Standards & Specifications

C1 - Ready Mixed Concrete

Ready-mixed concrete is specified using the following standards:

• BS EN 206-1 Concrete – Part 1: Specification, performance, production and conformity
• BS 8500-1 Concrete – Complementary British Standards to BS EN 206-1. Part 1: Method for specifying and guidance for the specifier
• BS 8500-2 Concrete - Complementary British Standards to BS EN 206-1. Part 2: Specification for constituent materials and concrete

This Topic page is derived from BS 8500-1.

These Standards are supported by the quality assurance requirements detailed in the Topic page:

• Quality management and control.

In December 2003, BS EN 206-1 and BS 8500 replaced all the parts of:

• BS 5328    Concrete, Methods for specifying concrete mixes

More information is available from four websites:

Quarry Products Association (QPA) - www.qpa.org
British Ready-mixed Concrete Association (BRMCA) - www.brmca.org
The Concrete Centre - www.concretecentre.com
The Concrete Society - www.concrete.org.uk