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/
Selected Terraforce® products are manufactured under license by Smart Pave Namibia, Namibia:
Deckert Kriessbach
Tel: + 264 61 239800
Cell: 081 127 7571
Email: [email protected]
We also offer installation services.
Terraforce® recommended contractor for Namibia:
Unique Construction - Namibia
Chris Schutte
Tel: +264 81 488 2445
Cell: +264 81 284 8778
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.unique.com.na