Cobble Paving Sedgefield, Sedgefield (2026)

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/

We are a Terraforce® recommended contractor for the Southern Cape Region:

Renè Lutzkie
Cell: +27 82 586 4609
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://www.cobblepave.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

We are a Terraforce® recommended contractor for the Southern Cape Region:

Renè Lutzkie
Cell: +27 82 586 4609
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://www.cobblepave.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.

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17/07/2026

Terraforce® round face walls at the Caledon Caltex petrol station, planted with vygies (Aizoaceae), creating a green boundary.

More than just a retaining structure, this wall doubles as a green belt - softening the hard edges of a busy roadside stop and turning a functional boundary into a living, colourful feature. The vygies thrive in the engineered growing medium within the Terraforce Retaining Walls® blocks, requiring minimal water while adding seasonal bursts of colour and helping to bind and stabilise the soil naturally.

It's a great example of how retaining walls can do double duty: providing structural support while contributing to greener, more attractive urban and roadside spaces.

We are a Terraforce® recommended contractor for the Southern Cape Region:

Renè Lutzkie
Cell: +27 82 586 4609
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://www.cobblepave.co.za

15/07/2026

Spotted: A striking example of engineered slope stabilisation in the Western Cape!

This Terraforce Retaining Walls® round face retaining wall is hard at work providing cut slope erosion control and stabilisation at the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Environment in Gansbaai, Western Cape, South Africa.

Cut slopes are particularly vulnerable to erosion and instability, especially in coastal environments exposed to wind and rain. The Terraforce® round face block system offers both the structural strength to hold back the slope and a natural aesthetic that complements the surrounding landscape.

Another example of Terraforce® solving real-world stabilisation challenges, one wall at a time.

08/07/2026

A Hospital Shaped by Its Landscape: Terraforce Retaining Walls® at Mediclinic Stellenbosch

The new Mediclinic Stellenbosch building site along the R44 dropped six metres from mountainside to road, and instead of fighting that slope, the design worked with it. Terraforce® held back the bank along the natural gradient, cutting the excavation needed for the basement and opening up natural light for the co-located day clinic.

The site came with its own set of rules. Nearby Brandwacht House, a local heritage landmark, shaped the build lines to keep the historic house visible from the road, while 50 and 100-year flood lines and clay soil conditions decided exactly where the building could sit. Terraforce® gave the design the flexibility to work within all of it, curving the wall along the natural contour instead of cutting hard lines into the slope.

There's a sustainability story here too. Groundwater on site is earmarked for irrigation and toilet flushing, and the building's north-south orientation maximises daylight into public spaces while limiting heat gain, so only the east and west elevations needed additional screening. On the west facade, that screening echoes the trees along the nearby river, tying the building back into its landscape.

Architect Jonck sums up the philosophy simply: the design lets Mother Nature flow through the building. Wide windows framing the Hottentots Holland mountains complete the effect, giving patients a view associated with easier recovery.

Terraforce® was part of making that connection between building and landscape possible.

We are a Terraforce® recommended contractor for the Southern Cape Region:

Renè Lutzkie
Cell: +27 82 586 4609
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://www.cobblepave.co.za

26/06/2026

Terracrete™: Designed for Stormwater Control

Terracrete™ is Terraforce®'s permeable interlocking concrete paver, designed to let rainwater soak straight back into the ground instead of running off into stormwater systems. Its surface is 40% open, more than double the openness of standard paving with widened joints, so water passes through more easily, and, if grassed, roots take hold and lock the surface together even more. Vegetation also increases surface roughness and friction, which slows the velocity of water moving across the surface compared to a smooth, sealed pavement.

It's proven itself across very different settings. In the Garden Route, a stormwater channel between residences in Mossel Bay manages runoff without erosion challenges, while grass growth further improves water absorption and stability through the root system that locks the surface together. At Vlakkeland near Paarl, South Africa, over 79,000 Terracrete™ blocks line a stormwater channel protecting a low-cost housing estate. Filled with bio-charcoal and mushroom spores to absorb and recharge pollutants, the blocks were planted with water-purifying species, part of a system feeding into the Berg River. And in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Terracrete™ blocks are being installed by newly licensed manufacturer CMMA SARL at a solar plant, forming a U-shaped channel for stormwater management.

With proper design and installation, Terracrete™ turns stormwater control from a legal requirement into a genuinely sustainable surface.

Read the full story: https://www.terraforce.com/6-2026-terracrete-designed-for-stormwater-control/

We are a Terraforce® recommended contractor for the Southern Cape Region:

Renè Lutzkie
Cell: +27 82 586 4609
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://www.cobblepave.co.za

22/06/2026

Sneak Peek: Terraforce Retaining Walls® on Site at South Africa's First Club Med

The Terraforce® team recently joined Jody Raju, Director of Interlock Retaining Systems & Maintenance, for a site visit at the brand-new Club Med Tinley Manor on KwaZulu-Natal's Dolphin Coast. It's exciting to see Terraforce® playing a role in one of the largest hospitality developments South Africa has seen in decades.

Terraforce® L13 blocks, supplied by licensed manufacturer Corobrik in Durban, were chosen to stabilise the steep slopes between the hotel buildings. The round face finish was specifically selected to support planting, turning what could have been stark concrete walls into green, textured living surfaces.

Club Med Tinley Manor is the first Club Med resort in South Africa and in sub-Saharan Africa, with over R2.1 billion invested and 411 rooms. The resort sits on a 32-hectare site that was once a sugarcane plantation, now being transformed into a sanctuary flanked by estuaries, wetlands and dune forests. It's also the first Club Med globally to combine a beach property with a dedicated safari lodge in a single dual-destination concept. Doors are set to open on 4 July 2026.

We are a Terraforce® recommended contractor for the Southern Cape Region:

Renè Lutzkie
Cell: +27 82 586 4609
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://www.cobblepave.co.za

19/06/2026

Bring Your Retaining Wall Vision to Life with Terraforce®

From slope stabilization on coastal resorts to multi-terrace landscaping in urban developments, the Terraforce® team has spent decades helping engineers, architects and contractors solve some of South Africa's most challenging retaining wall projects.

Whether the project calls for structural strength, a green and textured finish, or a design that works with steep or unstable terrain, the Terraforce® team is ready to help.

Need Terraforce® wall design assistance?

Contact [email protected] and let the team help you achieve your retaining wall dreams.

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