Our History
Founded in 1987 by current CEO Fred Story, Story Homes is a housing developer with schemes in Cumbria, North West and North East England and southern Scotland.
Our mission is to design and build quality homes that people aspire to live in, and we are proud to build high quality homes that bring something different to the areas in which we operate.
1987
Fred Story founded Story Construction
Story Construction was founded by Fred Story in 1987. The business incorporated what is now Story Homes and Story Contracting. Right at the start, Fred was working from a bedroom office in his home, with just three colleagues working with him on a variety of projects in and around Carlisle.
1988
First Development Completed
Story Construction completed their first ever development of new homes, an exclusive scheme with only four properties in the village of Thurstonfield near Carlisle.
1989
Twelve colleagues employed
Nine more colleagues joined Fred Story’s team, taking the headcount for Story Construction to 12.
1990
Won our first award for housing
We won our first award for housing on a 12-house scheme at Moorhouse village for ‘Quality in the Residential Environment’ from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
2001
Story Homes was formed
As Story Construction starts to place more and more emphasis on building high quality homes, the business splits into two distinct parts and Story Homes is formed.
2011
1000th Sale
Story Homes celebrates the milestone of building and selling 1,000 homes.
2015
Story Homes moves to new headquarters in Carlisle
Story Homes sees its head office staff move to Story House at Kingmoor Park. With a state-of-the-art building, the business ensures that its ready for continued growth and success.
2015
Chancellor officially opens Headquarters in Carlisle
Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne cuts the ribbon and officially opens Story House.
2015
Prime Minister visits High Wood, Lancaster
Prime Minister at the time, David Cameron, and his wife Samantha visited one of our Lancashire developments, and commented on the high quality of our homes.
2017
Signature Range launched
We launched our first Signature Range development – Oakland Park, Morpeth – with 39 large, detached homes that take aspirational living to the next level. The high specification includes Laura Ashley kitchens, bi-fold doors and Inglenook fireplaces.
2018
Fred Story returns as CEO
We welcomed Fred Story back to the business as CEO.
2019
New collection of house types launched
Focusing on open plan living and spacious family areas, Story Homes introduce a new collection of house types that will be used for all new developments and phases from 2019 onwards.
2020
14 new show homes open to the public
Story Homes launch 14 new beautiful show homes, from the new collection of house types, to the public. These showcase our open plan layouts, modern kitchens and spacious gardens.