Category: Development News

A brand new storage business opened its doors in Newbury this week. Cinch Self Storage opened its 12th UK facility in the town on Monday and the storage business provides more than 51,000 sq ft of lettable space to customers. Cinch’s Newbury facility is located in the former home of the Newbury Weekly News, at the end of Faraday Road in the London Road Industrial Estate. Co-founder of Cinch Storage Richard Owen said: “We are proud to be a part of the Newbury community, an area which has been underserved…

  The new Vanguard Storage location is well-positioned to serve Brent Cross, Wembley, Neasden, Golders Green, Cricklewood & Hendon. Family-run self storage company, Vanguard Storage, has announced the opening of a brand-new branch; its sixth store in London. Strategically situated at Staples Corner, the branch will serve customers in Brent Cross and surrounding areas, such as Wembley, Neasden and Golder Green.   We are very proud to be opening a flagship store at Staples Corner. We hope that, in time, the building will become a landmark of the North Circular…

  The Polish self storage industry is in its infancy, with a much lower penetration rate than in other European countries, according to the source. It’s expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of more than 8% over the next three years” Redefine Properties, a South Africa-based real estate investment trust (REIT), is diversifying its portfolio by investing in self storage in Poland. The company is collaborating on the venture with strategic partner Griffin Capital Partners, an investment and asset manager that specializes in commercial, office and residential…

Storage Giant has always been a go-to choice for start-ups and entrepreneurs to establish their SMEs in our office and storage spaces, or for larger firms to set up satellite offices, and we know this is something local entrepreneurs in Bridgend will tap into. The Storage Giant story continues to be one of steady, managed growth and we continue to expand our portfolio in 2023, with a new Storage Giant facility in development, in Nottingham, set to open this year with several more in the pipeline, including Stoke-on-Trent, Willenhall, Kidderminster…

Scheme includes ‘up to 470’ steel shipping containers, access roads and a site office.   The proposal will provide locally available and accessible storage units, which are mainly to be used by businesses and residents. In this respect, the proposal will support people in the local area by providing for their storage needs away from home.” A huge self-storage container scheme has been approved for Stockton. The development will see up to 470 steel shipping containers at a site off Junction Road. Stockton Council has granted permission for the scheme,…

After being destroyed by fire in 2022, plans have been submitted to Stockport Council to rebuild a self storage facility off the A34 in Cheadle. Should Orbit’s plans be approved, construction on site is expected to directly support around 170 full-time equivalent jobs and add over £27 million into the local economy, falling to £12 million once the self storage facility is operational.” Site owners, Orbit Investments (part of the Emerson Group of companies, which includes commercial landlord Orbit Developments), have submitted plans to replace the Armadillo self storage warehouse…

New facility breathes new life into an ‘old concrete giant’ Over the last couple of years, the self-storage industry has expanded exponentially – in the UK alone there are now more than 2000 facilities. With the average size of a self-storage facility now at 25,000 sq ft, the UK has 52 million sq ft of storage space available. Magenta Self Storage has undergone substantial growth over the last two years, opening a new cutting-edge facility in Acton, West London in 2021 – and is now welcoming its sixth store in…