What Dufferin Concrete does

Dufferin Concrete is a Southern Ontario ready-mixed concrete supplier operating since 1912 as a division of CRH Canada Group Inc., itself part of NYSE-listed CRH plc's Americas Materials platform. The company runs a network of 28 ready-mix plants and over 400 trucks serving commercial, industrial, institutional, infrastructure, and residential construction customers across Southern Ontario. In addition to standard ready-mix, it markets a portfolio of specialty mixes including Low Carbon Concrete (up to 50% embodied carbon reduction, approved under CSA, OPSS, and municipal specifications), Thermalcrete -15°C cold-weather concrete, Fast Track Concrete (20 MPa in 5 hours), Dufferin Foamcrete, coloured concrete, structural shotcrete, and fibre-reinforced mixes using macro structural fibres. Pricing is quote-based per project with a variable fuel surcharge, and revenue streams include core ready-mix sales, specialty products, value-added services, and physical add-ons such as Jersey Barriers and recycled concrete blocks.

The business model combines direct distribution via the company's own truck fleet with sales-rep-led consultative selling, supplemented by an integrated digital services layer comprising the Mobile Jobsite GPS tracking app, Chatter text messaging, E-Ticketing, E-Invoicing, and a customer self-service portal that integrates into contractor back-office workflows. The company also offers Site Supervision for complex pours and the Enviroguard chute washout system for environmentally responsible truck cleaning. Customer concentration is diversified across named enterprise accounts spanning transit (Crosslinx Transit Solutions Eglinton Crosstown LRT, VivaNext Yonge Street Rapidway, TTC), water infrastructure (Mid-Halton Wastewater Treatment Plant, Trent Severn dam reconstructions), hydroelectric (Ontario Power Generation's Sir Adam Beck Niagara Tunnel), residential developers (Pemberton, Broccolini, Molinaro, Cortel, Amacon, Remington), and government utilities. The company is vertically connected to sister CRH entities including Dufferin Aggregates, Dufferin Asphalt, Dufferin Construction, Ontario Redimix, Demix Agrégats, and Demix Construction, providing procurement scale and operational best practices.

Recent strategic activity has focused on digital productization and sustainable mix innovation rather than geographic or M&A expansion. The 2022 launch of the Mobile Jobsite, E-Ticketing, E-Invoicing, and Chatter suite established a self-service digital channel, while the 2024 launch of Thermalcrete -15°C and ongoing investment in Low Carbon Concrete address cold-weather productivity and embodied-carbon specification demand. The company has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities; its technology stack is built on GPS, QR code scanning, SMS, and rule-based concrete evaporation modelling rather than machine learning. Workforce scale of 1,001–5,000 employees across the 28-plant network, combined with 2026 Greater Toronto's Top Employers recognition, indicates sustained hiring and operational expansion in line with regional construction demand rather than step-change growth.

Name

Dufferin Concrete

Legal name

Dufferin Concrete, a division of CRH Canada Group Inc.

Website

https://dufferinconcrete.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Dufferin Concrete is a Southern Ontario ready-mix concrete supplier operating since 1912 as a division of CRH Canada Group Inc. It runs 28 plants and 400+ trucks, delivering standard and specialty concrete mixes to commercial, infrastructure, institutional, and residential construction customers across the region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing

NAICS

Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing (32732), Concrete Pipe, Brick, and Block Manufacturing (32733)

SIC

Concrete, Gypsum & Plaster Products (3270)

akta.pro primary industry

Ready-Mix Concrete Production & Delivery (IMADAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Precast Concrete Products (IMADAAAB)

Keywords

• Ready-mix concrete
• Concrete products
• Construction materials
• Specialty concrete mixes
• Concrete delivery services

Headquarters

HQ city

Concord

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices25 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Ready-Mix Concrete Sales: Primary revenue stream from manufacturing and delivering ready-mix concrete from 28 plants across Southern Ontario. Products include standard and custom concrete mixes for commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential construction.
2. Value-Added Services: Additional revenue from digital services including Mobile Jobsite app, Chatter texting, E-Ticketing, E-Invoicing, Site Supervision, and Enviroguard system. These services provide differentiation and customer convenience.
3. Specialty Concrete Products: Revenue from specialized concrete products including Low Carbon Concrete, Thermalcrete cold-weather solutions, Dufferin Foamcrete, coloured concrete, Structural Shotcrete, Fast Track Concrete, and fibre-reinforced concrete.
4. Concrete Blocks and Barriers: Sales of precast concrete blocks in various sizes and Jersey Barriers made from recycled concrete.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Dufferin Concrete manufactures and delivers ready-mix concrete products from 28 plants across Southern Ontario using a fleet of 400+ trucks, serving commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential construction customers. The company offers standard concrete mixes plus specialty products (Low Carbon Concrete, Foamcrete, Fast Track, Thermalcrete, Shotcrete, fibre-reinforced, coloured concrete) along with value-added digital services (Mobile Jobsite tracking, E-Ticketing, E-Invoicing, Customer Portal) and on-site pour supervision.

