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Klapmuts Concrete and Cape Retaining Systems have obtained the various licenses for marketing retaining wall products.

The technical staff from CRS can advise the customer what is the most economical retaining block as well as the best suited retaining blocks for specific retaining problems. CRS offers services of selected approved retaining wall contractors for professional quotations and installations of retaining blocks. By using these recommended contractors the public has peace of mind that his or her contrac

t will be carried out professionally as recommended by the original licensee of that particular product used, and that the contractor will give a proper guarantee for any come backs that could occur. All the recommended contractors have a minimum of ten years experience in the retaining wall field. CRS can also offer the services of advising the client the best preliminary / cost effective wall design at no cost. Once the most effective design is obtained CRS would recommend an approved engineer to carry out the design of retaining wall on your site for submission to local Municipality, the cost of this work could be for the client. For more info please contact us, we will be happy to answer any questions you might have.

02/09/2026

Ten luxury homes. One challenge: steep, heavily contoured ground in Bishopscourt, Western Cape, South Africa.

For the Exeter Estate development by KingsHill Group, The Keep and New Land Developments, raised building platforms were needed to carve out space for tennis courts, lap pools, steam rooms, w**e cellars and multi-car garages on each 650 to 800 m² erf.

The solution was Terraforce Retaining Walls® L12 blocks in charcoal, round face out, stacked in three 2m terraces at 70-degree angles. The round face left room for topsoil, allowing ten indigenous ground creeper species to be planted along the walls by Alan Dawson Gardens.

Blocks were supplied by Terraforce® licensed manufacturer Klapmuts Concrete / Cape Retaining Systems. A total of 30 000 L12 blocks were installed on site by Retaining Systems, their first project using the L12 in charcoal with a round face finish.

Decorton Retaining Systems
Northern Suburbs: S P Van Blerk – 083 229 9842
Southern Suburbs: Jeremy Leighton – 083 226 4355
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.decorton.co.za

Subsoil and sand drainage layers run behind every cut embankment, with the bottom third of each wall concrete-filled and the larger walls geogrid reinforced, as specified by consulting engineer Dennis Belter of Gadomski Consulting Engineers.

28/08/2026

Sneak peek: Terracing a mountainside in eZulwini, Eswatini

High up on the mountainside above eZulwini, Eswatini, Terraforce Retaining Walls® round face retaining walls are holding back some of the highest cut slopes the system has tackled to date. Built for the new International Convention Centre and five-star hotel and resort, the tiered walls reach up to 26m in height, with EFS Construction, a Terraforce® licensed manufacturer and recommended contractor, supplying and installing over 267 000 blocks across the site.

Seedling pockets built into the concrete infill mean the walls were never meant to stay bare. Years on, palms, agaves and flowering shrubs have taken hold across the tiers, with the scalloped block lines still visible beneath the growth, tying the structure back into the surrounding hillside.

The full story on this landmark stabilisation project is coming soon!

Cape Retaining Systems is Terraforce® licensed manufacturer, Cape Peninsula region:

Johan van Wyk
Tel: 021 8755130
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.caperetainingsystems.co.za

Terraforce® recommended contractors for Cape Retaining Systems:

Dassenberg Retaining Systems
Georg Brand
Tel: +27 21 987 2233
Cell: +27 82 558 2639
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.dassenberg.co.za

Decorton Retaining Systems
Northern Suburbs: S P Van Blerk – 083 229 9842
Southern Suburbs: Jeremy Leighton – 083 226 4355
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.decorton.co.za

25/08/2026

Terraforce Retaining Walls® 4x4 Step blocks were used to construct this staircase at The Regal Rose Spa in Durbanville, Western Cape. L12 blocks, flanking the stairs, form the retaining walls on either side, tying the entrance, planting beds, and pathway into a single cohesive design.

Blocks supplied by Terraforce®'s licensed manufacturer, Klapmuts Concrete / Cape Retaining Systems.

For more on the 4x4 Step block: https://www.terraforce.com/product/4x4-step-block/

21/08/2026

Terraforce Retaining Walls® Standard round face blocks were used to build this retaining wall in Citrusdal, Western Cape. The scalloped face gives the wall texture and softens its look along the boundary, in keeping with the rocky terrain nearby. The blocks' earthy tone works well with the patio's timber furniture and potted aloes and dracaenas, so the wall fits naturally into the backyard rather than standing out.

