The SELFBETON concrete vending economic model
The basic economic principle is to offer a new distribution channel for ready-mix concrete through a drive-through service for small quantities intended for craftsmen and individuals.
List of services
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For which customers?List item 1Small customers are not given priority for collection in traditional concrete plants, which first prioritize loading the mixer trucks. This causes significant waiting times and a loss of productivity. SELFBETON is aimed at customers who have regular needs for small quantities of concrete 250l to 1m3 for non-structural applications: Landscapers, slab, paving and curb layers, craftsmen, public works and road construction companies, swimming pool installers, fence installers, craftsmen, self-employed individuals, etc.
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For what work?List item 2The SELFBETON automatic concrete distributor produces lean concretes and screeds used for non-structural applications. lean screed for laying paving stones, concrete slabs with edges filling concrete for low walls and various roughnesses in floors clean concrete to create flat surfaces outdoors and leveling compounds creation of continuous footings for laying L walls, gabions, street furniture etc. concrete for shallow foundations
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With which concretes?List item 3The SELFBETON automatic mini-plant offers concretes and mortars intended mainly for outdoor work. More than 50 recipes are available in the standard version. SELFBETON allows the integration of additives into the composition of concretes. The retarder is offered in the basic version.
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At what prices?List item 4With the sale of concrete in drive, by automatic distribution directly to the mini-plant, SELFBETON brings more flexibility and availability than a concrete plant or than making your concrete by hand or in a concrete mixer. extended opening hours, a service accessible on weekends, concrete delivered in less than 5 minutes after payment at the order terminal the possibility of buying in small quantities These are all factors that will make it possible to offer a higher price than the concrete plant. SELFBETON is a new distribution channel for concrete in France. The price positioning is between the cost of concrete at the concrete mixer and concrete at the concrete plant. On average, depending on the quantities purchased, the price is between 30 to 50% above the price of the concrete plant.
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What profitability?The innovative nature and reality of a new service that meets a need not covered in France make it possible to ensure profitability with average sales from 3 to 4m3 per day. The first installations date from 2020. Driven by their first results, several investors have since implemented other Selfbeton.