Product overview

Dufferin Concrete is a ready-mixed concrete supplier operating as a division of CRH Canada Group Inc., with over 100 years of service (founded 1912). The company offers a portfolio of concrete products including standard and specialty ready-mix concrete, custom mixes for specialized applications, and value-added services. The core product line includes Low Carbon Concrete (up to 50% carbon reduction), Dufferin Foamcrete (lightweight insulation), Coloured Concrete, Structural Shotcrete, Fast Track Concrete (rapid setting), and Fibre-Reinforced Concrete. Supporting technology services include Mobile Jobsite (GPS tracking app), E-Ticketing, E-Invoicing, Customer Portal, Chatter messaging, Volume Calculator, and Concrete Evaporation Calculator. Physical products include Jersey Barriers, Concrete Blocks, and the Enviroguard washout system. With 28 plants and 400+ ready-mix trucks serving Southern Ontario, the company serves commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential construction markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Thermalcrete: A Dufferin Concrete technology designed for cold weather site conditions that normalizes concrete setting time. Thermalcrete -15°C enables concreting work at temperatures as low as -15°C.
• Dufferin Foamcrete

Products and services

• Ready-Mix Concrete (Standard and Custom Mixes) Core ready-mixed concrete products with standard and custom mixes to meet technical specifications for commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential construction, delivered via network of 28 plants and 400+ ready-mix trucks across Southern Ontario.
• Low Carbon Concrete Innovative concrete solution designed to reduce embodied carbon by up to 50% compared to conventional concrete manufacturing, combining low energy cement, supplementary cementitious materials, and recycled aggregates with CO2 and EPD calculations.
• Dufferin Foamcrete Versatile lightweight cellular concrete providing thermal and acoustical insulation with easy consolidation, with density ranging from 300 to 1700 kg/m3 and 28-day strength from 0.4 to 25 MPa. Used for tunneling, rehabilitation, pipeline insulation, and soil stabilization.
• Coloured Concrete Concrete offering a variety of standard and custom colours integrated into the mix using high-quality pigments from leading North American producers for aesthetic appeal in projects.
• Structural Shotcrete Efficient method of placing high-quality durable concrete using pneumatic projection, ideal for tight or restricted access, overhead and underground sites, and irregular shapes. Reduces need for formwork.
• Fast Track Concrete Rapid-setting concrete using advanced chemical technology achieving up to 30% less shrinkage and reduced cracking, reaching 20 MPa in 5 hours for overnight highway closures. First launched nearly 20 years ago for Ministry of Transportation.
• Fibre-Reinforced Concrete (Steel and Synthetic) Small reinforcing materials providing added structural integrity and durability. Can reduce plastic shrinkage cracking by up to 90%. Available in macro structural fibres (Tuf Strand SF, TufMax) that can replace welded wire mesh and smaller diameter rebar.
• Thermalcrete Cold weather concrete technology that normalizes setting time to match concrete subjected to 20°C, with Thermalcrete -15°C extending capability to temperatures as low as -15°C.
• Jersey Barriers Concrete barriers for yards and pedestrian/vehicle segregation, with dimensions of 8 feet length, 24 inches width, 33 inches height, 1500KG weight, priced at $300.00 per unit. Not certified for public places or construction sites.
• Concrete Blocks Concrete blocks made from recycled concrete available in various sizes (4ft to 9ft length), including interlocking and non-interlocking options. Pickup only - no delivery - with availability across GTA.
• Mobile Jobsite Application Mobile application providing real-time GPS tracking of concrete deliveries from plant to site, allowing tracking from order to pour, viewing past and future orders up to 14 days, order accuracy review, and monitoring ongoing pours.
• Chatter Text Messaging Service Text messaging application enabling direct communication with order desk for pour dates/times, mix questions, and new orders with improved response rates.
• E-Ticketing Paperless electronic ticketing solution eliminating paper tickets and storage requirements, with ticket information transmitted to driver's tablet with QR code scanning capability. Tickets emailed to job site and back office within two days of delivery.
• E-Invoicing Electronic invoice delivery via email in PDF format with weekly or monthly statement options, eliminating paper invoices and storage requirements.
• Customer Self-Service Portal Private secure website providing 24/7 access to account-specific information including orders, invoices, credit status, and ticket information with multiple access levels for team members.
• Site Supervision Service On-site supervision service assisting customers with concrete pours involving major volumes, high-profile pours, or pours with complicated concrete specifications, helping manage job sites during complex pours.
• Enviroguard Washout System Self-contained chute washout system installed on all ready-mix trucks, capturing and recycling cleanup water following concrete pours for environmentally responsible washout anywhere.

