Stone Keeps Climbing on Teesside
Stone Technical Services is continuing with its growth plans in the Tees Valley by securing more work at industrial plants in the area.
The Darlington-based company has been appointed to carry out high level access work and the installation of high voltage cable at Teesside Power Station in Grangetown, near Middlesbrough.
Stone saw its number of industrial contracts grow throughout 2008 as the company was appointed as the site contractor at BASF’s AOGO plant at Seal Sands, near Billingham. Stone completed a chimney shutdown to carry out inspection works as well as providing specialist access and a survey on the site, which is owned by INEOS.
In addition, Stone also completed a major safety contract for BASF which included extensive inspections on the jetty stacks and boiler stacks, chimney inspections, vital cladding repair, thickness checks and a wash down of the structure to ensure that it is constantly meeting with the highest possible safety regulations.
Stone Technical Services is a UK leader in the field of high level maintenance, safety systems and lightning conductor installation.
The company works extensively with industrial companies such as Cummins and BAE Systems as well as organisations such as English Heritage and the National Trust.
Stone, which employs 18 people at its newly opened Darlington headquarters on Kellaw Road, also has offices in Pinner, Middlesex.
The company celebrated ten years in business in 2008 and, as well as offering all aspects of high level maintenance and lightning conductor installation, also specialises in steeplejack services and the restoration of churches and historic buildings, as well as services related to industrial steeplejacks.
More jobs are planned for 2009 as Stone hopes to open regional offices to handle the growing number of contracts around the UK.
Dave Stone, who runs the company with his brother Grahame, said: “The type of work we carry out varies immensely as the recent contract wins on Teesside demonstrate. Our specialist skills are in major demand amongst industrial companies who must meet with stringent safety systems. Thanks to our ever-increasingly portfolio of work we are in a good position to create more jobs and open a further office in 2009.”
