Story Plant Overview

Company overview

Who we are We are the UK’s Plant supplier of choice, providing a wide range of specialist machines and services for work on the rail infrastructure throughout the UK. With over 130 Road Rail Vehicles, backed by an experienced, award-winning team of industry experts, we are ideally placed to work closely with our clients to develop solutions for even the most challenging of projects.

We deliver complex projects safely, on time and within budget and work in close collaboration with our clients across the country to provide cost efficiencies and design out risk wherever possible.

We believe in transparency and have a strong drive for continuous improvement with a willingness to share best practice with the wider industry. We are repeated winners of the Continuous Improvement Award and Share With Awards at the Network Rail Plant Awards.

In Numbers 130 RRVs plus extensive fleet of specialist attachments 8 FORS accredited in-house haulage vehicles 300+ colleagues 70% of team directly employed £34m turnover FY24/25 4 regional depots covering the UK

Our Locations Our team are based across the country in four strategic locations, enabling us to provide first-class service to our clients across the UK.

Salsburgh Depot

Duntilland Road, Salsburgh, Shotts, North Lanarkshire, ML7 4NZ

Mark Hendren - Regional Manager mark.hendren@storyplant.co.uk Alex Gemmell - Key Account Manager alexander.gemmell@storyplant.co.uk

Carlisle Depot (and Head Office)

Burgh Road Industrial Estate, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA2 7NA

James Haile - Regional Manager james.haile@storyplant.co.uk Peter Wilkinson - Key Account Manager peter.wilkinson@storyplant.co.uk

Normanton Depot (Story Geotech)

Paddock Farm, Wood Lane, Beckingham, Doncaster, DN10 4NR

Mark Lindahl - Operations Director mark.lindahl@storygeotech.com

Beckingham Depot

Paddock Farm, Wood Lane, Beckingham, Doncaster, DN10 4NR

Tom Harty - Regional Manager tom.harty@storyplant.co.uk Liam Maylor - Strategic Key Account Manager liam.maylor@storyplant.co.uk

Birmingham Depot

Unit 9 Avery Dell Industrial Estate, Lifford Lane, Stirchley, Birmingham, B30 3DZ

Dean McKinnon - Regional Manager dean.mckinnon@storyplant.co.uk Terence Pettitt - Key Account Manager terence.pettitt@storyplant.co.uk

Our Work Types Track Renewals Earthworks Drainage Piling Structures Stations & Depots Light Rail Lineside Civils Signalling OLE Vegetation Management Ground Investigation & Geotechnical

Track Renewals

Earthworks

Drainage

Our team are experienced in the safe and efficient delivery of a full range of track renewal and heavy maintenance projects. Backed by an impressive fleet of RRVs and specialist attachments, we are ideally placed to provide time and cost efficiencies for our clients’ track schemes including:

To support earthworks operations we can utilise our RRV fleet and civils machines for operations carrying out a wide range of earthworks activities.

Our team are experienced in delivering earthworks projects in a range of industries, with typical works including:

We operate a fleet of specialist machines and attachments which are perfectly suited to completing a full suite of on and off-track drainage activities. By utilising RRVs with offset booms and civils plant, we are able to carry out a drainage works including:

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Plain line renewals S&C renewals Rerailing S&C components Sleeper changing Scrap clearance

Embankments Cuttings Stabilisation Soil nailing Highways schemes Energy projects Regulated industry projects Housing development infrastructure

UTX URX Wet beds Culverts Cess drainage 6-foot drainage Crest drainage Counterforts

Piling

Structures

Stations & Depots

Our team is experienced in the planning and completion of a wide range of piling activities, on and off the rail infrastructure. Our tracked and wheeled Colmar T10000 machines, can be fitted with our specialist MOVAX or BSP piling equipment to complete:

Our fleet of machines allows us to support a wide variety of structurebased works, from maintenance through to full reconstructions. We are experienced in supporting projects on and off the rail infrastructure, with these works including:

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We utilise a variety of RRVs and civils machines to deliver a wide range of works in station and depot environments.

Our team are experienced in planning works which require working in tight spaces, as well as ensuring minimal disruption to day-to-day operations where facilities remain open. Our works include:

Augered foundations Helical pile foundations Ground stabilisation Signal foundations Gantry foundations OLE foundations King post installation Sheet piling Tubular piling

Bridge examinations Tunnel examinations Signal examinations Bridge reconstructions New bridge construction Bridge refurbishments Tunnel stabilisation Footbridge renewals

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Platform upgrades and extensions Depot refurbishments New station builds Canopy installations and refurbishments • Access for All schemes

Light Rail

Lineside Civils

Signalling

We have significant experience in carrying out a wide range of works within light rail and metro environments across the UK. Our works have included supporting clients such as:

Our fleet of machines and specialist attachments enable us to support a wide range of lineside civils activities on the rail network. We are also able to utilise our hi-ab wagon fleet to provide just in time deliveries to site, reducing security risks of storing materials on site.

