Express Concrete delivers ready mix concrete to Edgware (HA8) from our Wembley production plant — seven miles by road via the A5 or A41, typically twenty to twenty-five minutes outside peak, a touch longer during morning rush or the school run. Edgware sits squarely in our north-west London catchment, and we have been the family-run choice for HA8 foundations, driveways, slab pours and small commercial work since 1991.
Every load to Edgware is batched at Wembley to a BS 8500 mix design and arrives with a printed delivery ticket recording the spec — important on new-build, basement and any insurance-relevant work in HA8. Our QSRMC accreditation sit behind every load, and the Our Promise page sets out the published service standards for every Edgware delivery.
Plant manager Ben Broadhurst runs the Wembley yard and is the person who answers the phone when you call. He has been routing trucks across north-west London for years and knows which Edgware streets need a 4 m³ mini-mix and which take an 8 m³ wagon. Get a quick quote with the concrete calculator or read about the Wembley operation on the plant page.
We supply the full BS 8500 range of ready mix concrete to Edgware, batched against a fixed mix design at the Wembley plant. The right grade depends on the use case — driveway, foundation, slab, basement, screed — and on the loads the structure has to carry. Our concrete strength classes guide explains the grade-by-grade detail.
Most Edgware new-builds along the A5 and around Edgware Bus Station use a C25/30 strip foundation with a C30/37 slab — Ben can spec the exact mix for your engineer’s drawing. For composition queries (cement content, aggregate ratios, water-cement ratio) see our guide on aggregates and sand in concrete.
Order before 11am for same-day delivery on most Edgware jobs. The Wembley-to-Edgware drive is seven miles via the A41 or A5 — typically twenty to twenty-five minutes outside peak, longer during morning rush or around school pick-up. Continuous pours of thirty cubic metres or more need 48 hours’ notice so we can sequence trucks back-to-back from the yard.
Truck size is the variable that catches a lot of HA8 jobs out. The new-build and commercial sites along the A5 corridor and around Edgware Bus Station accommodate an 8 m³ truck without trouble — that is the most economical load size for any pour over four cubic metres. The interwar terraced streets either side of Edgware Road, particularly the Burnt Oak and Mill Hill side, are tighter; many have parking on both sides and a turning circle that an 8 m³ truck simply cannot make. Tell us your postcode at quote time and Ben will spec the right vehicle. For more on lead times see how quickly ready mixed concrete can be delivered in London and the step-by-step ordering guide.
Edgware has two delivery realities. The new-build and commercial sites along the A5 corridor and around Edgware Bus Station take an 8 m³ truck without trouble — that is the most economical load for any pour over four cubic metres. The interwar terraced streets either side of Edgware Road, particularly the Burnt Oak and Mill Hill side, are tighter. Several streets have parking on both sides and a turning circle that an 8 m³ truck simply cannot make.
Our standard practice for HA8 jobs: tell us your postcode and your access at the time of enquiry. If your road takes the 8 m³ wagon, we will quote that — it is the cheapest per cubic metre. If access is restricted we will run two 4 m³ mini-mix loads back to back. The same total volume gets to your site, but each truck is shorter, narrower, and far more manoeuvrable on a residential street. The cost difference per cubic metre is small enough that most customers prefer the safety of a smaller truck on a tight street.
The other Edgware-specific factor is the Northern Line works and the periodic TfL roadworks around Burnt Oak and Edgware Station. Ben at Wembley keeps a live note of which routes are closed; he will route around them rather than build wait-and-charge into your job. Ask when you order — the route to your site is checked before the truck leaves the yard. For seasonal pour planning advice see can you pour concrete in winter.
Same-day on most jobs ordered before 11am. The Wembley-to-Edgware drive is around 25 minutes outside peak; the load leaves the yard shortly after order confirmation.
On the A5 and the wider arterial roads, yes. On the older terraced streets either side of Edgware Road and around Burnt Oak, often not — we will run two 4 m³ mini-mix loads instead. Tell us the postcode at enquiry.
C25/30 with fibre reinforcement is the standard for a driveway carrying a family car. For a commercial yard or daily van traffic, step up to C30/37. See our ready mix concrete for driveways guide.
Most HA8 new-build strip foundations use C25/30 with reinforcement; the slab on top is typically C30/37. Specifics depend on your engineer’s design. See ready mix concrete for foundations.
Yes. Wembley plant runs GGBS-blended low-carbon mixes alongside the standard range. See low carbon concrete for the available grade combinations.
0.5 m³. Loads under standard truck capacity carry a short-load surcharge — Ben at Wembley will quote on enquiry.
Ben keeps a live note of which routes are closed and we route around them rather than build wait-and-charge into your job. The route is checked before the truck leaves the yard.
