King Concrete Pumping supplies and places ready mix concrete across Sutton and the SM1 to SM7 postcodes. We are family-run and based in Beddington, a few miles from Sutton town centre, so most jobs in the area are a short run from our yard. We deliver ready mix and volumetric concrete, and we can pump it into position when a truck can’t reach the pour. Call 0330 016 1060 for a quote.
We cover Sutton and the SM postcodes around it. That means Sutton town centre in SM1, Belmont in SM2, Cheam and North Cheam in SM3, Morden in SM4, Carshalton in SM5, Wallington and Beddington in SM6, and Banstead in SM7. Our own yard is just up the road on Beddington Lane, CR0 4YZ.
It matters that we are local rather than driving in from the other side of the county. Concrete has a working window once it is batched. The trade commonly works to a 90 minute rule of thumb for discharging a load, and BS 8500 sets two hours as the normal limit unless something else is agreed. Either way, the further a load travels the less of that window is left when it reaches site. Being close means the concrete arrives workable, and it means we can be flexible when a pour slips by an hour because the ground works ran late.
The customers are a mix. Homeowners doing one extension in their lives, builders who book three times a month, ground workers, developers and commercial contractors. The job sizes run from one footing to a full slab, and the same people answer the phone for both.
Ready mix concrete is batched at a plant to a specified mix and delivered to site in a drum mixer, ready to pour. It suits jobs where the quantity is known in advance and the pour can be completed in one go.
Where the quantity is uncertain, volumetric concrete is often the better answer, because it is mixed on site and you pay only for what you use. Where the site is tight or the pour is above ground level, the question becomes less about the mix and more about how it gets there, which is where a pump comes in.
We supply both, and the pumps to place them. If you’re not sure which suits your job, describe the pour when you call and we’ll tell you honestly, including when the cheaper option is the right one.
A lot of Sutton work is on plots where a mixer simply can’t get close enough. The Victorian terraces around Sutton town centre and Carshalton often have no side access at all, so a rear extension footing means moving concrete through or around the house. Carshalton Village and Cheam Village both have conservation area streets that are narrow and parked solid during the day. Rear garden rooms and basement pours in the 1930s semis across Cheam and Belmont have the same problem in a different shape.
A pump solves it. A ground line pump pushes concrete through a hose along the ground and around obstacles, which suits side returns, back gardens and restricted access. A boom pump places concrete from an extending arm, which suits pours at height, over buildings, or anywhere the hose run would be impractical.
The practical test is simple. If a barrow run would take more than a few minutes per load, or if the pour is anywhere other than ground level at the front of the property, a pump will usually cost less than the labour and time of doing it by hand, and the pour will be cleaner for it.
Concrete is specified by compressive strength, measured in newtons per square millimetre at 28 days, under BS 8500 and BS EN 206. The grades below are the industry standards you will hear referred to on site.
| Grade | Typical Strength | Commonly Used For |
|---|---|---|
| C10 to C15 | 10 to 15 N/mm2 | Blinding, kerb bedding, non structural fill |
| C20 | 20 N/mm2 | Domestic floor slabs, shed and garden bases |
| C25 | 25 N/mm2 | Foundations and footings for domestic work |
| C30 | 30 N/mm2 | Driveways, garage bases, external slabs |
| C35 | 35 N/mm2 | Commercial slabs, heavier loadings, external paving |
| C40 | 40 N/mm2 | Structural work, industrial floors, high load areas |
For foundations and anything structural, the grade is not really your choice. Building control or the structural engineer sets it and we supply to that. Everywhere else there is room to be sensible, so tell us what is going on top of the concrete and we will point you at the mix that suits it. There is no margin in selling you C35 for a shed base
Work out the volume in cubic metres by multiplying length by width by depth in metres. A slab four metres by three metres at 100mm deep is 4 x 3 x 0.1, which is 1.2 cubic metres. Always order slightly over rather than under. Sub bases are rarely perfectly level, and running short mid pour means a cold joint, which is a weakness in the finished slab. Our concrete calculator on the homepage will do the maths for you if you’d rather not. If you’re unsure about depth, tell us the job rather than the number. A driveway, a shed base and an extension footing all want different depths, and getting that wrong costs more than ordering an extra half metre.
