NEW ENGEN STATION Curved walls enhance

Client: Engen

Consulting engineer: BVi Consulting Engineers

Main contractor: Ruwacon

Landscaping: Landscape Garden Co.

Terraforce block supplier: Brick Solutions

Terraforce block manufacturer: Klapmuts Concrete

The use of Terraforce smooth face concrete retaining wall blocks has provided a landscaping and structural solution for Engen’s recently commissioned Engen fill-up station and Quick Shop in Worcester, Western Cape.

Two long retaining walls were needed to support the cut and fill slopes on-site, with BVi Consulting Engineers specifying the extensively tested and proven Terraforce block system. This was expertly installed by Ruwacon, under the watchful eye of Pierre Coetzee, construction manager.

Says Coetzee: “A total of 12 160 L11 Terraforce blocks were installed, in combination with a stormwater conveyance and retention system to be used for irrigation of the water-wise planting in the blocks and elsewhere on-site. Also, the lower wall was designed as a double-skin installation to handle the expected heavy traffic loads above.”

The new Engen station was officially launched on 3 April 2023 and, once the planting by Landscape Garden Co. is well established, the walls will blend effectively into the surrounding environment.