Author: Shinil

Scottish Capital Announces £25 Million Investment in Lockup [Scotland]

Scottish Capital is delighted to announce a twenty-five million pounds investment in LOCKUP. LOCKUP is the latest brand investment from Scottish Capital, delivering 24-hour access, fully automated, drive-up lockups purpose-built for commercial customers. The investment in LOCKUP has funded the first site opened in Paisley this morning as well as high visibility sites in Cumbernauld, Dundee and Port Glasgow. Further sites will be announced in due course, and the plan is to expand the brand across the UK. LOCKUP is designed to simplify life for customers. At the heart of…

Lockerquest Increases Size of Thinventory Partnership Adding 1200m to Portfolio

Parcel locker location expert LockerQuest has more than doubled the size of its partnership with a leading delivery brand, helping property owners open new revenue opportunities. In two years, LockerQuest has significantly increased the portfolio of lockers installed with global provider of business to engineer field inventory networks Thinventory. In September 2023, LockerQuest had secured sites for Thinventory lockers measuring 1000m in combined width. Following extensive work, the combined width now totals 2200m. LockerQuest enables site owners to generate additional income by bringing lockers to unused or underutilised space and…

Wigwam Self Storage Launches Fully Automated, Keyless Facility in Tewkesbury [England]

Wigwam Self Storage has expanded its Gloucestershire footprint with the opening of a new automated, keyless storage facility in Tewkesbury. Situated on Alexandra Way, just off the A46 and close to Junction 9 of the M5, the site offers a modern, secure storage option designed for today’s households and businesses. The new location is easily accessible for customers travelling from Cheltenham, across Gloucestershire, and into Worcestershire. With generous on-site parking and wide loading bays suitable for cars and vans, the facility caters for everything from personal storage to larger relocations…

Quadreal Finances UK Self-Storage And Logistics Projects in £86M Deal

QuadReal Property has completed £86.4m (€99.3m) in financing across two UK transactions through its newly expanded lending platform. QuadReal said it provided a £56.5m loan to Heitman to refinance an eight asset, 492,260sqft self-storage portfolio managed by Space Station in Birmingham, Sheffield and Stafford. It also issued a £29.9m loan to Fiera Real Estate and Wrenbridge to finance a 219,749sqft logistics development in Reading. The latest deals bring the company’s total direct lending platform, which was launched in the UK in October 2025, to more than £110m. In October last year, the platform provided…

New Self-Storage Service Available on The Isle Of Wight [England]

A new storage service is available on the Isle of Wight. Isle Store, based in Cowes, says it is the first on the Island to offer a hybrid of traditional self-storage and a modern “by the box” valet storage service. The service aims to help customers who do not require full-sized storage units, such as students, renters, and those downsizing. Isle Store, a new storage service, has arrived on the Isle of Wight. (Image: Isle Store) A spokesman for Isle Store said: “We wanted to bring a service to the…

Permission Granted For £1M Self-Storage Facility in Alloa [Scotland]

Planning permission has been granted for a £1m second-phase development at a former police station in Alloa, bringing a self-storage facility and workplace hub to the town centre. SRA Ventures submitted the plans for modular Stronghold units in the site’s yard. The development will be among the first of its kind in Scotland to combine digitally-locked storage with flexible workspaces. The submission follows on from a first planning application, which was approved in June. That initial phase aims to convert the former police station into a facility with more than…

Quadreal to Acquire 26 UK Self-Storage, Mixed-Use Assets From Padlock Euro Storage Fund I

Padlock Euro Storage Fund I has agreed to sell its portfolio of 26 self-storage and mixed-use properties in the United Kingdom to an affiliate of QuadReal Property Group. Under a sale-and-purchase agreement, Vancouver-based QuadReal’s QR CS Padlock LP will indirectly acquire a 95% interest in the holding companies that own the assets, while affiliates of Phoenix-headquartered Clear Sky Capital and members of management will retain an indirect 5% equity interest. The fund is managed by Toronto-based Padlock Capital Partners, an affiliate of real estate and development firm Clear Sky Capital.…

Martin’s Properties Expands Self Storage Pipeline With the Acquisition of Site in Bristol Parkway [Stoke Gifford, England]

Martin’s Properties has acquired the freehold interest in Nicholson House, Lime Kiln Close, Parkway, Bristol from a UK Fund, to add to its growing self-storage pipeline. Martin’s Properties are creating and funding a new self storage business, which acquires sites, secures planning, develops and operates new purpose-built facilities across the South and South West of England. Located on a 1-acre site in north Bristol, the property currently houses a vacant 15,444 sq ft office building. Martin’s Properties plans to redevelop the site to provide a brand-new self-storage facility to serve…

Self-Storage Building and Office Planned For Former Fire Station Site in Westwood [England]

Plans for a four-storey self-storage facility and office space at the former Westwood fire station site will be discussed by councillors this week. US firm 1784 Capital Holdings is breaking into the UK market with recent planning approvals in London, Norwich and Bristol. It now hopes to gain approval for the 1.6 acre to house the storage building off Margate Road with 10 parking bays to serve the facility, and 15 spaces for the office/workspace provided. In addition, there will be an EV charging hub containing 24 EV and Amazon/DPD/inPost…

Parsons Containers Group to Revamp North East Depot And Plans For The Next Phase Of Growth in Darlington [England]

The Parsons Containers Group is set to redevelop its North East depot as it celebrates its 25th anniversary, and plans for the next phase of growth. The company will revamp its Darlington A66 depot, acquired in 2016, with the aim of bringing container sales, storage and operations into one location. Founded in 2000 by entrepreneur Ean Parsons after spotting a gap in the market, the County Durham-based business has grown from a small resale operation into a well-known name in container sales and self-storage. Within its first year, the company…