We operate a fleet of technologically advanced fleet which provides the capability to complete a range of signalling works.

• Midland Metro • Nexus - Tyne and Wear Metro • Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) • Mersey Rail • Edinburgh Trams • Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (Glasgow Subway)

Our lineside civils works typically include: • • • •

Cable laying LOC deliveries REB installations Troughing and material distribution

Alongside our MEWP fleet, we also utilise a fleet of RRVs with Rhino Horn attachments, and our in-house developed Colmar Crane. These machines are ideally suited to complete works such as: • • • •

Signal post replacement Signal head replacement Signal base installations Haulage and lifting provision

OLE We operate a fleet of MEWPs with large 400kg basket capacities, providing addition storage space for OLE works. In addition, we have also developed bespoke storage solutions, which enable further materials to be transported on the machine, improving on-site efficiencies.

With the use of our MEWP and wider RRV fleet, we are able to support OLE works including: • Contact wire runs • OLE resilience • Main part steel installation

Vegetation Management In order to support the vegetation management requirements of our clients, we have invested in a number of specialist attachments. In addition, our in-house team have worked with our clients to develop bespoke solutions to help reduce waste and improve productivity during vegetation management works on-site, including: • • • •

Flailing Chipping Hedge cutting Site clearance

Geotechnical & GI We work in close collaboration with our Story Geotech team, enabling us to utilise our fleet of RRVs and geotechnical equipment to provide packaged geotechnical and ground investigation solutions for our clients.

Our fleet can be utilised to support and facilitate geotechnical works including: • • • •

CPT - Cone Penetration Testing Soil Nailing Rotary percussive drilling Restricted access solutions and challenging access

Our Products & Services On Track Plant Hire Civils Plant Hire Haulage ALO Support POS Provision Maintenance Technical Training & Assessments Story Geotech

On Track Plant Hire WHEELED RRV EXCAVATORS

MEWPS

TRACKED RRV EXCAVATORS

RRV CRANE

DOZERS

UNIMOG

Our fleet of Wheeled RRV’s includes a range of heavy-lifting machines capable of carrying out a variety of works on-site.

Our fleet includes state-of-the-art Liebherr 924’s, Colmar T10000s and Liebherr A900 machines.

We operate a fleet of technologically advanced Tracked RRV’s which boast incredible flexibility and versatility. This includes our Liebherr 920 machines, alongside Colmar, Kobelco, Komatsu, JCB and Hitachi models allowing us to overcome the most complex of site problems.

We operate a number of RRV Dozers of varying sizes and capabilities, including our CAT D6K2 dozer, the largest dozer available on the UK rail infrastructure.

Our larger machines provide significant pushing power, whilst our smaller dozers can work in restrictive environments such as tunnels, viaducts and around catchpits.

We operate a fleet of 30 of the most technologically advanced Mobile Elevated Working Platforms (MEWP’s). Ideal for carrying out all working at height tasks including OLE works and structure inspections.

Our Colmar T10000 RRV Crane is one of the only machines of its type in the UK after the completion of a bespoke conversion programme. Following completion of lifting or carrying crane duties, the machine can revert to RRV mode and is compatible with a wide range of attachments.

Our RRV Unimog ideal for use on both road and rail. Its powerful engine, highperformance transmission, all-wheel drive with differential locks and a torque converter for smooth starts. Combined with our fleet of rail trailers, the Unimog can haul loads of up 140T on track.

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Civils Plant Hire Our fleet of construction plant is suitable for utilisation of a variety of civil engineering projects in both rail and nonrail environments. From large excavators capable of heavy lifting, to mini-diggers ideal for working in tight spaces with limited access, our versatile fleet is ideally position to overcome any challenges on your next project.

Many of our excavators are fitted with state-of-the-art systems to ensure safe OLE and ALO working, enabling lineside civils to be carried out with ease. Our fleet of civils plant includes: • Large Excavators (14 tonnes to 22 tonnes) • Mini-Diggers (2.8 tonnes to 9 tonnes) • Dozers • Telehandlers

Geotechnical Engineering Our Geotechnical Engineering team delivers practical, cost-effective design and construction solutions that make ground conditions safe, stable and sustainable.

We provide support from the earliest stages of design through to construction and long-term asset monitoring, ensuring full alignment between investigation data and engineering delivery.

