Nelson Bros Ready Mix

What Nelson Bros Ready Mix does

Nelson Bros. Ready Mix (NBR) is a family-owned, Texas-based producer of ready-mix concrete founded in 1951 and headquartered in Lewisville. The company operates eight production plants across the Dallas-Fort Worth and North Texas corridor, located in Lewisville, Aubrey, Gunter, Haslet, Anna, Prosper, Farmersville, and Northlake. NBR produces and delivers ready-mix concrete for both residential construction (foundations, driveways, sidewalks, and housing developments) and commercial construction (multi-level structures, retaining walls, bridge decks, and industrial paving), using an expanding fleet of mixer trucks under an internally maintained quality program. The company also operates R&R Trucking as a captive trucking subsidiary supporting concrete delivery operations.

NBR generates revenue through transaction-based, per-cubic-yard or per-load sales priced via custom quotes that vary by mix specification, volume, and delivery location. The go-to-market is a sales-led, direct model: customers must open an account and submit a credit application, and orders are placed through direct outreach to the company's office and dispatch lines. The company markets itself primarily through an informational website (nbreadymix.com) and direct customer engagement, with no formal digital marketing or AI-driven channels evident. Customer segments are split horizontally across residential and commercial construction, and NBR's primary differentiators are its 70+ year family-owned reputation for quality and integrity, its multi-plant distribution across high-growth North Texas submarkets, and its willingness to service both small residential bids and large commercial specifications with equal attention. The company is owned by Randy and Ronda Owens and led operationally by COO Jose Saenz, with no external investors or parent company disclosed.

Name

Nelson Bros Ready Mix

Legal name

Nelson Bros. Ready Mix

Website

https://nbreadymix.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Nelson Bros. Ready Mix is a family-owned Texas producer of ready-mix concrete founded in 1951, operating eight production plants across the Dallas-Fort Worth corridor. It supplies concrete to residential and commercial construction customers via direct, quote-based sales and an in-house trucking subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ready-Mix Concrete Production

NAICS

Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing (327320), Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing (32732), Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing (3273)

SIC

Concrete, Gypsum & Plaster Products (3270)

akta.pro primary industry

Ready-Mix Concrete Production & Delivery (IMADAAAA)

Keywords

• Ready-mix concrete
• Concrete production
• Concrete delivery
• Residential concrete supply
• Commercial concrete supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Lewisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Concrete Sales: Sale of ready-mix concrete for residential and commercial construction projects. Revenue is generated through per-cubic-yard or per-load transactions. The company supplies concrete for all project sizes, from small residential jobs to large commercial structures including multi-level buildings, retaining walls, bridge decks, and industrial paving.
2. Trucking Services (R&R Trucking): The company operates R&R Trucking as a subsidiary entity, providing trucking services that support concrete delivery operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Nelson Bros. Ready Mix produces and delivers ready-mix concrete for residential and commercial construction projects through eight plant locations across Texas. The company supports foundations, driveways, sidewalks, multi-level structures, retaining walls, bridge decks, and industrial paving, and operates an affiliated trucking entity (R&R Trucking) to support concrete delivery. Customers open accounts via credit applications and receive quote-based, per-cubic-yard pricing.

Product overview

Nelson Bros Ready Mix offers ready-mix concrete supply as its primary product and service, delivered through a network of 8 plant locations across Texas. The company provides two core product lines: Residential Concrete Supply for housing developments and residential projects, and Commercial Concrete Supply for larger construction needs including multi-level structures, retaining walls, bridge decks, and industrial paving. The company also operates R&R Trucking for transportation services. All products are supported by an expanding fleet of mixer trucks, with emphasis on quality, service, and integrity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Concrete Supply Ready-mix concrete supply for residential construction projects of all sizes, from small residential bids to large housing developments, delivered across multiple Texas plant locations.
• Commercial Concrete Supply Ready-mix concrete supply for commercial construction including multi-level structures, retaining walls, bridge decks, and industrial paving, delivered using an expanding fleet of mixer trucks.
• R&R Trucking Trucking services operated as a subsidiary of Nelson Bros. Ready Mix, providing transportation to support ready-mix concrete delivery operations.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CEMEX: Global building materials company with substantial U.S. ready-mix and cement operations, including Texas. Direct overlap in ready-mix concrete supply to commercial contractors.
• Martin Marietta Materials: One of the largest U.S. aggregates and ready-mix concrete producers, with significant Texas operations including legacy TXI plants in North Texas. Broad incumbent with overlapping concrete product portfolio.
• Lehigh Hanson: HeidelbergCement subsidiary producing cement, ready-mixed concrete, and aggregates across Texas with deep cement reserves. Competes directly with NBR in North Texas ready-mix.
• Vulcan Materials Company: Largest U.S. producer of construction aggregates with growing ready-mix concrete footprint following the U.S. Concrete acquisition. Competes for large commercial and infrastructure concrete pours in Texas.

Direct peers

• Allied Concrete: North Texas/Dallas-area ready-mix concrete supplier directly competing for residential and commercial pours in the same submarkets where NBR's eight plants operate.
• Argos USA: U.S. subsidiary of Argos (Colombia), operating cement plants and ready-mix concrete plants in Texas and the Southeast. Directly comparable mid-sized ready-mix producer with similar product mix and customer base.
• R.G. Smith Concrete: Family-owned ready-mix concrete producer in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex with multi-plant operations. Closest comparable family-owned, multi-plant North Texas competitor to NBR.
• Knife River Corporation: Aggregates and ready-mix concrete producer operating across the western and central U.S., including Texas markets. Closely aligned business model: multi-plant regional ready-mix operator serving construction end markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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