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TERRAFORCE is a well-known and award-winning Cape Town-based company that offers interlocking concrete blocks (earth-retaining blocks) for environmentally friendly landscape retaining walls and erosion control. Is a member of the Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) and a Level Four BBBEE Contributor.

Terraforce pioneered the hollow, reversible interlocking concrete block that is unmatched in its versatility, both in application and elevation. Suitable for commercial and residential landscape retaining walls, small or large.

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 retaining walls to geogrid reinforced earth-retaining or heavy gravity, double skin walls.

Terraforce blocks adhere to local and international standards having undergone extensive laboratory testing – based on SANS 207, BS 8006 and ASTM-D6916-18 – by professional accreditation agencies over the last 4 decades. In addition, licensed manufacturers must adhere to strict minimum specification and regular compressive strength tests as set out by Terraforce Head office, ensuring that the end user is supplied a quality product.

Maxiwall Design Software for Terraforce Walls

Maxiwall Pro upgrade:

We are happy to announce that Maxiwall Pro now includes important upgrades to ensure our users continue to optimize their workflow and remain in compliance with the most recent Design Standards.

  1. New AASHTO 2020 Simplified Design Methodology.  The new AASHTO 2020 Simplified Design methodology was recently released in the United States and represents the most up to date LRFD Methodology for MSE Walls.  Changes compared to previous versions include the use of the Coulomb Earth Pressure Theory which allows the inclusion of interface friction to reduce applied loads, and the application of Strip and Point Loading behind the Wall.
  2. Plan View Import.  The New Maxiwall allows users to import the Grading and Plan information of the Wall directly from AutoCAD using the Awall2 CAD Tool.  More information about this Tool can be found at www.ctiware.com/awall.  For those of you who do not use AutoCAD, the Awall Web Tool can be used in a similar way.  This can be found at: http://www.ctiware.com/awallweb/awallweb.php
  3. New Graphics interface.  A completely overhauled graphics interface provides clearer, more precise diagrams and images, as well as accommodating smaller screens such as laptops.

Maxiwall Pro Click here to access the software!

Please note, this is not a turnkey solution, it is essential to familiarise yourself with the step by step “how to” offered by the following tutorials: www.ctiware.com/tutorials

Design Tables for Terraforce blocks, for wall angles and heights possible:

S10 L11 L12 L13 L15 L15IT L18 L22 Terralite 4×4 Multi

Please Confirm availability of products with your local supplier.

>>  Free design software, Maxiwall Pro 

>>  Become licensee for Terraforce concrete wall blocks

>>  Terraforce recommended installers in South Africa

>>  Download our Terraforce presentation or wall finishes presentation or product catalogue

>>  Winners:  CMA Awards over the years

>>  Download technical documents & case studies

>>  Frequently asked questions: Terraforce Q&A

Please note: Most Terraforce Licensees use recycled concrete and clay bricks in the manufacture of Terraforce products.

Also note: Terraforce suppliers stock their own selection/sizes of Terraforce concrete retaining wall blocks, this means the full range of products IS NOT sold at every outlet.

Watch: Stunning Terraforce rock face walls for luxury housing in South Africa! Installed by Decorton Retaining Systems

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11/2021 – Terraforce, your growing force!

October 19th, 2021  |  Published in - Composite Walls, - Planting & Irrigation

Terraforce L11 block earth retaining walls draped by abundant creepers

Four years later, the Terraforce round face finish walls at the new Harbour Bay Mall in Simons Town, South Africa, are looking fantastic! Expertly installed by Terraforce Recommended Contractor Dassenberg Retaining Systems using the specified Terraforce L11 block these earth retaining walls are now draped by abundant creepers of many shades of green, softening and greening them very effectively. Read more »

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10/2021 – A fairy-tale garden transformation with Terraforce…

October 4th, 2021  |  Published in - Landscaping & Terracing

Terraforce walls transform a garden

Narrated by Johan van Rooyen, Prestige Landscaping & Construction, Western Cape: “This is like the Cinderella Story of the 1 out of 100 backyards everywhere.”

