Established near Axminster in 1961, Westcrete is a traditional family run business that remains proud of its local roots. The Company was founded by Henry Thoennissen and was operated from home for two years, before moving to the present site in 1963.
One person was employed in the early years, producing concrete lintels to satisfy demand from local builders. Hand cast paving slabs were introduced and became popular with trade customers & the public.
Henry’s eldest son Michael joined the business in 1968 to assist in the production and delivery of an increasing range of products, which involved a lot of manual handling in the early days.
Contact Us TodayIn the 70’s a range of Westcountry pressed paving & walling were introduced, which were produced on a 250 tonne press using oolitic limestone to give a natural stone appearance.
The Company progressively expanded over the years, with new buildings, forklift trucks, loading shovels along with more staff to cope with increasing sales.
The mid 80’s saw the installation of the first computer system to handle the accounts.
In the late 80’s, the ever growing demand for decorative paving required the installation of a new semi automatic paving production line along with a custom built concrete batching plant to feed it.
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The new batching plant also enabled the production of high quality ready mixed concrete, both for collection and delivery, for which demand increased. A mini-mix truck was introduced for deliveries of small loads, which proved very popular.
In 1990 Henry retired and his son Michael took over the running of the family business.
In the late 90’s the decision was taken, to stop production of concrete products, as it was more cost effective to purchase them direct from a number of top manufacturers.
Westcrete is a friendly, family run business that has offered a professional and dedicated service to trade and retail customers for over 60 years. Now operating as a Heavy Builders Merchant specialising in paving, aggregates, walling and ready mixed concrete.
We offer an extensive range of paving and walling products, decorative aggregates, pre-packed sands, cement and lime, path edgings, copings, kerbs, blocks, bricks, rockery stone, building chemicals and geotextiles and much more! Plus ready-mix concrete of course…
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Specialising in small loads from 0.5 – 3.0 cubic metres. Products include Concrete and Floor Screed. Compact vehicles for easy site-access. Delivery to Devon, Dorset and Somerset.
We have a wide range of aggregates in stock, available in sizes from 20/25kg bags, to bulk bags and larger loads.
Our range of paving and walling supplies offer you a huge choice to suit your project. From Indian Sandstone to Concrete products. Visit our showroom to see for yourself.
Top quality paving, at a reasonable price, totally transformed my patio area. And really excellent customer service all round. Even ordering extra over the telephone and being able to pick up within an hour! Great local friendly company. Would definitely recommend Westcrete!
Thank you for fantastic,
Excellent service and products.
Today I bought some stone chippings for my garden and immediately on arrival had excellent, informative service. Very fast delivery, and Charlie was very obliging when I asked him to place the bag off the lorry near to where I needed it! Thankyou, Joel, Charlie and the chap in the yard whose name I didn’t get. Definitely recommend!
Always very helpful. Great range of products. Fantastic service in the office and the yard.
Brilliant prices followed by excellent customer services. Very happy and will always bring my custom to Westcrete when I am in the area. Thanks once again.
Excellent customer service and product knowledge provided throughout. Variety of choice on show at Westcrete meant we knew exactly what colour would work best for our needs. Fantastic delivery service meant that the landscape project ran smoothly with one less thing to worry about!
Thank you very much for arranging the materials for our next project so promptly. Having used your company for well over 40 years we are well aware of the service you offer, in that time we have used you as our suppliers of paving, walling, aggregates e.t.c.
We are looking for the right material, at the right price, with the right level of service… You provide all three! Thank you very much.
Excellent service every time I visit the yard, very helpful staff with plenty of advice and experience
Westcrete are always willing to go the extra mile for customer satisfacti
Delivery service is perfect, Friendly and helpful drivers.
Affordable
The paving provided was of great quality and price. I recommend them to everyone. Thanks Westcrete!
Everyone at Westcrete is always so helpful. We have been using them for years and they have always provided us with a 5* service
Westcrete supplies us at Simon Aplin fencing and landscaping. They are a fantastic company to deal with. More than happy to help you out with any prices of deliveries you require. Lee the yard manager is one of a kind, he goes above and beyond his job role and makes the experience of buying landscaping products even more enjoyable.
5 Stars
Top quality paving, at a reasonable price, totally transformed my patio area. And really excellent customer service all round. Even ordering extra over the telephone and being able to pick up within an hour! Great local friendly company. Would definitely recommend Westcrete!
Thank you for fantastic,
Excellent service and products.
Today I bought some stone chippings for my garden and immediately on arrival had excellent, informative service. Very fast delivery, and Charlie was very obliging when I asked him to place the bag off the lorry near to where I needed it! Thankyou, Joel, Charlie and the chap in the yard whose name I didn’t get. Definitely recommend!
Always very helpful. Great range of products. Fantastic service in the office and the yard.
Brilliant prices followed by excellent customer services. Very happy and will always bring my custom to Westcrete when I am in the area. Thanks once again.
Excellent customer service and product knowledge provided throughout. Variety of choice on show at Westcrete meant we knew exactly what colour would work best for our needs. Fantastic delivery service meant that the landscape project ran smoothly with one less thing to worry about!
Thank you very much for arranging the materials for our next project so promptly. Having used your company for well over 40 years we are well aware of the service you offer, in that time we have used you as our suppliers of paving, walling, aggregates e.t.c.
We are looking for the right material, at the right price, with the right level of service… You provide all three! Thank you very much.
Excellent service every time I visit the yard, very helpful staff with plenty of advice and experience
Westcrete are always willing to go the extra mile for customer satisfacti
Delivery service is perfect, Friendly and helpful drivers.
Affordable
The paving provided was of great quality and price. I recommend them to everyone. Thanks Westcrete!
Everyone at Westcrete is always so helpful. We have been using them for years and they have always provided us with a 5* service
Westcrete supplies us at Simon Aplin fencing and landscaping. They are a fantastic company to deal with. More than happy to help you out with any prices of deliveries you require. Lee the yard manager is one of a kind, he goes above and beyond his job role and makes the experience of buying landscaping products even more enjoyable.
5 Stars