{"id":2630,"date":"2025-06-20T14:43:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/?p=2630"},"modified":"2025-08-14T14:03:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:03:26","slug":"pink-storage-aiming-for-300-storage-site-target-across-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/pink-storage-aiming-for-300-storage-site-target-across-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Pink Storage Aiming For 300 Storage Site Target Across The UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<figure style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/incoming\/article31896462.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_Pink-Storage.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"409\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Founder of Pink Storage Scott Evans. (Image: Matthew D Hammond)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The self storage business was set up by Cardiff-based entrepreneur Scott Evans<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Fast-expanding self-storage venture Pink Storage is targeting reaching 70 sites over the next three years.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The business, established by Cardiff-based entrepreneur Scott Evans, currently has 16 storage venues in Wales and six in England. By 2033 it is targeting 300 sites providing 60,000 units.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">As part of its expansion into the English marketplace, it has invested \u00a31.5m with the acquisition of StoreWise, a 102-unit facility in Nottingham.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The deal saw Pink Storage acquire StoreWise for \u00a31.1m, with an additional \u00a3370,000 being invested to upgrade the 1.3-acre site and add 150 new storage units.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Mr Evans, founder and chief executive of Pink Storage, said: \u201cAcquiring StoreWise is a proud milestone for us. What began as a small Welsh brand is now setting the standard for innovation in self-storage. Our forward-thinking, tech-led model is not only reaching a wider market but is actively reshaping \u2013 and shaking up \u2013 the industry across the UK.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Pink Storage is also retaining the site\u2019s long-serving manager, who brings over a decade of local industry expertise.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Mr Evans said: \u201cOur goal is to end 2025 with a significantly expanded network of strategically located sites across the UK. We\u2019re actively seeking further acquisition opportunities and would welcome conversations with anyone considering selling their self-storage business.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The company\u2019s first self-storage facility was in Ystrad Mynach. It is targeting English cities as part of its mission to become the UK\u2019s fastest-growing independent self-storage provider.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">So far this year, the company has grown by 22% (venues), adding new locations in Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester (two sites), Birmingham, and now Nottingham, with more sites in the pipeline.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The business to the financial year to March generated revenues of \u00a35m, with the aim of it growing 50% next year to \u00a37.5m.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-live.co.uk\/enterprise\/pink-storage-aiming-300-site-31896469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Source<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The self storage business was set up by Cardiff-based entrepreneur Scott Evans Fast-expanding self-storage venture Pink Storage is targeting reaching 70 sites over the next three years. The business, established by Cardiff-based entrepreneur Scott Evans, currently has 16 storage venues in Wales and six in England. By 2033 it is targeting 300 sites providing 60,000 units. As part of its expansion into the English marketplace, it has invested \u00a31.5m with the acquisition of StoreWise, a 102-unit facility in Nottingham. The deal saw Pink Storage acquire StoreWise for \u00a31.1m, with an&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":2599,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[20,22],"tags":[],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2630"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2631,"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630\/revisions\/2631"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}