What Northgate Ready Mix does

Northgate Ready Mix is a ready-mixed concrete producer and wholly-owned subsidiary of CRH Americas Materials, Inc. (part of NYSE-listed CRH plc), operating from Windsor, California with a second batch plant in Sonoma. Founded in 1985, the company supplies ready-mixed concrete, specialty concrete (including Xypex waterproofing and trench slurry), landscape and retaining wall blocks, grout, shotcrete, and recycled base rock to residential, commercial, and public works construction projects across the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Operations are supported by 2 automated batch plants, a fleet of 30+ mixer trucks equipped with telematics, and certifications including NRMCA plant certification, Caltrans 109, and California Clean Idle. Differentiators cited by the company include computerized batching precision, electric/zero-emissions batching infrastructure, rainwater harvesting, solar-powered aggregate mining, and locally sourced inputs.

The company's revenue model is transactional: customers request quotes via the company website, pricing is set per project, and concrete is delivered directly to job sites by Northgate's own fleet in volumes ranging from 3 cubic yards (residential) to 500+ cubic yards (commercial). Commercial construction is the primary segment, with secondary residential and public works exposure. Named customers span enterprise contractors (Granite Construction on a 1,000+ CY bridge retrofit), mid-market repeat customers (Elite Concrete Construction across 8 years, Northwest General Engineering), and smaller specialty builders. Sales is sales-led with field reps, augmented by an Industry Insights blog, online Material Calculators, and participation in the Build With Strength coalition.

Northgate is integrated into CRH Americas Materials' corporate infrastructure for benefits administration, payroll, HR support, and quality guaranty agreements. In January 2026, 25 drivers at the Santa Rosa and Sonoma locations voted to join Teamsters Local 665, formalizing labor representation for the fleet workforce. The company does not disclose financial figures, and no independent ownership or founder equity is indicated beyond the parent-subsidiary relationship.

Name

Northgate Ready Mix

Legal name

CRH Americas Materials, Inc.

Website

https://northgatereadymix.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Northgate Ready Mix is a Windsor, California-based ready-mixed concrete producer and CRH Americas Materials subsidiary operating two automated batch plants and a 30+ truck fleet serving residential, commercial, and public works projects across the North Bay since 1985.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ready-Mixed Concrete

NAICS

Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing (327320), Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing (32732), Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing (327331)

SIC

Concrete, Gypsum & Plaster Products (3270)

akta.pro primary industry

Ready-Mix Concrete Production & Delivery (IMADAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recycled Aggregates & C&D Materials Processing (RCA, RAP, Glass Aggregate) (IMAKAHAI), Precast Concrete Products (IMADAAAB)

Keywords

• Ready-mixed concrete
• Concrete products
• Specialty concrete
• Landscape blocks
• Concrete delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Windsor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 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-Mixed Concrete Sales: Northgate Ready Mix generates revenue through the production and sale of ready-mixed concrete products, including specialty concrete, landscape products, and concrete accessories. Revenue is transactional, based on project volume and mix specifications.
2. Recycled Base Rock: Returned concrete is crushed and transformed into aggregate base material for sale, creating a secondary revenue stream from recycled materials

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Northgate Ready Mix manufactures and delivers ready-mixed concrete and related construction materials from two computerized batching plants in Windsor and Sonoma, California. Its product line includes standard and specialty concrete formulations (colored, decorative, lightweight, fiber-reinforced, pervious, shotcrete, block fill, admixtures, trench slurry, Xypex waterproofing), landscape and retaining wall blocks, grout, and recycled base rock produced from returned concrete. Products are delivered directly to job sites via a fleet of 30+ mixer trucks equipped with telematics, serving residential, commercial, and public works projects across the Bay Area.

Product overview

Northgate Ready Mix provides a diversified portfolio of ready-mixed concrete solutions and related construction materials. The core offering centers on Concrete Products (colored, decorative, lightweight, fiber-reinforced, pervious, shotcrete, block fill, and admixtures), Specialty Concrete (trench slurry and Xypex waterproofing), and Landscape Products (retaining wall blocks). Supporting offerings include recycled base rock, grout, and shotcrete. The company operates ultramodern computerized batching plants with NRMCA and Caltrans 109 certifications, maintaining a fleet of 30+ mixer trucks equipped with telematics. A Material Calculators tool helps customers estimate cubic yards and tonnage requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Concrete Products

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered over 1,000 CY's of structural concrete for Healdsburg Avenue Bridge Retrofit project
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CRH Americas MaterialscoreOthersNorthgate Ready Mix is a subsidiary of CRH Americas Materials, a major building materials company. CRH provides corporate infrastructure including benefits administration, payroll systems (mypay1.crhna.com), HR support, and quality guaranty agreements.
• Build With StrengthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNorthgate participates in Build With Strength, a coalition of architects, builders, engineers, emergency services personnel, and policymakers promoting the benefits of ready-mixed concrete as the building material of choice.
• Delta DentalminorOthersEmployee benefits provider for dental insurance coverage for Northgate Ready Mix employees through the CRH benefits package.
• CVS CaremarkminorOthersPrescription drug benefits provider for Northgate Ready Mix employees as part of the bundled medical, prescription, dental, and vision plan.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CalPortland Company: Major California-focused producer of ready-mixed concrete, cement, and aggregates with deep roots in the state. Competes head-to-head on North Bay and Bay Area projects, holds similar Caltrans certifications, and serves overlapping public works and commercial customers.
• Central Concrete Supply: A U.S. Concrete subsidiary operating ready-mix plants across the San Francisco Bay Area. Direct competitor serving overlapping North Bay commercial, residential, and public works customers with comparable product portfolios and Caltrans-spec concrete.
• Teichert Materials: Sacramento-based, family-owned construction materials producer with significant ready-mix and aggregates operations in Northern California. Comparable regional footprint, mix of public works and commercial work, and vertically integrated aggregate supply.

Broad incumbents

• Lehigh Hanson (Heidelberg Materials): One of North America's largest producers of ready-mix concrete, cement, and aggregates with active operations in California. Competes on large commercial and infrastructure pours with broader geographic reach and integrated cement supply.
• Knife River Corporation: Major U.S. aggregates and ready-mix concrete producer with West Coast operations. Comparable core business of batching and delivering ready-mixed concrete with adjacent aggregates and construction services, though generally less concentrated in the Bay Area.
• Cemex (California operations): Global building materials major with extensive ready-mix, cement, and aggregates operations across Northern California. Directly comparable on core ready-mix production and delivery, but with national scale, broader product range, and superior procurement leverage.
• Vulcan Materials Company: Largest U.S. producer of construction aggregates and a major ready-mix concrete supplier, including in California following its acquisition of U.S. Concrete. Comparable on ready-mix production and aggregates integration, but operates at national scale.

Emerging players

• Quikrete: Largest manufacturer of packaged concrete and cement products in the U.S., increasingly active in ready-mix and concrete solutions for residential and small commercial. Comparable on concrete product portfolio but operates primarily in bagged/retail rather than volumetric ready-mix delivery.

Regional players

• Graniterock: 100+ year-old California construction materials company operating ready-mix, aggregates, and asphalt plants on the San Francisco Peninsula and Monterey Bay. Highly comparable regional ready-mix and aggregates operator, though primarily operating in geographies south and west of Northgate's core.
• Bode Concrete: Independent ready-mix concrete producer serving the North Bay (Napa, Sonoma, and surrounding counties). Closest geographic peer and direct competitor in many of the same Windsor and Sonoma projects, though smaller and without CRH-scale backing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/northgate-ready-mix-inc

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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