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March 20th 2026 • Posted in: Alfabloc, L-bloc, Retaining Walls, Shuttabloc, Waste & Recycling

Why ground fixing retaining walls is best practice in waste and recycling

In waste and recycling facilities, retaining walls are not passive structures. They are working assets that form bays, push walls, fire breaks and material separators in environments defined by heavy plant, repeated impact and constantly changing loads. For these reasons, how retaining walls are installed and restrained is just as important as the wall system itself.

March 6th 2024 • Posted in: Alfabloc, Poundfield Precast news

Celebrating 25 years of Alfabloc

This year Alfabloc celebrates 25 years of providing versatile retaining wall solutions to the aggregate, waste and recycling, agriculture and ports & shipping market sectors.

November 14th 2022 • Posted in: Alfabloc, Case studies, Retaining Walls

Alfablocs strong enough to withstand space rocket engine testing

We often get excited when we see how our retaining walls are being used by our customers, but we have to be honest and say that the excitement reached new levels recently when we saw this amazing video from Orbex.

August 19th 2022 • Posted in: Alfabloc, Industries, L-bloc, Retaining Walls, Waste & Recycling

Retaining walls for High Heavens Waste Transfer Station, Booker, High Wycombe

Poundfield supplied 191 specially designed 3 metre high L-blocs to help meet a forecasted increase in waste of up to 82,000 tonnes.

April 20th 2022 • Posted in: Alfabloc, Retaining Walls

Radiation shielding with high density concrete retaining walls

Our concrete retaining walls are used at nuclear power stations, where they are designed to provide protection from hazardous materials including nuclear radiation.