable fills and foamed concrete
Benefits of custom concrete designs
As one of the world’s largest manufacturers of bespoke building materials, we understand what it takes to deliver exceptional results, on time and to your exact specifications.
Engineered for precision and quality, the main benefit of a custom concrete mix is its ability to meet the nuanced requirements and specific demands of your project. Whether you’re working on large-scale infrastructure, local civil engineering, or custom residential builds, our high-performance bespoke concrete is tailored to meet the unique demands of your project.
Where our bespoke concrete has been used
Deansgate Square, Manchester
We provided a bespoke suite of concrete mixes for Manchester’s significant Deansgate Square development, totalling 110,000m3 of in-situ concrete.
Proton Beam Therapy Centre, Manchester
The UK’s first proton beam therapy centre at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust was constructed using 20,000m3 of a bespoke concrete mix from us.
Case study: Proton Beam Therapy Centre
From the experts: Bespoke concrete
"The need for a speedy completion of this contract to the local economy and Cumbria as a whole cannot be stressed strongly enough. Concrete quality and supply was a vital component in meeting tight construction deadlines.
“Better than expected performance from some of the special concrete mixes helped us to pull forward the programme, which contributed to an earlier completion date. Throughout, Heidelberg Materials' service and technical expertise in delivering technically challenging concretes – and its overall commitment in going the extra mile for the community – was exemplary."
Mike Rippon, Commercial Manager at Cubby Construction Cumbria Flood Disaster Emergency Repair Works
Our accreditations
Heidelberg Materials is a member of the Quality Scheme for Ready-Mixed Concrete (QSRMC) and all our bespoke products carry this certification.
Why you can trust Heidelberg Materials
Quality-Assured Concrete
Exceptional-quality bespoke concrete to suit any application.
Bespoke Concrete Products
Select your ideal additives, admixtures, cement and aggregates.
Dedicated Sales Support
We integrate sales management with every order for seamless delivery.
National Delivery Fleet
Trust our 1,200 vehicles, 140 rail freight wagons, and 4 locomotives to safely deliver your concrete.
Contact details
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Bespoke concrete FAQs
- What is bespoke concrete?
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Bespoke concrete are tailored concrete products that have been designed and produced for a specific and uncommon purpose. This includes waterproofing, fast-setting, or an extended working lifespan.
To create a custom concrete product, different additives, admixtures, cements, and aggregates are combined by technical concrete experts to produce a concrete mix with particular properties that match project specifications.
- What are the benefits of bespoke concrete?
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If you’re considering investing in bespoke concrete, you can experience the following benefits:
- Matched to your project requirements: If your construction project has a particular concrete requirement that isn’t feasible for typical material, bespoke concrete can help.
- Improved performance: Bespoke concrete can be made to as high a quality as you desire, with the capabilities you require. The result? Optimised lifetime performance.
- Simplified product search: Rather than shopping around for concrete that may or may not be relevant to your project, ordering bespoke concrete lets you get the benefits you need without the potentially time-consuming product research.
Get in touch with our technical concrete team to learn more and get started.
- What type of construction projects need bespoke concrete?
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Bespoke concrete products are ideal for projects with specific demands. This includes particular concrete properties that simply can’t be achieved using traditional concrete, or pressing project requirements, such as tight timeframes.
A bespoke concrete design is tailored to meet these exact needs and can be found in all types of construction activity, from local civil engineering to major projects.
- How much does bespoke concrete cost?
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The cost of bespoke concrete depends on several factors, from the additives used and proportion of cement in the mix to lead time, delivery distance, and more. The benefits of our bespoke concretes can include significant time and cost savings across the project. Use our pricing guide to work out how much your concrete might cost, and then get in touch with our expert team for more information or to get started.
- Is bespoke concrete sustainable?
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Bespoke concrete can be made to be as sustainable as your project requires. If the use of low carbon or recycled building materials is a requirement, we have extensive experience formulating and producing sustainable concrete.
Our evoBuild range of concrete products are made using low carbon ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), a lower carbon alternative to traditional Portland cement.
Available in a selection of strengths, we can develop a more sustainable bespoke concrete that offers the same durability and performance characteristics as traditional concrete.
Please contact us for more information about evoBuild low carbon concrete, or request your quote today. You can also learn more about evoBuild low carbon concrete or view our sustainability commitments.
