The Concrete Pump Brokers Story
The business started from an idea, that the owner Steve Anstee had early in 2022, about the need to service customers when their regular Concrete Pumping companies were flat out and already at capacity.
Steve says - “ When working for a large concrete pumping company previously this was a regular occurrence.”
How many times did l hear the comment - “ Well if you guys can’t help us with a concrete pump, do you know anyone else in the industry that can." That’s where CPB comes in!
Maybe I’m not your first option when it comes to hiring a concrete pump, and that’s no issue, however to be able to source a concrete line pump or boom pump when others are too busy or scheduled Jobs over their capacity, as happens regularly in this industry, this is where l can offer you or you company this broking service, and get you a pump when you desperately need one, and that is exactly what l can offer in most cases.
The brokerage is a niece market, previously unserviced except for an app that allows companies the capacity to off load overflow work, or find a pump to do work they have committed too, but can no longer do for several reasons.
One obvious reason for this is staffing shortages, which has been a huge problem during the Covid period. Other issues can be equipment breakdowns, scheduled maintenance, unscheduled repairs, and of course the old chestnut of overbooking.
It is generally accepted that as many as 50% of jobs that are booked in, can be and are cancelled at short notice.
Not having enough work is obviously a huge financial burden on a business, therefore, overbooking occurs regularly to overcome the many cancellations.
The biggest problem with this practice is that, if all bookings then proceed as scheduled, and there are few or no job cancellations, then there’s a very high probability that there won’t be enough pump trucks available to service all of these jobs.
Clearly, weather plays a huge part in this industry as well.
Customers will obviously check the weather forecasts for the next week or so, and everyone tries to book concrete pump trucks on fine days, as opposed to wet days.
It makes concrete pumping a very seasonal occupation.
All trucks will therefore be flat out on dry, sunny days, and cancellations come in left, right and centre on wet days.
Sometimes the cancellations come in early in the morning, as well, which creates scheduling nightmares for trucks and staff.
Clearly, no one can accurately predict the weather all the time, unless it’s been raining heavily overnight and still is in the morning; the majority of jobs will still proceed.
Weather plays a huge role in what we do, however, it’s not unusual to pump concrete in the rain.
It doesn’t affect the concrete too much, but it does change the conditions on site with rain water filling up holes and footings etc.
Slab pours can still usually proceed in inclement weather but clearly finished paving for example can not!
So at the end of the day it really boils down to a few things.
Is the site too wet. Are the holes full of water. Can the water be drained away in time or do you need to cancel that days Concrete pour and or postpone your job until the conditions improve.
At concrete pump brokers we understand all of this only too well.
Call us if you need a reliable line pump or boom pump or concrete delivered on site.
We have a large network of highly skilled and experienced line pump and boom pump operators ready to get your job done.
We are fully insured, and we are members of the Concrete Pumping Association of Australia 🇦🇺, so you know that we always have your best interests at heart.
We will rarely fail to locate a suitable line or boom pump for your concrete job.
Hence you can rely on us when your regular pumping company is too busy to handle your job.
Steve Anstee - Manager
Concrete Pump Brokers
