#TeamStory

Ian Wood

Head of Commercial

Ian joined the business in 2000 as a Quantity Surveyor before progressing to various senior Commercial roles. He was then promoted to Head of Commercial for the Construction Division in 2014. Prior to joining Story Contracting, Ian worked for Eden Construction Ltd, Postlethwaite Construction Ltd and consultancy Citex Bucknall Austin.

Ian is responsible for managing the Estimating and QS teams, covering Work Winning and the commercial management of live projects. As a member of the Construction Division Senior Management Team he assists the Construction Director and Head of Operations to lead the Division.

“My favourite thing about working for Story is our people and our straightforward approach to ‘Do It Right’ for our clients.”

Daniel Hughes

Senior Estimator

Daniel was appointed Estimator in 2013 after having worked as a Trainee Estimator for the company for 5 years following him joining the company as a ground worker for 2 years. Daniel is responsible for managing and completing tenders for the construction side of the business. An essential element of Daniel’s role is to ensure that the tender deadlines are met. Prior to joining Story Contracting Daniel worked for Graham Steel Erectors as a steel erector and Ian Pearson Joinery as a Joiner.

Andy Clode

Head of Operations

Andy joined the company as Site Manager in January 2014, rising through the ranks to his appointment as Head of Operations in 2022. Andy is responsible for the quality assurance regarding day to day construction activities whilst ensuring health and safety standards are met. Andy is responsible for producing and achieving programmes as well as approving and ensuring the scheduling and provision of materials, labour, sub-contractor labour and plant as required. Prior to joining Story Contracting Andy ran his own construction company for 15 years, starting with 3 employees Andy carried out small private construction work and over the years his workforce increased up to 30 employees carrying out a range of projects for the private, public and industrial sectors, this ranged from speculative housing developments to civil engineering contracts.

Nicky Routledge

Commercial Manager

Ian Graham

Lead Engineer

Ian Graham was appointed Senior Engineer in 2011 after having worked for the company for 15 years starting as a Site Operative before moving on to Ganger. Through an internal training programme Ian progressed to Site Engineer and has worked in this role up until 2011.  Ian now works as Lead Engineer for the Construction Division and is responsible for the team of construction engineers. An essential element of Ian Graham’s role is to ensure that all of the engineering requirements for the Construction Division are taken care of in a professional and efficient manner. Prior to joining Story Contracting, Ian Graham worked for CG Trucks and North East Truck & Van as an Auto Electrician.

Molly Gilroy

Quantity Surveyor

After leaving Sixth Form in 2016, Molly joined Story Contracting. As a Trainee Quantity Surveyor, Molly’s role involves keeping a close eye on the project finances and contractual relationships. She measures and values works, undertakes cost forecasts, produces financial reports and price variations, completes CVRs and manages subcontractors. Molly also completed in Quantity Surveying degree at Northumbria University whilst working with Story.

“My favourite thing about working at Story Contracting is the people. The wealth of knowledge the staff have here is invaluable and everyone is always happy to help. In my opinion, the majority of my learning is done on the job, not in the classroom.”