Author: Shinil

Cardiff-based Blue Self Storage has agreed a partnership with removals firm Pickfords to develop self-storage facilities on Pickfords-owned land. The first phase includes a seven-figure investment to build a 26,900 sqft site on an undeveloped Pickfords plot in Aberdeen, with Blue Self Storage overseeing development, operations and management. The arrangement is an example of operator-led partnerships with third-party landowners, a model already common in the US and increasingly seen in the UK. Blue Self Storage currently operates six sites, with two additional locations due to open in summer 2026, bringing…

Vanguard Self Storage, one of the UK’s leading independent self-storage companies, has confirmed significant progress on its new Maidenhead branch, scheduled for handover in August and opening in September 2026 – exactly one year after the project was first announced. This development marks Vanguard’s tenth location in England, expanding its growing portfolio of high-quality storage facilities across the country. Since the announcement in September 2025, key works completed at the site have included the following: Full strip-out of the previous interiors, including the demolition of the old lift shafts and…

Self-storage operator Space Station has expanded its portfolio in Stafford with a new location at the historical site of the former Bull Hill Electricity Works. The newest store, officially opening on 20 April, brings the company’s portfolio to 19 stores across London, Birmingham, Berkshire, Shropshire and Northamptonshire. Spanning over 55,155 sq ft, the Stafford location will create three new jobs in the local community, as well as offering short term offices and commercial storage space on flexible terms. It will will offer a range of facilities including 24-hour CCTV security,…

Martin’s Properties, a family-owned real estate company operating in London and South England, has launched Cactus Self Storage, a wholly owned and funded platform through which it intends to acquire and develop facilities across South and Southwest England. The company also named Graham Gunn as head of operations, according to a press release. Construction on Cactus’ first purpose-built self-storage facility at the corner of Abingdon Road and Hadden Hill in Didcot, England, begins this month, with an expected opening in the first quarter of 2027. It’ll offer more than 300…

Midlands firm Beyond Storage is set to open its first Shropshire site this April, at the former Rea Valley Tractors site in Newport. Herefordshire-based Beyond Storage is set to open its new self-storage warehouse in Newport in April. The new business will be located on the former home of Rea Valley Tractors on Audley Avenue. The Shropshire firm announced it would be closing down its branch on Audley Avenue in November 2024 as part of what the company described as “continued efforts to strengthen and optimise its operations” across Shropshire…

Storage Giant has moved into Kidderminster with the opening of its latest store. The Kidderminster location is the 16th self-storage and office rental facility in Storage Giant’s roster. The Ratio Park site offers more than 500 self-storage units ranging from small lockers to 500 sq ft units suitable to house a business. Simon Williams, founder and managing director, said: “Our expansion to Kidderminster exemplifies our ambitious growth plans in action, with our latest plans to bring low-cost storage solutions to businesses, house-movers, students, and private customers looking to free up…

A family-owned storage business is spending more than £500,000 to grow its Poole facility by a third as demand continues to spiral. Store & Secure, which opened in Hamworthy four years ago, is to add hundreds more units to meet a growing need for space from both domestic and business customers. The business is run by sisters Lucy and Sophie Maidman, who have named its Poole base Joyce House after their late mother. Lucy Maidman said: “We opened four years ago and the 40,000 sq ft included hundreds of storage…

Cinch Self Storage has put up a sign at the old Vauxhall garage off the A4 Bath Road in Chippenham promising that a large facility will be “opening soon” after plans were approved by Wiltshire Council. An application to demolish the former garage, which has been empty for years, and replace it with a three-storey storage facility was given the green light in January. Previous designs for the scheme would have seen a larger building constructed, but these were withdrawn and amended plans were submitted last April. Both the original…