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
Selected Terraforce® products are manufactured under license by Corobrik, KwaZulu Natal:
Corobrik Durban
Chris Mungle
Tel: +27 31 560 3111
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.corobrik.co.za
Corobrik Pietermaritzburg
Michael Ngcobo
Tel: +27 33 397 0949
Cell: 0832698920
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.corobrik.co.za
Terraforce@ recommended contractors for the KwaZulu Natal Region:
Scallies Retaining walls cc
Phillip Dryer
Cell: +27 82 465 0425
Email: [email protected]
BRW Projects
Ben van Schalkwyk
Cell: +27 78 286 3573
Email: [email protected]
I.C Paving & Walling
Casey Rommers
Tel: +27 31 266 8184
Cell: +27 82 444 6585
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.icpaving.co.za
Interlock Retaining Systems & Maintenance
Contact: Jody Raju
Service Area: Greater Durban
Phone: +27 31 262 6208
Mobile Phone: +27 061 925 9754
Email: [email protected]