1. Is there a market for ready mix in Kenya?
Yes. Construction projects are increasing and the cost of manual labour keeps going high, hence cheaper to use machines to mix concrete.
2. What would be the best location to set up the plant i.e. Nairobi or other location?
Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Meru, Nyeri
3. What kind of approvals are required to set up such services?
Company registration. Registration with National Construction Authority as a specialised contractor.
4. How many companies are there in Kenya providing ready mix services?
Less than 10
5. What is their respective market share of the companies?
Bamburi has majority share of the market.
6. What is their respective plant capacity per hour e.g. 100m3 per hour etc.
120m3
7. What is the actual production of concrete in CBM per hour ?
120m3
8. What type of trucks including capacity is required?
7m3 mixer trucks
9. What type of pumps including the boom length is required?
50m horizontally and 90m vertically
10. How many pumps and trucks the above mentioned companies have (the biggest and the smallest)?
50 trucks
11. What type of concrete specs is provided in Kenya?
20, 25, 30, 40, 60 KN/mm2
12. What class of concrete is required e.g. C35, C40, C45, C50 etc.?
Clas 20,25 and 30 are in highest demand.
13. What is the cost per CBM per class?
kes 15,000
14. What type of cement is normally used?
Ordinary Portland cement
15. What is the availability of Cement and associated cost per ton?
kes 600 to kes 700 per 50kg bag.
16. What is the availability of sand and associated cost per ton?
sand is readily available. kes 2000 per ton
17. What aggregate size is used?
1/2 and 3/4 inch mix
18. What is the availability of aggregate and associated cost per ton?
readilly available at kes 2000 per ton
19. How easy is it to secure supplies of raw materials i.e. cement, sand, aggregate etc.?
readily available
20. What would be an ideal setup pant in terms of plant capacity and production?
21. Where in Nairobi would be an ideal location to have such set up?
Juja, Kitengela
22. How many pumps and trucks would be ideal to start with including capacity and length?
5
23. How easy or difficult is to break into the market?
Easy
24. What is the market like for precast units and the type that is required?
Market is available
25. Are you able to provide with concrete specs that is predominantly used in Kenya?
20,25, 30
26. The concrete specs are designed to British or American Standards?
British
