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With an international history dating from 1879, Maccaferri have extensive records and case histories of successful projects.

A selection of published case histories are included on this site whilst others of more specialised interest are available on request.

If there is a particular application for which you would like more historical information, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will endeavour to help you.

Retaining Structures

Buchananas Drain Pinjarra-Mass Gravity Walls, WA - (461KB, PDF)
Murchison East Deviation-Terramesh Wall, VIC - (528KB, PDF)
Waverton Park Redevelopment-Free Standing Wall, NSW - (159KB, PDF)
Svarmisk Resort & Spa-Mass Gravity Walls, NSW - (177KB, PDF)
Fairfield Cycleway-Mass Gravity Walls, NSW - (128KB, PDF)
Eden Gardens Garden Centre-Reinforced Soil Walls, NSW - (163KB, PDF) 
Dendrobium Mine-Mass Gravity Walls, NSW - (80KB, PDF)
Cooper Street-Mass Gravity Walls, VIC - (150KB, PDF)
Canley Vale Rail Embankment-Gabion Wall, NSW - (439KB, PDF)
Lidcombe Rail Embankment-Gabion Wall, NSW - (426KB, PDF)
Coalcliff-Gabion Wall, NSW - (434KB, PDF)
Day Street-Prefilled Gabion Wall, NSW - (521KB, PDF)
Cronulla Business Park-Gabion Wall, NSW - (420KB, PDF)

Buderim-Segmental Block Wall, QLD - (118KB, PDF)

Greystanes East Industrial Park-Segmental Block Wall, NSW - (130KB, PDF)
Lilla Road-Segmental Block Wall, NSW - (107KB, PDF)
Tempe Tip Remediation-Reinforced Soil Wall, NSW - (346KB, PDF)
Slacks Creek-Reinforced Soil Wall, NSW - (145KB,PDF)

 

SLOPE REINFORCEMENT

Bayview-Wrap Around Face, S.QLD - (192KB, PDF)
A2/A282 Junction Improvements-Green Terramesh, International-UK - (173KB, PDF)

 

Hydraulic Structures 

Bonogin-Channel Lining, QLD - (2824KB, PDF)
Cobbler Creek-Soil Reinforced Wing Walls, SA - (638KB, PDF)
Hail Creek-Weirs & Drop Structures, QLD - (239KB, PDF)
Capalaba-Detention Basin, QLD - (139KB, PDF)
Ballimore-Weirs & Drop Structures, NSW - (149KB, PDF)
Armidale-Dams & Spillway, NSW - (423KB, PDF)
Mugga Lane-Channel Lining, ACT - (501KB, PDF)
Lake Eppalock-Drop Structures, VIC - (374KB, PDF)
Lake Alexandra-Sack Gabions & Gabion Wall, NSW - (444KB, PDF)
Pallamallawa-Gabion Wall & Prefilled Reno Mattresses, NSW - (493KB, PDF)
Mt Leyshon-Spine Drain Gabion Weirs, QLD - (366KB, PDF)
Bridgeway Hotel-Terramesh Wall, SA - (466KB, PDF)
Flemington Race Course-Terramesh Bund Wall, VIC - (550KB, PDF)
Mt Barker Wastewater Treatment Plant-Free Standing Gabions, SA - (352KB, PDF)
Tulear Flood Protection-Groynes, International-S.Africa - (83KB, PDF)

 

LATERAL SUPPORT

Helderkruin - Soil Nails & Gabion Revetment-International, South Africa - (781KB, PDF)

 

ROADS & RAILWAYS

Dendrobium Mine-Mass Gravity Walls, NSW - (80KB, PDF)
Canley Vale Rail Embankment-Gabion Wall, NSW - (439KB, PDF)
Lidcombe Rail Embankment-Gabion Wall, NSW - (426KB, PDF)
Coalcliff-Gabion Wall, NSW - (434KB, PDF)
Day Street-Prefilled Gabion Wall, NSW - (521KB, PDF)

 

MINING

Mine Hopper Wall-Terramesh® System Wall, QLD - (532KB, PDF)
Mittagong Sands-11m High Terramesh® System Tip Wall, NSW - (351KB, PDF)

Hall Quarry-Dump/Tip Wall, ACT - (272KB, PDF)

Schmidt Basalt Quarry-Terramesh® System Wall, NSW - (336KB, PDF)
Marikana Platinum Mine-22.5m High Terramesh® System Tip Wall, International-S.Africa - (392KB, PDF)    
Potgietersrus Platinum Mine Wall, International-S.Africa - (178KB, PDF)
Tailing Dam, Peru - (188KB, PDF)

 

