MixIt in London expands with a fifth Rapid pan concrete mixer
Rapid International Ltd, based in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, has recently supplied London concrete contractor, MixIt Ltd, with its fifth Rapid pan concrete mixer.
MixIt is one of the largest and well-known concrete contractors in Southern England and has been servicing domestic and commercial clients for over 30 years. MixItโs latest concrete mixer, the Rapid R3000 pan concrete mixer, was installed at the companyโs ready mix production plant at MixItโs headquarters in Bow, London.
MixIt Ltd is one of the fastest growing businesses in East London, with 4 sites in Bow, Barking (producing concrete blocks), Tilbury and Edmonton. The company has further expansions plans, with another 2 sites in the pipeline. The companyโs relationship with Rapid first began 22 years ago, when MixIt Ltd purchased a Rapid 1mยณ pan concrete mixer in 1995 for installation in the companyโs first batching plant at Bow, London. This mixer is still in operation today, producing over 20m3 readymix per hour. The company has since went on to purchase a further 4 mixers, a 4mยณ pan mixer in 2014, a 3mยณ pan mixer in 2015 and more recently two 3mยณ pan mixers.
Rapidโs long standing supplier relationship with MixIt spanning 22 years is according to Jim Taylor, MixItโs Managing Director, due to, โRapidโs excellent technical support, customer service and in-house spare partsโ. Mr Taylor also added that his preference is to deal with Rapid as, in his experience, the support offered is โfar superior to Rapidโs European competitorsโ.
Further commenting on his preference for Rapid mixers, he stated, โI am pleased with the quality of mixers from Rapid. The mixers are simple and effective, with good output levels and produce excellent quality concrete.โ Speaking about the outputs levels achieved by the 3m3 and 4m3 pan mixers, Mr Taylor said that, โโฆthe 4mยณ pan mixer located at the Barking site produces 120m3 wet batch per hour and depending on how itโs loaded the 3mยณ pan mixers can produce 96mยณ per hour.โ
Commenting on Mixitโs long standing relationship with Rapid, Jarlath Gilmore, Sales and Marketing Director โ Rapid, stated, โWe are delighted that Mixit has again decided to purchase a Rapid pan concrete mixer, a great choice for readymix producers! Itโs been wonderful to witness Mixitโs growth over the last 22 years, supported by Rapidโs ability to provide high quality, reliable mixing solutions.โ
The Rapid pan is a high capacity concrete mixer ideally suited to the ready mix industry, offering large outputs from 0.5mยณ to 4mยณ. The Rapid pan concrete mixer is designed with longevity and low maintenance in mind, featuring durable chill cast wear sleeves and paddles, hard wearing chill cast tiles for wall and floor and heavy-duty discharge door mechanisms. The Rapid pan is customisable with the option of up to 3 hydraulic/pneumatic discharge doors and a wide range of additional optional extras. The mixerโs unique mixing arm fitment ensures that all materials are kept in constant motion in every direction, producing a consistent, homogenous mix. The mixer also features easy access for cleaning and maintenance and spring tensioned mixing arms for safety.
