2/2025 – CMA Digital Awards for Excellence 2024

Terraforce rock face wall Silicon Oasis

We are proud to announce that Terraforce won two awards at the 2024 Concrete Manufacturers Association’s (CMA) Digital Awards. Open to all CMA members, this year’s competition attracted 34 entries including two international projects. Such was the overall quality of the submissions that each of the competition’s 15 entry categories attracted a winner. Terraforce wins…

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1/2025 – BEST TERRAFORCE PROJECT, 2024

Best Projects 2024 winners The exceptional craftsmanship and innovative spirit of Terraforce’s global network shone brightly in 2024, culminating in our “Best Terraforce Project of the Year” Awards, that are now in their third year. From elegant residential retaining walls to ambitious commercial developments, our licensed partners, contractors, and suppliers demonstrated remarkable skill in transforming…

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3/2024 – Terraforce: A South African legacy, now female owned

Terraforce, a 45-year-old family legacy

Celebrating 45 years of family legacy and retaining wall excellence. Carving out their own path, while honouring a family legacy that spans over four decades, Elgin Rust and Karin Johns (née Rust) are taking over the reins of the retaining wall business conceived 45 years ago by their father, Holger Rust. The dynamic duo is…

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1/2024 – BEST TERRAFORCE PROJECT OF THE YEAR

With slopes of up to 12m high which included soft rock outcrop, creating a “soft” interface required the use of an undulating retaining system – Terraforce – combining access, planting and stormwater management.

In December 2023, after careful consideration, we selected the 2023 “Best Terraforce Project of the Year” Awards to recognise the excellent workmanship and manufacturing standards of our licensed partners, recommended contractors and other service suppliers. For 2023 we chose as our winner a Terraforce retaining wall design by KCE Consulting Engineers, Installed by Decorton Retaining…

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12/2023 – Terraforce Announces the Launch of New Website

Website upgrade Terraforce®, a leading licensor of modular earth retaining and erosion control systems, based in South Africa and operating internationally, is pleased to announce the launch of its new website. The revamped website offers a clear and comprehensive user experience, highlighting the company’s commitment to providing quality and innovative retaining blocks and wall solutions…

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4/2023 – Best Terraforce Project of the Year

Beautifull landscaping finishes off the site

In 2021 Terraforce started the “Best Terraforce Project of the Year” Awards to recognise the excellent workmanship and manufacturing standards of our licensed partners and clients, highlighting the one that impressed us the most.

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8/2022 – The efficiency of Terracrete permeable pavers

Terraforce delves into Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavers (PICP) systems early on The trend to counter the exponential growth of sealed trafficable surfaces in urban areas started to take root around 1980, possibly even a few years earlier. Research on that subject was conducted by R. Masters and M. Singer 1982, Berlin Waterworks 1984, S.Borgwardt 1993,…

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6/2022 – Download Terraforce Design Guide 2022 now!

Terraforce Design Guide 2022

Access to the new Design Guide is now open! We apologise for the wait due to technical issues. Please click on the link here: http://designguide.terraforce.com/register/ to view the guides online or to download your free copy, pending agreement to our terms and conditions.

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4/2022 – The Many Faces of Terraforce!

The Terraforce retaining system offers a series of hollow core concrete blocks which are lightweight for easy delivery, handling, and installation, yet heavy in mass when filled with soil, gravel, or concrete.

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