Rockfall PROTECTION

Valley Lake Development-Rockfall Netting, VIC - (666KB. PDF)
Gorge Road-Flexible Rockfall Barrier, SA - (479KB, PDF)
Newlands Mine-Drapery System, N.QLD - (328KB, PDF)
Scotts Head-Steelgrid Drapery System, NSW - (458KB, PDF)
Greenhill Quarry-Rockfall Barrier, SA - (361KB, PDF)
Connors Range, Goonyella Railway-Rockfall Barrier, QLD - (779KB, PDF)
Lawrence Hargrave Drive-Drapery & Catch Fence, NSW - (383KB, PDF)
Chapmans Peak-Rockfall Barriers, International-S.Africa - (103KB, PDF)

 

Architectural & landscaping

CSU School of Dentistry-Gabion Wall, NSW - (1130KB, PDF)
Eden Gardens Garden Centre-Reinforced Soil Walls, NSW - (163KB, PDF)
Waverton Park Redevelopment-Free Standing Gabion Walls, NSW - (159KB, PDF)
Roberts McCubbin Primary School-Gabion "Rock Banks", VIC - (431KB, PDF)
Paramount Industrial Estate-Free Standing Gabion Walls, VIC - (330KB, PDF)
Olwazini Centre-Gabion Cladding, International-S.Africa - (284KB, PDF)
Huhugam Heritage Centre-Mechanically Stabilised Earth Walls, International-USA - (293KB, PDF)       

 

NOISE BARRIERS

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MARINAS

 Thesen Islands-Marina, International-S.Africa - (103KB, PDF)
 Port Alfred-Marina, International-S.Africa - (186KB, PDF)

 

COASTAL PROTECTION

Cap Malheureux-Sea Wall, International-Mauritius - (47KB, PDF)
Port Soyo-Shoreline Protection, International-Angola - (81KB, PDF)
Cebu City-Coastal Protection, International-Philippines - (488KB, PDF)

 

PAVEMENTS

Roundabout-Enkagrid TRC, International-Argentina - (424KB, PDF) (Courtesy of Colbond)
Container Terminal-Enkagrid TRC, International-Israel - (644KB, PDF) (Courtesy of Colbond)
Container Terminal-Enkagrid TRC, International-South Africa - (287KB, PDF) (Courtesy of Colbond)
Kuala Lumpur International Airport-Enka®Tex - (451KB, PDF) (Courtesy of Colbond)
Bangkok International Airport-Enka®Tex - (690KB, PDF) (Courtesy of Colbond)
A10 Highway, Berlin-Enka®Tex - International-Germany - (450KB, PDF) (Courtesy of Colbond)

 

GEOTEXTILES

Greystanes Estate-Geotextiles, NSW - (431KB, PDF)
Port of Brisbane-Geotextiles for Basal Reinforcement, QLD - (215KB, PDF)

 

BASAL REINFORCEMENT

 Port of Brisbane Expansion-Basal Reinforcement, QLD - (216KB, PDF)

 

EROSION PROTECTION

Mt Crosby-Batter Protection, QLD - (513KB, PDF)
Yelgun to Chinderah-Batter Protection, NSW - (184KB, PDF)
Sunderland Cliff Face-Erosion Protection, International-UK - (582KB, PDF)
Haddiscoe Island-Erosion Protection, International-UK - (727KB, PDF)
Boscastle Flood Defences-Erosion Protection, International-UK - (287KB, PDF)
Karapiro-Erosion Protection, International-NZ - (140KB, PDF)

 

Sediment Control

Lady Robinson's Beach-Flotation Curtain, NSW - (122KB, PDF)

 

Drainage

Westpoint Shopping Centre-Sub Surface Drainage, NSW - (142KB, PDF)
Manurewa Trunkmain-Drainage System, International-NZ - (212KB. PDF)

 

Sludge Dewatering

Kemps Creek-Sludge Dewatering, NSW - (252KB, PDF)

 

CONCRETE STRUCTURES

Desalination Plant-Wirand Fibres, SA - (1037KB, PDF)

 

published editorials

East Maitland Railway-Gabion Retaining Wall, NSW - March 2008 (464KB, PDF)
Flemington Race Course-7.5km Gabion Wall, VIC - Dec. 2007 (95KB, PDF)
Sydney Olympic Park-Terramesh® Retaining Wall, NSW - Nov. 1994 (934KB, PDF)
Cobblers Creek-Reinforced Terramesh® Wing Walls, SA - Sept. 1989 (879KB, PDF)
Lawrence Hargrave Road-Gabion Retaining Wall,NSW - March 1989 (842KB, PDF)
Great Ocean Road-Terramesh Retaining Wall, VIC - Sept. 1988  (780KB, PDF)

 

INSTALLATION VIDEOS

Maccaferri Sack Gabions Filling Video

INSTALLATION VIDEOS

Maccaferri Sack Gabions Installation Video

The CCF Earth Awards 2008

National Finalists in Category 1 was Adciv Pty Ltd on their project Sellicks Creek Environmental Rehabilitation, S. Australia where we supplied various gabions for this project.

View the video by following the link - http://www.civilcontractors.com/EarthAwards/Content.aspx?pid=1109
Forward to 4 mins 11 sec. - video clip 4)