TERRAFORCE is a well-known and award-winning Cape Town-based company that offers interlocking concrete blocks (earth-retaining blocks) for environmental landscaping and concrete retaining walls. Most Terraforce Licensees use recycled concrete and clay bricks in the manufacture of Terraforce products. The wide range of plantable retaining wall blocks is tailored to create environmentally friendly domestic or industrial installations and to support sustainable development in soil stabilisation. Walls can range from light gravity walls to geogrid reinforced earth-retaining or heavy gravity, double skin walls.

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Concrete Solutions for Earth Retaining and Erosion Control®
Rainwater harvested into a waterway lined by Terraforce blocks
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TERRAFORCE is a well-known and award-winning company that offers hollow
core, interlocking concrete blocks for “living” earth retaining walls:
land reclamation erosion control sea shore protection river and stream
erosion control garden landscaping cut slope stabilization noise and
blast barriers and much more.
What is Terraforce and what is it used for?
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Terraforce retaining blocks are incredibly versatile. Design options vary
from creating a round face wall, rock face wall, fully planted wall, vertical
wall, sloped wall or curved wall.
TERRAFORCE blocks are all:
Mortaless and fully interlocking; unique horizontal interlock
Plantable and permeable – environmentally friendly
Available in different colours and textures
Easy to handle and transport
Reversible for different finishes
Why use the Terraforce retaining wall system?
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Above all, the walls are GREEN...
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The possibilities are endless:
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TERRAFORCE Concrete Retaining Blocks (CRB) are factory made hollow
units of uniform strength and dimensions. They have been substantially
tested and analyzed under field and laboratory conditions and are
manufactured under licensee by reputable manufacturers on five continents.
Please note: When building composite walls of any significant height, it is of
crucial importance to consult with an experienced engineer. International law
is very strict on these matters, stating that a wall can be built to a height of
1.2m without consulting an engineer, yet any steeper and especially load
carrying walls must be designed by a qualified engineer, EVEN if only 1.2m
high.
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Load carrying walls must be designed by a qualified engineer

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There are four Terraforce systems available:
1. The “L16” earth retaining and landscaping block
2. The 4x4 Multi Step block for stairs/seating/arenas
3. The Terrafix block for slope/embankment stabilisation
4. The Terracrete block for paving of channels/roads/parking
Products available: (CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL SUPPLIER)
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The products are produced on 4 continents:
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Call Terraforce directly: +021 465 1907or email Karin: karin@terraforce.com or
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Palm Jumeirah, sea shore protection and stairways, 2 million blocks used:
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Plants are doing well in the harsh climate...
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Two interchanges in Dubai, without planting:
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Qatar, clover leaf interchange retaining wall with planting:
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Says Simon Knutton, owner and engineer at Knutton Consulting on
specifying Terraforce L16 blocks and Terraforce 4×4 Multi Step blocks for 3
clover leaf interchanges in Qatar:
“Due to the four loops at each interchange being different the Client requested
that each interchange design be unique. The challenge was to be creative,
functional (for maintenance), keep aesthetic appeal and to maintain the
structural integrity required.
This kind of variation could not have been achieved with the precast walls
originally proposed. As a result, the walls showcase the remarkable design
flexibility that is possible with a Terraforce block, by alternating between a
flush, round or rock face finish, varied setbacks for a featuresque appearance,
integrated steps and good plant cover.”
What the experts say about Terraforce:
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The blocks have proven themselves for sea shore protection works
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This beach at time erodes right down to foundation level
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Sea shore erosion control: design example
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Beach side retaining walls and 4x4 Multi Steps at Durat Al Bahrain:
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Terracrete hard lawn pavers make excellent eco-surfaces:
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Current beach front project at the Ajman beachfront, Terraforce L16/4x4 Multi
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The project: large, composite retaining wall with features and seating
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Foundation is laid 1.3m under mean sea level, most of the wall will be below sand
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View from the top of the hotel, showing the contours of the Terraforce wall
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From the layer of ochre blocks, the wall will be visible, the rest is covered by beach
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Views of the site during various stages of construction:
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The start of step and seating level of the retaining wall above beach level
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