Portland Cement - quikrete vs argos

[newbury]

I needed a little Portland Cement. So I ordered 4 bags of Quikrete online from Lowes.

I get there to pick it up and they've got "Argos", same stock number, supposedly the same but NOT Quikrete. They still have it, I don't like substitution.

Anybody familiar with this brand?

 

[Redlands Okie]

Never have used Argos brand. Looks like its a branch of a Columbia South America company. Would hope its not any worse than the typical quikrete sacrete crap we normally see at lowes.

 

[ddbackhoe]

I needed a little Portland Cement. So I ordered 4 bags of Quikrete online from Lowes.

I get there to pick it up and they've got "Argos", same stock number, supposedly the same but NOT Quikrete. They still have it, I don't like substitution.

Anybody familiar with this brand?

Looks like maybe there's a new player..
Sitios Argos - Estados Unidos - Locations 2 near Richmond, 1 near Norfolk




2014—Argos acquired Vulcan Materials Company’s cement and ready mix assets in the United States.
2013—Argos acquired the Lafarge assets in Honduras.
2011—Argos acquired certain Lafarge assets in the United States.
2009—Argos acquired Holcim’s interest in a Caribbean joint venture and Caricement Antilles.
2007—Argos merged three ready mix companies in Colombia.
2006—Argos acquired Ready Mixed Concrete Company (RMCC) in the United States.
2006—Argos acquired Cementos Andino.
2005—Argos acquired Southern Star Concrete Company in the United States.
2005—Argos merged eight cement companies.
1934—Cementos del Caribe (currently Cementos Argos) was founded.

 

[/pine]

I've used the Argos type I portland on several occasions...
The ASTM for whatever type cement you are wanting will be reported on the bag...

A little trivia (no extra charge)...
Portland cement is ground so fine that it will pass through a sieve that will hold water...!