A STORAGE company is open for business after it completed a £500,000 overhaul of former engineering offices. Source: Storage firm completes £500,000 Darlington office overhaul (From The Northern Echo)
Simply Self Storage is Aberdeen’s first purpose built self storage centre. Almost a decade on, managing director Kevin Shand is eyeing expansion as the company continues to grow. BQ caught up with him to discuss all things self-storage and management. Read more at: Meet the MD: Kevin Shand at Simply Self Storage
Accountant Karl Watts is helping families de-clutter their homes after converting his outbuilding into a money-making self-storage unit. The 41-year-old, who recently moved to a bigger house with his wife and two children, said he was inspired to start his new venture after one of his former clients did something similar with an unused building. Read more: …
Small businesses in Yorkshire seeking storage space are being urged to contact Onward Holdings Ltd about its new purpose-built self-storage facilities for commercial use at the Green Lane Industrial Estate, Featherstone. Nationwide demand for commercial self-storage space is growing as small businesses and online retailers realise they are convenient and cost-effective places to store their…
Two businessmen have criticised the planning application process after their proposal to spend £50,000 on refurbishing their business was rejected. David and John Cole, who own self-storage business The Space Place, in Sanvey Gate, Leicester, hoped to install nine signs over the windows at the storage business. Their application was refused however, on the grounds…
A Bedwas-based storage business has filled its 100th container. Started in October 2013, Bedwas Self-Storage recently reached its milestone after starting with just 20 containers 18 months ago. Read more at: Bedwas storage company reaches 100th container milestone | Business | CaerphillyObserver.co.uk.
In today’s consumer society, there is a constant tension between the amount of stuff people own and the space they have to keep it in. Some resort to garages or lock-ups. Some leave surplus bits and pieces at their parents’ home. But growing numbers are turning to self-storage as an efficient, secure and relatively cost-effective…
THE third and largest self storage centre in Yorkshire from removals firm McCarthy’s has opened after a £2m investment in its purchase and renovation. McCarthy’s Removals and Storage acquired the former Magnet kitchen showroom on Kirkgate in Wakefield, which has been unoccupied for five years. The 40,000 sq ft development has created four jobs, and…
The self-storage industry is benefitting from an increasingly diverse customer base, while investors have enjoyed stable income and low volatility. From people moving house to downsizing businesses needing storage space, self-storage units are used for a wide range of purposes, including housing personal belongings, furniture and excess stock. Read more at; Self Storage: Locking up…
Self storage provider Big Yellow Group saw its annual pre-tax profit rise, with revenue boosted by higher prices and improved occupancy rate. Pre-tax profit for the 12 months to 31 March surged 75.9% year-on-year to £105.2m, while revenue rose 17% to £84.3m FTSE 250-listed Big Yellow said. See more at: Big Yellow Group annual profits rises…
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