Retaining walls play a crucial role across a wide variety of industries, providing essential ground support where changes in elevation occur. Whether stabilising a railway cutting, supporting a highway embankment, reinforcing a civil engineering structure, or protecting a landscape covered with geotextiles, retaining walls are fundamental to maintaining the safety and integrity of built and natural environments.

At Anchor Systems International, we understand that no two retaining walls are the same. Ground conditions, loading requirements, environmental factors, and project constraints vary significantly from site to site. That's why we offer proven, adaptable anchoring solutions that perform reliably across diverse applications.

Our Vulcan Earth Anchors and Anchor Screws are trusted throughout sectors including Rail, Highways, Civil Engineering, Landscaping, and Environmental Management, offering a faster, more efficient alternative to traditional concrete and mass gravity systems. Designed for rapid installation with minimal disruption, our anchoring products deliver immediate load-holding capacity, securing retaining structures quickly and effectively, even in challenging conditions.

Whether your project involves the stabilisation of soil behind a gabion wall, the retention of a steep embankment, or the protection of a cut face lined with geotextile materials, Anchor Systems International has the expertise and solutions to ensure long-term stability and peace of mind.

Traditional retaining wall construction often relies on mass concrete foundations, significant excavation, and time-consuming curing periods. This process can lead to:

• Increased project costs

• Extended construction timelines

• Greater environmental impact

• Site disruption due to heavy machinery and deep digging

Even after installation, poorly anchored walls remain vulnerable to soil creep, hydrostatic pressure, and seasonal ground movements — all common causes of wall failure.
Our ground anchoring solutions offer a faster, safer, and more efficient alternative, removing many of these risks while delivering superior long-term performance.

Retaining walls come in many forms, each designed to meet different site conditions, loading requirements, and construction methods. Anchor Systems International provides anchoring solutions suitable for a wide range of wall types, including:

• Gravity Walls
  Built using heavy materials like concrete or stone, gravity walls rely on their mass to resist pressure from behind. Our anchors can enhance their stability, especially where ground conditions are less than ideal.

• Gabion Walls
  Constructed from stacked wire baskets filled with rocks, gabion walls are popular in erosion control and landscaping. Vulcan Earth Anchors are frequently used to stabilise gabion structures against sliding or overturning forces.

• Sheet Pile Walls
  Thin, interlocking steel, vinyl, or timber sheets are driven into the ground to retain soil. Our ground anchors can provide additional tie-back support to sheet piles, reducing movement and increasing overall wall stability.

• Reinforced Earth (Geotextile) Walls
  Using layers of geogrids or geotextiles combined with compacted soil, these flexible walls are highly effective for steep slopes and embankments. Our anchoring systems can be integrated to provide additional support and load resistance.

• Cantilevered Walls
  Often made of reinforced concrete, cantilevered walls use a slab at the base to leverage resistance. Ground anchors can be used to supplement their performance, particularly in high-load or difficult soil conditions.

• Crib Walls
  Timber or precast concrete frames are filled with crushed stone or soil. Ground anchors help to stabilise crib walls on slopes or in areas susceptible to ground movement.

Whatever the wall type or site challenge, we have an anchoring solution to ensure its stability and performance over the long term.