Agricultural & farming concrete

At Heidelberg Materials UK, we’ve specifically designed our farming concrete solutions to withstand the aggressive environments found on farms. Ease of use, durability, hygiene, and crack resistance are essential properties of concrete used across agriculture. It’s important you choose a mix that has been designed and manufactured to offer these properties for a long-lasting solution.

All our farming concrete products comply with all relevant agricultural standard, too. When laid correctly, they are highly resistant to abrasion, erosion, and chemical attack, three challenges that a standard concrete mix may not be able to counter.

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Please don’t use a vehicle within seven days of placing your farming concrete, as early usage by heavy vehicles can cause cracking. If you do need to use the concrete earlier than this, please contact us and we can design a concrete mix bespoke to your needs.

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Yes, it complies with DEFRA regulatory position documents and British and European standards EN 206 and BS 8500.

As a general rule, lay a minimum of 50-75mm graded granular fill material. Then, compact, before adding a binding layer of sand. This will form a close knot between the sub-base and the concrete. It’s critical to have a stable sub-base - without one, the final concrete slab may move or crack.

Read our technical advice for more information about what causes concrete to crack and how you can reduce the risk.

The usual recommendation for farming concrete slab thickness is 150mm. However, this should be increased if there are significant loadings or poor round conditions.

For more information, please contact us or read our concrete expansion joints article.

Our macro fibre reinforced range of products are designed to reduce the need for crack control mesh, saving time, labour and CO2 versus a conventional slab.