Story Plant are delighted to have recently expanded our fleet of machines, through the purchase of eight machines from Lundy Projects. The new additions allow us to offer new services and capabilities to our clients' projects, as well as providing...
Story Plant has invested in seven new haulage vehicles as part of a strategy to improve the business’ sustainability and reduce the carbon emissions of its operations. The company took delivery of two new Volvo FH460 lorries with Fassi 660...
Story Plant is proud to announce that it has been awarded the ‘CRSA Supplier of the Year’ award at the Balfour Beatty Rail Supplier Awards. This accolade highlights the dedication and hard work of the Story Plant team, who consistently...
On Wednesday the Story Plant team in Scotland marked the formal opening of their new home in Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire alongside key clients, suppliers, and industry colleagues. The new location will allow Story Plant to continue developing its provision of...
Emma Porter, Chair of Story Plant Limited has been appointed to the Railway Industry Association (RIA) board. Emma will play a key role in supporting the strategic direction of RIA – the UK’s national trade body for suppliers to the...
Last week, Story Plant were proud to support the two-day Permanent Way Institution (PWI) Practical Trackwork Challenge event hosted by Story Contracting's Track team at Bo’ness & Kinneil Heritage Railway, after also supporting the 2023 edition of the event at...
The 2023 festive period once again saw the Story Plant team out in force, completing works on 18 projects for a variety of clients across the UK. In England the team were carried out the installation of more than 40...
Our 2024/25 Story Plant Calendar, complete with rail weeks, is now available to download for free! Simply fill out the form below to access the calendar to download and print to help plan your jobs throughout the year. [gravityform...
On Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd June, the Story Plant team will be joining our colleagues in the rail industry by exhibiting at this year's Rail Live event at Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre near Stratford-upon-Avon. The event is the...
Over the festive period the Story Plant team were busy carrying out a range of projects across the UK, as our fleet could be spotted from Edinburgh down the London. The works throughout weeks 39 and 40 utilised a variety...
Tuesday marked the formal opening of Story Plant Limited’s new Birmingham Depot in Kings Norton, as the company expands its UK footprint. This will allow the team to provide specialist operated road rail vehicles, haulage, POS management, tool hire &...
This summer we will be holding recruitment open days in our depots across the country. The events will provide potential RRV Operators and Machine/Crane Controllers the opportunity to join us and learn more about life at Story Plant. We’re looking...
Story Plant Limited is delighted to announce that it has successfully gained Gold on Network Rail’s Route to Gold scheme. This is a great achievement which acknowledges the hard work and commitment of the Story Plant team, with the award...
On Saturday 14th August 2021 we will be holding an event in Blantyre for potential Crane Controllers to join us for an open day. We’re looking for motivated and enthusiastic team players who are looking to expand their skillset by...
Following the cancellation of Rail Live 2020, the organisers are committed to ensure this year’s event is the best yet guaranteeing Covid-19 safety regulations are put in place throughout the show. Rail Live is a much-needed opportunity for the entire rail...
The Story Plant team have recently taken delivery of 22 new items to enhance their fleet of attachments and small plant. Combined, the 22 items represent an investment of £246k taking Story Plant’s investment in new machines and equipment in 2021...
In line with our ambitions for growth, we have recently committed to increasing our fleet of machines and attachments with a multi-million-pound investment programme. As part of our commitment to deliver excellence for clients, we have invested in 28 new...
On Saturday 15th May 2021 we will be holding an event in Doncaster for potential Casual RRV Operators to join us for an open day and test their skills in one of our RRV's. We're looking for current civils plant...
In recognition of recent successes and future planned growth, as of this week Story Plant has become a standalone company, Story Plant Limited. Whilst remaining a part of the larger Story Contracting Limited business as a subsidiary, the move will...
In our first few days as Story Plant Limited, we have received some positive feedback from some of our clients throughout the UK for works completed recently. Following the completion of the flailing season members of the team from our...
As national apprenticeship week begins, Adrian Hart, Managing Director of Story’s Plant Division, has today set out his intention to provide 20 apprenticeship opportunities for young talent in the Plant team. This follows on from the Plant divisions’ significant investment...
At the start of August, Story Contracting welcomed four Apprentices to the Plant division, where they will learn the skills necessary to attain their National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs). Jon Kittoe, Owen McCrone, Jamie Osborne and Tom Hall have been kept...
Story Plant have taken home the Continuous Improvement Award at the 2019 Rail Live Network Rail Plant Awards for the third year running. The awards, held in Stratford-upon-Avon, are in recognition of the success and achievements of outstanding companies in...
Story Plant is delighted to announce that it has successfully retained Gold on Network Rail’s Route to Gold scheme for the second year in a row. This is a huge achievement which acknowledges the hard work and commitment of the full...
As part of its largest ever intake of trainees and apprentices, Story Plant has welcomed its first female plant refurb electrician, Mariah Corfield. The recruitment of Mariah is an important step for the award-winning infrastructure company in encouraging more females to apply for...
Story Plant staff have been busy raising vital funds for charity partners Mind and SAMH – with around £6,500 raised so far. Story Plant, alongside Story Contracting and Story Homes, has pledged to support the two mental health charities over...
This week Story Plant has welcomed nine new trainees and apprentices to its team. The cohort includes two trainee plant operators, five apprentice plant operators, an apprentice fitter and an apprentice electrician. The trainees and apprentices participated in a range...
Story Plant picked up three accolades at this year’s Network Rail Plant Awards. The company, which is based in Carlisle, Cumbria, but has depots in Normanton, near Leeds, and Bonnyrigg, near Edinburgh, was up against some of the biggest names...
One of our apprentice fitters has been recognised nationally for his dedication and ability. Cameron (Cammy) Evans, who works at our Bonnyrigg depot near Edinburgh, was named a Star of the Future at the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) awards held...
The emergency services know only too well how lives can change – or end - in a split second. Each day they must be prepared for that car crash, house fire or rail disaster which could have a devastating effect...
Story Plant were recently presented with the Silver Plant Reliability Award on Network Rail's Route to Gold scheme, becoming one of only two suppliers in the UK to receive the accolade. The award was presented as a result of Story's...
As part of our bridge replacement project for Nexus at Killingworth Road, we have been required to remove ornate parapets from the existing bridge structure. After removing the 150-year-old parapet from the bridge, they have now been transported using our...
Story Plant exhibited at Rail Live last week. As well as the weather being on our side, we received really positive feedback for our stand from the Rail Alliance, both visually and on the welcoming we provided to any visitors. Thank...
Story have acquired the rail plant division of Scotland-based Caledonian Industrial in a deal which expands Story's national footprint. Allowing the business to support the needs of clients more efficiently. Caledonian's rail plant division, based in Edinburgh, provides track maintenance services across...
Network Rail began their clean up of a high profile station in the Yorkshire Dales today. Settle Station is visited by thousands of visitors every year and to improve the look of the surrounding area Story Plant assisted Network Rail...
After recently investing in both plant machinery and new vans, we have now taken delivery of some new tractor units expanding our fleet of vehicles even further. As well as being both reliable and fuel efficient these new tractor units...
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