Ready-Mix Limited

3 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 9, ISSUE 9 AT A GLANCE READY-MIX LIMITED, BARBADOS WHAT: Niche supplier of concrete products for residential and commercial use WHERE: St. Michael, Barbados WEBSITE: www.readymixbarbados.com R eady-Mix Limited is a niche supplier of concrete ready mix, concrete blocks, and Omnidec floors for the residential and commercial market in Barbados. The 20-acre Ready-Mix compound in St. Michael, Barbados houses the concrete batching plants, workshop, block plants and a large storage yard for blocks. With over 50 years in business, the company has built a fine reputation. They have also developed a unique speciality – the ability to provide concrete which can be laid via an asphalt paver, producing a finished wearing surface in anticipation of the wide adoption of this technology in local civic works. Ryan Brooker, Managing Director of Ready- Mix Limited, reports, “Right now, we are in the middle of a modernization of both the concrete and the block plants. Of course, 2020 was a rough year in terms of COVID and shutdowns, so going forward, all of our updates are also centered around having the ability to run the operations flexibly. Whether it’s from another location such as home, or to have some IMITED “A great time to build a business”