Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
Our industry uses a lot of cement, doesn't it?
Plus, with material costs going up and up lately, it’s really tough, isn’t it?
The other day, when I went to the home improvement store, I found out it was actually cheaper than the cement we usually buy, lol.
That's per bag, right?
It's actually cheaper than if we bought it by the hundreds or thousands. (Regular cement)
I guess I can understand that, considering the fare is included, but it's really cheap, isn't it? lol
And when you see cheap cement like this, don't you wonder, "Is this cement okay?"
After all, if it's cheaper than the cement we professionals use, you'd naturally start to doubt its quality, wouldn't you?
To be honest, I had my doubts too, but apparently, when it comes to cement specifically, it’s impossible for a product to deviate from JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards).
I mean, cement isn't exactly something just any company can make that easily, is it? lol
All right, let's make some cement!It's not the kind of thing you can just whip up on a whim.
They're all made by huge, major companies, and each manufacturer has annual sales in the hundreds of billions of yen.
A company like that wouldn't make products that aren't JIS-certified, right? lol
The cement sold at home improvement stores clearly lists the manufacturer, and
The only thing that says the distributor's name is the bag, but that means it's an OEM product.
It's just a matter of whether the bag says "Ube Mitsubishi Cement" or "Komeri Cement"—the contents are the same, lol.
I haven't heard anything about it, but it's highly likely that you can get a mill sheet (certificate of quality) at a home improvement store as well.
In other words, this means that the cement sold at home improvement stores can be used on-site just as you would any other type of cement.
It's handy in an emergency, lol (I should be able to submit an approval request, too!)
These days, most of the traditional “hardware stores” and “general merchandise stores” we’ve known for so long are gradually being replaced by home improvement stores.
At this rate, it looks like trading companies might eventually disappear, and the industry will likely narrow down to just home improvement stores.
There might even come a time when you can buy ground anchors and retaining frames at home improvement stores, lol.
See you later.