Pricing depends on the grade, the volume, the access and how long the truck is held on site. Small loads carry a higher cost per cubic metre than full loads, because the delivery cost is spread across less material. For context, Yell’s Sutton listings put ready mix concrete at roughly £100 to £200 per cubic metre for materials, £120 to £200 for delivery, and line pump hire from around £250 per day. Those are market ranges rather than our prices. We quote per job rather than publishing a rate card, because a quote that ignores access and volume isn’t worth much. Call 0330 016 1060 with the volume, the postcode and a description of the access, and you will get a real figure rather than a starting price that changes later.
Ground workers, builders and developers book us because a pour that lands when it is supposed to keeps the whole programme intact, and a pour that arrives late costs a day of labour standing around. We arrive when we say we will. That’s the whole of it, and it is why our customers keep coming back. If your programme moves, tell us and we’ll move with it rather than charging you for the privilege.
Yes. We cover SM1 through SM7, which takes in Sutton, Belmont, Cheam, North Cheam, Morden, Carshalton, Wallington, Beddington and Banstead, along with the surrounding areas of Surrey, Kent, Sussex and South London.
Expect roughly £100 to £200 per cubic metre for the material, with delivery adding £120 to £200 on top, based on Yell’s published ranges for Sutton suppliers. The grade, the volume and the access all move the figure, and small loads cost more per cubic metre than full loads because the delivery is spread across less material. Call 0330 016 1060 with your volume and postcode for a real number.
Concrete starts stiffening from the moment water meets cement, and the trade rule of thumb is to get it discharged inside 90 minutes. The British Standard, BS 8500, is slightly more relaxed and sets two hours as the normal limit unless something else is agreed. Treat 90 minutes as the number to work to and the two hours as the outside edge. Practically, it is the reason a supplier’s location matters at all, and ours is Beddington rather than the far side of the county.
Usually, yes. A ground line pump moves concrete through a hose along the ground and around the side of a property, which is the standard answer for terraced and semi detached plots with no vehicle access. Send us a photo of the access when you enquire and we’ll tell you what will work.
It depends what you are pouring into. The trade generally works from about 1m3 upwards for ready mix, and a standard drum mixer holds 6m3 to 8m3, so anything under a cubic metre is being carried by a truck built for eight times that. You can order below the minimum, you just pay a higher rate per cubic metre for the privilege. For genuinely small pours, volumetric is the sensible route, because it is batched at the kerb and you are charged for what comes out. Ring 0330 016 1060 and we will tell you which side of the line your job falls.
As a rule of thumb, once you are above about half a cubic metre, yes. Mixing by hand means buying cement, aggregate and sand separately, hiring or owning a mixer, and paying for the labour and the time it eats. Ready mix arrives batched to a consistent specification with no waste and no labour cost. Below half a cubic metre, bagged concrete from a merchant usually works out cheaper.
Four parts aggregate, two parts sand, one part cement, mixed by hand. It is a memory aid for small DIY batches, not a specification, and what comes out varies with the aggregate, the sand and how much water goes in. That is why it cannot be trusted to hit a named grade. For footings, foundations or anything a building inspector will look at, use a batched mix specified under BS 8500 instead.
C30 is the standard answer, meaning 30 N/mm2 at 28 days, laid at 100mm to 150mm over a compacted sub base. The thing worth mentioning when you order is what will actually park on it. A car is one thing, a transit van loaded with materials is another, and the grade should reflect the heavier of the two.
It moves with the volume. Under about half a cubic metre you are usually better off with bags from a merchant and a mixer. Between that and a full load, volumetric tends to win because nothing is wasted. Once the quantity is settled and big enough to fill a truck, ready mix is normally the cheapest per cubic metre of the three.
It depends on the day and the size of the pour. Our yard is on Beddington Lane, a few miles from Sutton town centre, so we are local to the area rather than running out from the far side of the county. Call with your date and we’ll tell you honestly what we can do rather than promising something we can’t hold to.
Yes. We supply floor screed alongside ready mix, volumetric and and we can pump screed into position on the same visit where the job calls for it.
Call 0330 016 1060 or email enquiries@kingconcretepumping.co.uk with the volume, the postcode and a description of the access. We will confirm the mix, the delivery and whether a pump is needed, and give you a price for the job rather than a rate that changes on the day.
Serving Sutton, SM1 to SM7, and the surrounding areas of Surrey, Kent, Sussex and South London. A few other areas we cover include Carshalton, Wallington and Epsom. A few other areas we cover include Carshalton, Wallington and Epsom.
