The Daily Dig
Suncrete, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMIX) has closed on the acquisition of Nelson Bros. Ready Mix, LLC, a North Texas ready-mix operation running 9 plants and 124 mixer trucks across eight markets. The deal marks Suncrete's second Texas acquisition and brings Nelson Bros. under Hope Concrete, Suncrete's Texas platform company.
Nelson Bros. is headquartered in Lewisville and serves infrastructure, commercial, and residential customers across seven additional Texas cities surrounding the Dallas-Fort Worth metro. The company has operated since 1951 and is a partner of the Dallas Cowboys.
Suncrete CEO Randall Edgar pointed to Nelson Bros.' local market depth and long-standing customer relationships as central to the deal. Nelson Bros. owner and president Randy Owens said the acquisition allows the company to pursue growth without sacrificing service, alongside partners that share its values.
Snapshot:
Acquirer: Suncrete, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMIX)
Acquired Company: Nelson Bros. Ready Mix, LLC
Platform Company: Hope Concrete
Acquirer Headquarters: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Acquired Headquarters: Lewisville, Texas
Region: North Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth metro and surrounding markets
Markets Covered: Eight (Lewisville plus seven additional Texas cities)
Plants: 9 ready-mix plants
Fleet: 124 mixer trucks
Sectors Served: Infrastructure, commercial, residential
Founded: 1951 (75 years in operation)
Notable Partnership: Dallas Cowboys
Transaction: Suncrete's second Texas acquisition
Status: Closed
TheJobWalk Thoughts
Nine plants and 124 mixer trucks across eight markets surrounding one of the fastest-growing metros in the country is a substantial concrete supply position. GCs and subs working in the DFW suburbs should be asking how this consolidation changes mix availability, lead times, and pricing as volume scales under a single platform. Those are the questions to answer before the next bid goes out.
Ready-mix supply is a project sequencer. When a platform this size controls that much local capacity, subcontractors in concrete-intensive trades like flatwork, tilt-up, and foundations need to know who they're ordering through and what dispatch priorities look like under Hope Concrete's structure. That clarity matters most at the start of a job, not after the pour date is locked.
