VolkerStevin successfully recovers 17,200 tonnes of limestone to Folkestone Warren Sea Defences
The VolkerStevin team working on the Folkestone Warren Sea Defences project, supporting VolkerFitzpatrick as part of Southern Renewals Enterprise (SRE), has successfully managed and executed the recovery of four barges of limestone, transported from the Port of Boulogne, France and delivered to the intertidal drop zone on the beach at Folkestone Warren.
In total, 17,200 tonnes of limestone have now been delivered to site. The work we are carrying out here will help to prevent further erosion and undermining of the coastal defences, which prevent radial slippage from occurring at Folkestone Warren. The defences help to protect the important rail line which links Folkestone to Dover and is part of the SRE CP7 Renewals Portfolio.
The limestone delivered to site is being used to construct rock revetment bays, with eight out of the eighteen bays already completed. After an initial phase of bay construction, the team shifted focus to recovering rock from the drop zone to support the next bay construction. Throughout the delivery phases, the team continued to work through periods of challenging weather and storm conditions.
With the delivery and recovery activities now complete, construction of the remaining bays has resumed. Finishing these bays will mark the final phase of construction for the project. In December 2025, our specialist business, VolkerGround Engineering installed c.50 linear metres of sheet piling to provide seawall scour protection. Prior to this we completed around 200m3 of concrete repairs to the existing seawall, alongside the removal of the failed groynes from the beach to protect members of the public.