Quantifiable outcome

• Low Carbon Concrete reduces embodied carbon by up to 50% compared to conventional concrete
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ontario RedimixcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSister company partnership delivering high-quality concrete to clients. Ontario Redimix operates in conjunction with Dufferin Concrete to provide expanded coverage and service capabilities across Ontario.
• CRH Canada Group Inc.coreOthersParent company of Dufferin Concrete. Dufferin Concrete is a division of CRH Canada Group Inc. and part of CRH plc's Americas Materials division, North America's leading vertically integrated supplier of aggregates, asphalt, cement, ready mixed concrete, and paving services.
• Concrete OntariocoreGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry trade association membership ensuring Dufferin Concrete complies with industry by-laws, policies and directives. Provides customers assurance of high quality concrete production.
• CRH plccoreOthersGlobal parent company providing Dufferin Concrete access to CRH Americas Materials resources, R&D capabilities, and best practices across North America.
• Dufferin AggregatesminorOthersRelated CRH company providing aggregates. Listed as part of Dufferin family of businesses under CRH Canada.
• Dufferin AsphaltminorOthersRelated CRH company providing asphalt products. Listed as part of Dufferin family of businesses under CRH Canada.
• Dufferin ConstructionminorOthersRelated CRH company providing construction services. Listed as part of Dufferin family of businesses under CRH Canada.
• Demix AgrégatsminorOthersRelated CRH company providing aggregates in Quebec. Listed as part of CRH Canada family of businesses.
• Demix ConstructionminorOthersRelated CRH company providing construction services in Quebec. Listed as part of CRH Canada family of businesses.
• Broccolini ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner for River & Fifth Condo project supplying 40,000m3 concrete. Collaborative relationship involving logistical coordination, thermal curing planning, and multiple mass concrete pours.

Scale indicators24 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Concrete Ontario: Industry trade association of Ontario ready-mix producers including Dufferin and its direct competitors; relevant ecosystem reference for industry code compliance and peer benchmarking.

Direct peers

• BURNCO Rock Products: Canadian aggregates and ready-mix concrete producer with plants across Ontario, comparable in scale and product mix to Dufferin, serving many of the same residential and commercial accounts.
• Inland Concrete (a division of Lehigh Hanson): Ready-mix concrete and aggregates operation based in Ontario operating multiple plants in the same Southern Ontario corridor as Dufferin.
• Holcim (formerly Lafarge Canada): Major ready-mix concrete and aggregates producer with significant Southern Ontario plant network, directly competing for the same commercial, residential, and infrastructure pours in the GTA.
• St Marys Cement (Votorantim Cimentos): Vertically integrated cement and concrete producer serving Ontario with ready-mix plants across the GTA, competing head-to-head with Dufferin for large infrastructure and commercial contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Lehigh Hanson (Heidelberg Materials): Large North American producer of ready-mix concrete, cement, and aggregates with established operations in Ontario; competes on infrastructure contracts and aggregates-concrete vertical integration.
• CRH Americas Materials: Dufferin's parent operating group spanning aggregates, asphalt, cement, and ready-mix across North America; provides procurement scale and best-practice sharing, and includes competing materials divisions in adjacent regions.
• Martin Marietta Materials: Large publicly traded U.S. producer of aggregates and ready-mix concrete with growing presence in Eastern Canada; relevant for benchmarking vertical integration and specialty product strategy.
• Vulcan Materials Company: Major U.S. aggregates and ready-mix concrete operator; comparable business model of integrated aggregates-to-concrete supply with national infrastructure exposure.

Regional players

• Federal Concrete: Regional Ontario ready-mix concrete producer focused on the GTA, competing on price and delivery for residential and small commercial accounts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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