Our experience includes: • Slope stabilisation and earthworks remediation • Soil nailing, ground anchoring and mesh installation • Mine grouting and void treatment • Rock drilling, scaling and netting • Foundation design and installation • Structural coring, testing and inspection

Ground Investigation Our Ground Investigation team delivers a full range of site investigation, inspection and monitoring services, tailored to meet the needs of each project. We combine traditional and modern techniques to assess soil, rock and groundwater conditions, providing the vital data needed to inform safe and sustainable design.

Our capabilities include: • Desk studies and feasibility assessments • Trial pits, window sampling and rotary drilling • Dynamic probing, CBR and plate bearing tests • Soakaway and infiltration testing • Core drilling for structural investigations • In-situ and laboratory testing • Instrumentation installation and monitoring, including inclinometers, piezometers and gas standpipes • Geo-environmental sampling and contamination testing

Haulage

ALO Support

POS Provision

Operating our own fleet of haulage vehicles enables us to transport our machines to projects as and when required, even at late notice. By using our own in-house planning and delivery teams, we provide our clients with confidence that machines will be delivered to site safely and ontime, reducing the risk of programme disruption.

Our highly experienced team has a deep understanding of ALO, with expertise in delivering projects in compliance with Network Rail ATP 04 standards.

From the planning to final delivery, we work collaboratively with all relevant stakeholders and construction teams to develop a safe, efficient, and fully compliant ALO working methodology.

Our structured approach ensures that all ALO activities are carefully planned and executed to the highest standards.

We operate a modern, versatile fleet of machinery, all equipped with certified ALO working systems. This enables us to deploy the right specialist equipment for each project and maximise productivity.

Our POS planning team are experienced rail staff who are implanted into our clients’ teams and work alongside their staff to ensure successful project planning and delivery.

Our hi-ab wagons also enable us to provide just-in-time delivery for clients, reducing the security risk of storing machines and materials on site.

Our POS provision provides efficiencies by de-risking works and freeing up members of your team, but also generates cost savings. This is achieved through machine selection, innovative pricing packages and working collaboratively to achieve efficiencies in project methodologies. We can track the savings generated on a monthly basis, with our existing clients seeing savings of up to 29%.

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Maintenance

Training

Plant Upgrades

When supporting our clients work, we provide a market leading product support service across our depots and sites.

With over 35 years of experience in the Construction industry and 25 years in the Rail industry, we are uniquely placed to understand your requirements and provide a wide range of technical and safety critical training courses.

Our Engineering Upgrade operations are undertaken by our Refurbishment team, based in our Carlisle Refurbishment Centre. The team carry out a range of refurbishments and upgrades to our extensive fleet of machines and attachments, allowing them to remain at the forefront of innovation, with all machines upgraded to the latest RIS1530-PLT Version 7.2 standard.

Each of our depots are home to a dedicated maintenance team, who ensure each machine and attachment is compliant and in peak condition prior to being transported to site.

We also provide a team of Fitters across our sites, who are equipped with extensive toolkits within specialist fittedout vehicles and mobile workshops, enabling them to resolve any issues on-site quickly and efficiently.

Our purpose-built, NSAR accredited test tracks replicate the rail infrastructure but provides controlled and safe surroundings, ensuring your team are ready to work on the rail infrastructure.

We are also able to provide assessments throughout the UK and are an approved CSCS Health Safety and Environment test centre and CPCS Renewal test centre.

Carrying out upgrades and tip testing inhouse allows us to refurbish and upgrade machines with improved quality control and reduced time-scales. This means we can have as many machines as possible available to meet our clients needs at any time.

Plan Safe : Work Safe

Sustainability

Safety and sustainability are at the heart of what we do and we strive to ensure that the we continually perform to the highest standards and industry accreditations.

As part of our commitment to delivering sustainable and efficient plant hire solutions, we are undertake a range of operations to ensure we are acting sustainably.

Our experienced team work closely with our clients to remove safety risks throughout development of project methodologies. Our team can also support with ALO plans and on-site meet and greets, providing added benefits to our clients and ensuring the safe delivery of on-site plant works.

In addition, many of our RRVs are fitted with recording cameras and Human Form Recognition to remove the risk of on-site plant/person interfaces. Our machines are also fitted with positive pressure filtered air cabs for silica dust and we complete in-house upgrades of our fleet to ensure adherence to the latest industry safety standards.

We monitor OEM data to manage emission levels in our fleet and have developed a fleet strategy which will see us increase our fleet with Stage V engines.

We also work closely with our clients to optimise methodologies and utilise machines for multiple tasks, enhancing utilisation and signficantly reducing the number of haulage deliveries required.

We have also recently renewed our haulage fleet to offer sustainable delivery solutions, with the fleet seeing a c.20% reduction in fuel usage across our operations.