Blocks supplied by Terraforce licensed manufacturer, Klapmuts Concrete
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9/2021 – Storm water management on retaining walls

August 19th, 2021  |  Published in - Storm Water Control, Erosion Control

Drain outlet and Terraforce wall

Since most retaining walls are semi-impervious, which means water cannot easily pass through the wall itself, efficient drainage is crucial. When drainage goes unaddressed, hydrostatic pressure can build up behind the wall and cause damage such as bulging or cracking, or even collapse. Read more »

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8/2021 – Important Notice: Discontinuation of Maxiwall 2015

August 6th, 2021  |  Published in - Designs & Specifications

Safe wall with Maxiwall and Terrasafe

We have discontinued Maxiwall 2015 with immediate effect.

As an alternative, please use our Design Table Creator (link below) for basic calculation for single skin gravity walls. Read more »

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7/2021 – Free standing stairs made easy

July 20th, 2021  |  Published in - Stairways & Seating & Ramps

The completed steps. See step by step photo story below.

Need a neat and easy to install staircase? The Terraforce 4×4 Step block, a light, dry-stack concrete unit is ideally suited for efficient and economical steps, either in combination with the Terraforce L range blocks or for free standing staircases. Read more »

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6/2021 – Magnificent views with Terraforce

June 15th, 2021  |  Published in - Composite Walls, - Planting & Irrigation

Levelling of a property on a steep slope with Terraforce

Steep slope? No problem with Terraforce!

Purchasing property on a steep slope often leaves the owner faced with finding a safe, but also attractive way to create enough level building space for their dream home. In this case, two plots needed levelling to allow optimal space for two new luxury villas and generous gardens to be built on the slopes of Paarl Mountain, South Africa.

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5/2021 – Functional AND beautiful: retention pond delight

May 26th, 2021  |  Published in - Riverbank, Lake & Shoreline, - Storm Water Control

Visually the pond now showcases a lush, green, and peaceful setting that students and animals can enjoy alike.

During the drought in 2017, the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) Bellville Campus announced that all their existing green spaces were being irrigated with recycled water that is collected and pumped into an on-site lake. In August 2020 – to comply with City of Cape Town’s by-laws and regulations for storm-water management – this lake was extended and upgraded to increase the capacity of the existing retention pond as well as refurbish the existing outlet and inlet structures. Read more »

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4/2021 – Ethics in business begins with YOU…

April 26th, 2021  |  Published in - General News

4x4 Step block long staircase and Terraforce rock face wall

“There is no such thing as ‘business ethics’. People either have ethics or they don’t. If they do not have personal ethics, they will definitely not have ethics in business and if they have personal ethics, they will definitely have it in business too.”

Dr John C. Maxwell American author, speaker, and pastor.

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3/2021 – Extensive Terraforce retaining walls in Morocco!

March 17th, 2021  |  Published in - Composite Walls, - Slope Stabilisation

Progress with the Terraforce wall in Rabat, Morocco

Terraced Terraforce round face retaining walls for eroding slopes in a residential area situated on very steep hills in Morocco:

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2/2021 – Eco-friendly Dune rehabilitation with Terraforce

February 19th, 2021  |  Published in - Riverbank, Lake & Shoreline, - Slope Stabilisation

Nhoxani Beach, meaning 'Peaceful Place’, is a prime waterfront private housing estate on the bay of Maputo, situated on the magnificent Santa Maria peninsula, Mozambique.

Nhoxani Beach, meaning ‘Peaceful Place’, is a prime waterfront private housing estate on the bay of Maputo, situated on the magnificent Santa Maria peninsula, Mozambique. Read more »

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1/2021 – Retaining wall excellence in Spain with Terraforce

January 19th, 2021  |  Published in - Composite Walls, - Roads, Driveway & Parking, - Slope Stabilisation

Beautifully curved Terraforce block wall, Salamanca Hospital, Spain

When in mid-2020 Terraforce received the final images of a newly completed Terraforce earth retaining wall at the Salamanca Hospital, Salamanca, Spain, we were immediately struck by the technical excellence on display. Having followed the installation process step by step, this outstanding outcome is not surprising. Read more »

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12/2020 – Retaining wall excellence in the UK with Terraforce

December 7th, 2020  |  Published in - Riverbank, Lake & Shoreline, - Storm Water Control

Terraforce wall, Rock Cornwall, UK

Looking back

It’s been a tough year. Getting through hard lockdowns and building industries at standstill has been challenging, however we can thankfully announce that sales have stabilised and mostly returned to pre-lockdown levels. Some regions even presented with an increase in sales. Read more »

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