Author: Shinil

Cuboid Offers New Launchpad for Startups: Business in a Box

Cuboid, a spin-out of leading property giant FI Real Estate Management (FIREM), has announced the pilot launch of a new product, Business in a Box, offering startups and SMEs the opportunity to have their own self-contained business unit. The Business in a Box product is a 160 sq ft two-storey container, with an office space on top, fitted out with electricity, heating, power points, lighting, windows, flooring and insulation, ready for businesses to get up and running from the off. The product aims to offer companies a more cost-effective, flexible…

Big Yellow Self Storage Plans New Site in Leicester [England]

Big Yellow Self Storage Company has lodged plans for a new facility in Leicester. The business has brought forward proposals for Belgrave Gate. The site currently accommodates a rectangular building which operates as a car workshop and MOT servicing centre. The first and second-floor elements of the structure comprise multiple different uses, including an office, a light industrial space and a Karate Hall. The northern element of the site comprises The Bridle Lane Tavern Public House and the associated garden area and car park. Lined up is the demolition of…

Pink Storage Opens New Storage Units in Stoke-on-Trent [England]

A derelict scrubland that once was used as a makeshift camp for the homeless has been transformed as part of a giant new storage facility. The notorious Yak Yak Land was cleared after being at the centre of repeated anti-social complaints. It had been set up by rough sleepers in a wooded area off North Street, Stoke, and bordering the A500. But the land is now completely unrecognisable after it was taken on by Pink Storage, which provides 60,000sqft of self-storage units to hire. As well as Yak Yak Land,…

Admirals Yard Self Storage Buys Land For New Facility, Expected to Open in the Summer of 2025, in Workshop [England]

A deal has been secured for an acre of land at the multimillion-pound Vesuvius development in Worksop to enable the creation of a secure storage facility. The land has been sold to Admirals Yard Self Storage. The facility will offer a range of drive-up unit sizes and is expected to open in the summer of 2025. Chief executive Rob Sadler said: “Admirals Yard Self Storage has facilities nationwide and is delighted to be adding the Vesuvius site to its portfolio.” CEG has also let a £2m contract for the highway…

Further Plans Submitted to Convert Matalan into Self Storage in Salisbury [England]

Plans have been submitted for the development of the former Matalan unit into a self-storage unit. In December, planning permission was granted by Wiltshire Council to convert the former Matalan unit on Southampton Road into self-storage. It will be occupied by company ‘Here Self Storage’, and will require work to the site before it opens. The company wishes to construct additional roller shutter doors on the exterior, add a canopy over the unloading bay, add a vehicular access gate, replace doors and add a new fire egress door, a brick…

Storage Giant Announces Major Expansion Plans in the North West UK

The UK’s largest independent self-storage company, Storage Giant, has announced its plans to expand into the North West starting from 2025 – representing the company’s furthest north expansion to date. Following Storage Giant’s best year-to-date for revenue delivery and customer acquisition– gaining in excess of 6,000 new customers during their last financial year – the award-winning firm now has its sights firmly set on entering new markets. With three new sites already set to open in 2025, at Kidderminster, Witney, and Willenhall, then a further eight sites in pipeline development…

Big Yellow Self Storage Appoints Glencar to Build New Facility in London [England]

Glencar, a leading UK based construction company recognised for its past ranking among Europe’s fastest-growing businesses and known for delivering high quality projects across various sectors, most notably in Logistics & Industrial, Life Sciences, Data Centres, Commercial Studios and Civils, has today announced that is has been appointed by long-running and repeat customer Big Yellow Self Storage to build a new 135,000 sq. ft (MLA) six storey development at a site situated at Staples Corner, North West, London. The project will see the design, construction and turnkey fit-out of a…

StorageMart Opens New Storage Facility, Blending Historic Restoration with Modern Innovation, in Brighton [England]

StorageMart, a global leader in the self storage industry, is proud to announce the grand opening of its newest self storage facility on Wellington Road in Brighton. This state-of-the-art location represents a remarkable transformation of a historic site that has been restored with modern amenities to boost the local community. StorageMart began the journey to turn the former hosiery factory site into a beautiful high-tech facility in 2021 when the property was acquired in a neglected state. Once deemed the “Glass Palace of Industry,” the building had fallen into disrepair,…

Cinch Self-Storage Opens New Facility in Kempston, Bedford [England]

Cinch Self Storage is inviting the Bedford community to join the celebration of its new facility on Wolseley Road, Kempston. To mark the occasion, the company is offering free breakfast and hot drinks from Wednesday to Friday of this week, making it the perfect opportunity to explore the site and meet the team. The free breakfast event will take place between 8.30am to noon from tomorrow (Wednesday) to Friday, December 13. Stop by for a delicious bacon or vegetarian butty, a warm drink, and a guided tour of Bedford’s newest…

Self-Storage Site Owner Launches Appeal to Install Storage Containers in Farnham, Surrey [England]

An appeal is underway for retrospective planning permission to use land at Farnham Self Storage on Wrecclesham Hill for storage, including the installation of up to 154 storage containers and associated works. The application was refused in September on the grounds that it would have an “unacceptable impact on the open and rural character of this part of the countryside” and would be “intrusive and dominant” so diminishing the “intrinsic character and beauty of the open countryside”. The refusal also stated that the application would be contrary to both the…