{"id":1906,"date":"2023-09-21T08:30:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T08:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/?p=1906"},"modified":"2024-02-21T15:11:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T15:11:32","slug":"big-yellow-begins-work-on-development-at-old-sainsburys-site-in-slough-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/big-yellow-begins-work-on-development-at-old-sainsburys-site-in-slough-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Yellow Begins Work on Development at Old Sainsbury&#8217;s Site in Slough, England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1907 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Big-Yellow_Slough-660x365.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"304\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Work has begun on turning the old Sainsbury&#8217;s site on Farnham Road into a new storage unit.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Big Yellow self-storage has announced that their development is now underway, as contractor MCS Group starts construction of the facility.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Once complete, the Big Yellow site will be 62,000 sq ft. and span three storeys. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Located on the Slough Trading Estate, it has a 35-week build programme, with a completion date of March 2024.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Big Yellow will follow on to fit out the building for a store opening in Summer 2024.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Construction director at Big Yellow, Nigel Hartley, said: &#8220;The construction activities have started well and we are optimistic this will prove to be a successful partnership.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Big Yellow boasts a modern, purpose-built store, with every room individually alarmed with PIN code access, 24\/7 externally monitored CCTV, staff on-site seven days a week during trading hours, fire and smoke detection systems, extended hours access, forklift service and offices available to rent from 28 days.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Managing director at Warwick-based MCS Group, Keir Edmonds, said: \u201cWe are really excited to have been appointed by Big Yellow to deliver this very high-quality self-storage facility. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Self-storage is a buoyant and growing sector and we are looking forward to working alongside Big Yellow to deliver this fantastic facility for the people of Slough. It\u2019s great to see the construction team on site and work underway.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sloughobserver.co.uk\/news\/23797036.big-yellow-begins-work-development-old-sainsburys-slough-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Source<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work has begun on turning the old Sainsbury&#8217;s site on Farnham Road into a new storage unit. Big Yellow self-storage has announced that their development is now underway, as contractor MCS Group starts construction of the facility. Once complete, the Big Yellow site will be 62,000 sq ft. and span three storeys. Located on the Slough Trading Estate, it has a 35-week build programme, with a completion date of March 2024. Big Yellow will follow on to fit out the building for a store opening in Summer 2024. 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