Under the new supply chain agreement, full-time A-Plant hire colleagues are now co-located with Story’s operational teams based at Blantyre and Carlisle, ensuring a seamless service and exceptional customer experience to support both trackway and civils works.

The five-year contract commenced on the 3rd February 2020 and is worth in the region of £1.5 million pa.

A-Plant has purchased and replaced Story’s existing plant and equipment with the most innovative fleet available, providing safe and environmental solutions for all of Story’s customers. The deal also provides priority access for Story’s contractors to the widest portfolio of self-delivered plant and equipment available in the UK.

A-Plant has invested £300m in the last three years in new assets and specialist acquisitions, ensuring it leads the industry in site safety, sustainability and productivity for partners and clients across all market sectors. 

Dave Harris, sales & marketing director for A-Plant, said: “We are really excited to start our new strategic alliance with Story Contracting as there are a huge number of synergies that already exist and which we believe will allow us to deliver real social impact. This means cleaner and greener environmental solutions, better community engagement and employment and skills support for local people.”

Adrian Hart, managing director, Plant Division for Story Contracting, added: “As part of our ongoing strategy, it is critical to Story Contracting that we develop new alliances and partnerships across the UK to support our regional teams and this acts as an addition to our core strategy supporting our rail division. I am delighted and extremely confident that our relationship with A-Plant will benefit both businesses over the next five years.”