The result is a retaining wall that also works as a landscaping feature — functional, low-maintenance, and well suited to the space.

Blocks supplied by Terraforce® licensed manufacturer, Klapmuts Concrete / Cape Retaining Systems.

Cape Retaining Systems is Terraforce® licensed manufacturer, Cape Peninsula region:

Johan van Wyk
Tel: 021 8755130
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.caperetainingsystems.co.za

Terraforce® recommended contractors for Cape Retaining Systems:

Dassenberg Retaining Systems
Georg Brand
Tel: +27 21 987 2233
Cell: +27 82 558 2639
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.dassenberg.co.za

Decorton Retaining Systems
Northern Suburbs: S P Van Blerk – 083 229 9842
Southern Suburbs: Jeremy Leighton – 083 226 4355
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.decorton.co.za

19/08/2026

Service Road, Club Med Tinley Manor, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Club Med Tinley Manor is the first Club Med resort in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, and sustainability was a key consideration throughout the development. This short service track, providing access to the resort's back-of-house services, follows a sloped and curving route, and was surfaced with Terraforce Retaining Walls® Terracrete™ permeable pavers, allowing rainwater to filter naturally into the ground rather than run off, for an eco-friendly and flexible surfacing solution well suited to the track's changing gradient and alignment.

The blocks were supplied by TFSD Concrete Products, Terraforce®'s licensed manufacturer based in KuGompo, South Africa, with installation carried out by R&B Civils.

Terraforce® and Terracrete™ are registered trademarks.

Cape Retaining Systems is Terraforce® licensed manufacturer, Cape Peninsula region:

Johan van Wyk
Tel: 021 8755130
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.caperetainingsystems.co.za

Terraforce® recommended contractors for Cape Retaining Systems:

Dassenberg Retaining Systems
Georg Brand
Tel: +27 21 987 2233
Cell: +27 82 558 2639
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.dassenberg.co.za

Decorton Retaining Systems
Northern Suburbs: S P Van Blerk – 083 229 9842
Southern Suburbs: Jeremy Leighton – 083 226 4355
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.decorton.co.za

13/08/2026

Building Roads That Bring Communities Together: Terracrete™ in Rural Eswatini

Elgin Rust and Karin Rust from the Terraforce Retaining Walls® head office in Cape Town, South Africa, recently visited rural community roads in Ezulwini with Michael Toepfer, a Terraforce® licensed manufacturer and recommended contractor in Eswatini. The roads were paved with Terraforce®'s permeable paver Terracrete™, expertly installed by Michael and his competent team, and they show exactly why it's suited to steep, off-the-beaten-track access routes.

Before the blocks went down, the roads were graded into a trapezoidal shape for self-draining runoff, then finished with a 100mm G6 base layer. On very steep sections, whaler strips (diagonal strips of concrete-filled Terracrete™ blocks) were added for extra support, anchoring the paving where the gradient demanded it. Approximately 1.5km of road has so far been completed and successfully weathered traffic and storms over the past few years.

Once laid, the blocks provide a flexible lining that can accommodate some ground movement, and the large openings, covering 40% of the surface area, allow rainwater to drain straight through rather than run off. On site, you can already see grass and vegetation taking hold in the joints, helping root the paving into the subbase as the road settles.

For communities living on steep slopes and away from paved infrastructure, that combination of solid groundwork, permeability, and flexibility makes a lasting difference to everyday access, safer trips to school, easier deliveries, and homes that stay connected to the world beyond the hill.

Blocks manufactured and installed by Terraforce® licensed manufacturer, EFS Construction.

