Advance Ready Mix

What Advance Ready Mix does

Advance Ready Mix (legal entity Advance Ready-Mix Concrete, Inc.) is a privately held, family-owned ready-mix concrete producer founded in 1979 in Louisville, Kentucky, by brothers Bob and Bill Abel. The company operates six strategically located production plants across metro Louisville and Southern Indiana, supported by a fleet of more than 50 front-discharge trucks, and serves contractors, municipal agencies, and homeowners across nine Kentucky counties (Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Bullitt, Henry, Trimble, Gallatin, Carroll) and four Indiana counties (Floyd, Clark, Jefferson, Harrison). Core revenue comes from producing and delivering ready-mix concrete to commercial, residential, industrial, and municipal construction sites, with quote-based pricing and Net 30 credit terms available for qualified commercial accounts.

Beyond commodity ready-mix, the company offers a layered product portfolio: specialty concrete formulations including high-strength (8000 psi), self-consolidating, and LEED-compliant mixes with high fly ash content; decorative concrete systems (integral color, acid stains, form and stamp releases, color hardeners, sealers) from suppliers such as LM Scofield and BASF; fiber reinforcement products (micro, macro, and steel); Nudura insulating concrete forms (ICFs) for energy-efficient construction; and crushed concrete fill. Distribution is direct-to-site via the GPS-tracked fleet, with centralized dispatch coordinating delivery scheduling. Customers can initiate credit accounts and access an online concrete calculator for project estimation.

The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, anchored by a dedicated sales department and dispatch team, and supported by a digital presence (website, Facebook, Instagram) plus industry affiliations with the National Ready Mix Association, Kentucky Concrete Association, Building Industry Association, and Associated Builders and Contractors. Notable project credentials include the Ohio River Bridges Project (250,000+ yards), the MSD Waterway Protection Tunnel (100,000+ yards over three years), KFC Yum! Center (70,000 yards), University of Louisville Belknap Campus (175,000 yards), Churchill Downs Turn 1 Hotel (~$300M project), and Louisville FC Soccer Stadium ($65M). Second-generation leadership is in place, with Camilla Schroeder (daughter of the founders) serving as President and CEO, and the company holds WBE (Women Business Enterprise) certification.

Name

Advance Ready Mix

Legal name

Advance Ready-Mix Concrete, Inc.

Website

https://advancereadymix.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ready-Mix Concrete Supply

NAICS

Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing (32732)

SIC

Concrete Products, Except Block & Brick (3272)

akta.pro primary industry

Ready-Mix Concrete Production & Delivery (IMADAAAA)

Keywords

• Ready-mix concrete
• Concrete delivery
• Decorative concrete
• Concrete construction materials
• Fiber reinforcement concrete

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Ready-Mix Concrete Sales: Primary revenue from producing and delivering ready-mix concrete to commercial and residential construction sites. Sales through six strategically located plants serving metro Louisville and Southern Indiana. Pricing is quote-based with credit terms available for qualified commercial accounts (Net 30).
2. Construction-Related Products: Sale of decorative concrete products, integral colors, acid stains, form and stamp releases, color hardeners, sealers, insulating concrete forms, concrete barriers, and crushed concrete for fill. Products can be delivered alongside concrete orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Advance Ready Mix manufactures and delivers ready-mix concrete to commercial, residential, and municipal construction sites in metro Louisville and Southern Indiana. The company operates six strategically located plants with over 50 front-discharge trucks and supplies specialty mix designs, decorative concrete, fiber reinforcement, insulating concrete forms, and fill materials alongside its core ready-mix offering.

Product overview

Advance Ready Mix operates as a ready-mix concrete supplier with six strategically located plants serving the Louisville and Southern Indiana region. The core offering is quality ready-mix concrete delivery, supported by supplementary products including decorative concrete options (integral color, stains, stamps, sealers), fiber reinforcement materials, insulating concrete forms, and fill materials. The company also provides an online concrete calculator tool for project estimation. Services span commercial, residential, and municipal construction projects with specialty mix capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ready-Mix Concrete
• Decorative Concrete
• Fiber Reinforcement Products
• Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs)
• Fill Material
• Concrete Calculator
• Concrete Barriers
• Sealers

