03/12/2024
From Dreams to Seats: Beaumont Primary's Terraforce Transformation, 20 years ago!
Every school needs appropriate mass seating facilities, and with this in the L11 and 4x4 Terraforce blocks were used to design and install a large, but cost-effective pavilion at the Beaumont Primary School.
Capable of seating all 1000 students at once, this project brings to fruition the school’s long-time dream, as noted by Gordon Redell, headmaster of the school, in a letter of thanks to the installing companies: “after many years of waiting for our dream to be realised, we finally have excellent seating facilities in front of our school.”
On the roadside of the installation a vertical wall -- with cement stabilised backfill -- was installed to raise the level by 1.2m, allowing extra three rows of seating over a distance of 70m. Two sets of stairs, designed with Terraforce 4x4 blocks, run from field level to the top of the pavilion and down the back to road level, creating access from both levels.
The impetus behind the project was to create a functional and robust, yet aesthetically pleasing seating arrangement, and Terraforce products where ideally suited for this purpose, complimenting the area in a far better way than the original concrete seating facility.
More on the block: https://www.terraforce.com/product/4x4-step-block/
Blocks supplied by Western Cape Terraforce licensed manufacturer, Klapmuts Concrete
Terraforce® recommended contractors for the Western Cape:
Cape Retaining Systems
Johan van Wyk
Tel: 021 8755130
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.caperetainingsystems.co.za
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