For more information on the block: https://www.terraforce.com/product-category/terracrete/

Cape Retaining Systems is Terraforce® licensed manufacturer, Cape Peninsula region:

Johan van Wyk
Tel: 021 8755130
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.caperetainingsystems.co.za

Terraforce® recommended contractors for Cape Retaining Systems:

Dassenberg Retaining Systems
Georg Brand
Tel: +27 21 987 2233
Cell: +27 82 558 2639
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.dassenberg.co.za

Decorton Retaining Systems
Northern Suburbs: S P Van Blerk – 083 229 9842
Southern Suburbs: Jeremy Leighton – 083 226 4355
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.decorton.co.za

11/08/2026

This Women's Day, Terraforce Retaining Walls® celebrates its directors, Elgin Rust and Karin Johns, who visit sites across the country and internationally, to get hands on wherever needed. From walking a wall installation to checking progress on the ground, their involvement keeps projects moving in the right direction.

Terraforce® is proud to have this kind of leadership behind its projects across South Africa and beyond.

05/08/2026

Terraforce® Retaining Walls Support Access Road at ESCCOM, Eswatini

An S-shaped access road and parking area behind the new ESCCOM head office in Ezulwini, Eswatini, called for a retaining solution that could handle steep cut slopes of 70 to 75 degrees. Terraforce® was selected over a gabion alternative for being both aesthetically more pleasing and structurally more sound.

The project made use of Terraforce® L12 Rock face blocks across 890 square metres, totalling 10,600 blocks, with a further 224 square metres of base blocks built in situ below ground using 2,600 blocks. Walls were constructed as a single-skin, concrete-reinforced system up to 2m in height, transitioning to keyed sections beyond that point, with soilcrete (a 3% soil-stabilised concrete mix) used wet within the blocks.

Groundwater veins on site presented a construction challenge, requiring careful management throughout the build. Construction ran from September 2022 to November 2023.

Bongumusa Magutshwa, facilities manager, expressed that the client was very happy with the completed result: "We love the rock face finish chosen and how the walls add to the overall aesthetics of the building and surrounds."

As Terraforce®'s licensed manufacturer in Eswatini, EFS Construction supplied the blocks, and as the brand's recommended contractor, also carried out the installation.

Project Team
Client: Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology
Engineer: Eswatini Consulting Engineers
Main Contractor: Construction Associates / CS
Sub-Contractor: EFS Construction

Cape Retaining Systems is Terraforce® licensed manufacturer, Cape Peninsula region:

Johan van Wyk
Tel: 021 8755130
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.caperetainingsystems.co.za

Terraforce® recommended contractors for Cape Retaining Systems:

Dassenberg Retaining Systems
Georg Brand
Tel: +27 21 987 2233
Cell: +27 82 558 2639
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.dassenberg.co.za

Decorton Retaining Systems
Northern Suburbs: S P Van Blerk – 083 229 9842
Southern Suburbs: Jeremy Leighton – 083 226 4355
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.decorton.co.za

31/07/2026

Terraforce® shares insights and connects with industry professionals at the InnovateX CPD event, held at the Houghton Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa. A successful day of engagement, learning and networking with fellow professionals in the built environment sector.

21/07/2026

Terraforce Retaining Walls® blocks offer a distinct advantage over other retaining systems: they are available in three finishes, are hollow and therefore fully plantable, and their shape allows wall designs to incorporate sharp or gentle curves that easily follow any slope's natural contours.

Making full use of these features, TD Contractors in Esperance, Western Australia installed Terraforce® L11 blocks in charcoal, rock face finish facing outwards, with a central curvature and three partly feathered terraces. The result is a gorgeous backdrop for a lush green lawn and a paved firepit cove.

Steps leading to the first terrace were built directly into the wall design, also using L range blocks, tying the whole structure together seamlessly. Blocks supplied by Terraforce® licensed manufacturer by The Block Makers, Western Australia.

Cape Retaining Systems is Terraforce® licensed manufacturer, Cape Peninsula region:

Johan van Wyk
Tel: 021 8755130
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.caperetainingsystems.co.za

Terraforce® recommended contractors for Cape Retaining Systems:

Dassenberg Retaining Systems
Georg Brand
Tel: +27 21 987 2233
Cell: +27 82 558 2639
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.dassenberg.co.za

Decorton Retaining Systems
Northern Suburbs: S P Van Blerk – 083 229 9842
Southern Suburbs: Jeremy Leighton – 083 226 4355
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.decorton.co.za

Address

Old Paarl Road
Klapmuts
7625

Website

http://www.caperetainingsystems.co.za/

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