Quantifiable outcome

• 250,000+ yards delivered on single project (Ohio River Bridges)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• JF Shea Co. and Traylor BrothersmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2021Joint venture partnership for the MSD Waterway Protection Tunnel project - a 4-mile, 20+ foot diameter cast-in-place concrete tunnel. Advance Ready Mix providing over 100,000 yards of concrete over three years. The tunnel will capture combined sewer overflow points to protect local waterways.
• Concrete StrategiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership for Nicklies warehouse project - poured over 10,000 yards of concrete in January 2021 for warehouse facility off I-65.
• Clayco ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership for Nicklies warehouse project.
• Ideal ConstructionmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2020Construction partner for Norton Sports Health Athletics & Learning Complex - $35 million indoor/outdoor sports complex developed by Louisville Urban League on 30th Street and Muhammad Ali Blvd.
• Harmon ConstructionmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2020Construction partner for Norton Sports Health Athletics & Learning Complex.
• Calhoun Construction Services, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2020Partner for Churchill Downs Turn 1 Project - $300 million hotel and gaming expansion including 156-room hotel, 27,000 sq ft ballroom, and 4,700 covered seats.
• F. A. Wilhelm ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2020Partner for Churchill Downs Turn 1 Project. Also general contractor for KFC Yum! Center project.
• Abel ConstructionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2019Completed timely renovations of new 12,500 sq ft headquarters building at 11421 Blankenbaker Access Drive.
• Lithko ContractingminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2019Construction partner for Miracle League of Louisville - donated concrete for accessible baseball field and playground for children with disabilities.
• Wehr ConstructorsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2019Construction partner for Miracle League of Louisville project.
• Messer ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2019Partnership for Louisville FC Soccer Stadium - $65 million, 10,000+ capacity stadium in Butchertown neighborhood. Advance worked seven days a week to meet targeted opening for 2020 soccer season.
• Dugan & Meyers LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2019Construction partner for Louisville FC Soccer Stadium project.
• Wescott ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2019Construction partner for Louisville FC Soccer Stadium project.
• Louisville Water Company (LWCO)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018First-of-its-kind riverbank filtration tunnel project - 1.5 mile tunnel and 4 collector wells for drinking water source. Concrete pumped 200 feet below ground and half mile through tunnel. 20,000 cubic yards total.
• Kelley ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2017General contractor for Linak US 145,000 sq ft facility in Eastpoint Business Center using tilt-up construction.
• East and Westbrook ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2017Tilt-up construction contractor for Linak US facility project.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Shelby Materials: Kentucky-based ready-mix concrete and aggregates supplier serving the Louisville metro and surrounding counties, including Shelby County where Advance also operates. Comparable regional player with similar product mix and customer segments.
• Irving Materials (IMI): IMI is the largest independent ready-mix concrete producer in Indiana and Kentucky, with a dense plant network directly overlapping Advance Ready Mix's Louisville/Southern Indiana footprint. It is the most head-to-head regional comparable in product, geography, and customer base.
• Mulzer Crushed Stone: Family-owned aggregates and ready-mix concrete producer based in Southern Indiana, operating across the same Ohio River counties Advance serves. Highly comparable as a privately held, vertically integrated regional aggregates/concrete operator.

Broad incumbents

• Lehigh Hanson: Major US building-materials producer (US subsidiary of Heidelberg Materials) supplying ready-mix concrete, cement, and aggregates nationwide, with plants in the Louisville region. Comparable in product line and end markets, but operates at national scale with broader portfolio and deeper capital base.
• Vulcan Materials Company: Largest US producer of construction aggregates with substantial ready-mix concrete operations (expanded via the 2021 U.S. Concrete acquisition). Competes with Advance in the same aggregates/concrete space but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Martin Marietta Materials: National supplier of aggregates and ready-mix concrete serving similar heavy construction, infrastructure, and commercial end markets. Comparable in product offering but a public, large-cap incumbent with national footprint.
• Cemex: Global building-materials leader with extensive US ready-mix, cement, and aggregates operations. Comparable in core product and end markets, but a multinational incumbent with significantly greater scale, capital, and geographic diversification.
• Holcim: Global building-materials company with substantial US ready-mix concrete and aggregates presence. Comparable in core product categories and end markets, with much broader geographic and product diversification than Advance.
• Heidelberg Materials: Global building-materials producer and parent of Lehigh Hanson, with US ready-mix concrete, cement, and aggregates operations. Directly comparable in product line and end markets at the national/international incumbent level.
• Summit Materials: US-based vertically integrated producer of aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and cement serving similar infrastructure and commercial construction end markets. Comparable in product mix but operates as a national public company with broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AdvanceReadyMixConcrete
• Instagraminstagram.com/advancereadymixconcrete

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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