About Thos. Storey - Milestones

Growth People and Capacity

1996

• Fabrications Division of Thos. Storey (Engineers) Ltd is acquired based in Stockport with 85 employees and 80000sq ft factory space

1997

• Shearing division starts in Leeds

1999

• The Stockport factory's output has doubled in the last 3 years and Lloyds Uk a precision sheet meal component supplier is bought based in Rugby with 50 more employees and a 30000sq ft factory space

2000

• Walton Fabrications of Wolverhampton joins the Group bringing the total employees to more than 300 and production capacity to almost 200000sq ft

Investment in Plant

1999

• First of 4 laser profiling centres purchased along with fully automatic pickling/phosphate/powder coating facilities for the Stockport factory increased the output of hydraulic tanks to more than 33000 units per annum

2000

• A second laser installed in Stockport along with another in Rugby improving quality and attracting further new customers

The increase in production capacity will allow Thos Storey to continue the growth that it has seen over the last 9 years. 

2001

• A large drying oven added to the Wolverhampton plants paint facility increases throughput of larger fabrications

• A new 400 tonne CNC press brake at Stockport further increases this plants capacity along with new state of the art welding robot cells

2002

• Further additions to the painting and finishing facilities now enable the Group to paint large machine chassis to the highest standards required in the industry
• A further laser-profiling centre delivered to Stockport increasing laser-cutting capacity to 20 mm

2004

• Thos. Storey becomes an Investors In People accredited company.
  

2005

• We signed the contract to have a new, bespoke factory built in Openshaw, Manchester, measuring 100,000sq ft.  The location of the new factory is only 3 miles from the existing Stockport facility allowing us to retain our highly skilled workforce.
• Walton Fabrications closed in November with a large proportion of the work transferring to Thos Storey in readiness for its move to the new factory.

2006

• In June Thos Storey took possession of its new Manchester factory and proceeded to transfer the work from its Stockport operation. 
• The new facility boasts state of the art shotblasting and painting facilities, along with a new powder coating and phosphate line, which can produce in excess of 60,000 tanks per annum when it is fully commissioned by the end of August.