Author: Shinil

A Family–Run Borders business that was established more than a century ago is looking to the future after approval was granted for a new 32 container self-storage yard. Pearsons of Duns encompasses a diverse portfolio at its base in Station Road, including solid fuel merchants, builder’s merchants, a garden centre with restaurant, stove showroom, van hire and self-storage containers. Now a planning application has been approved by Scottish Borders Council for the acquisition of a vacant site at the east end of Station Road Industrial Estate for the siting of…

A South West storage specialist has opened a new facility in Hayle, Cornwall, following a period of rapid expansion. Britannia Lanes will open its new site following a refurbishment project, supported by an initial building purchase loan and subsequent funding facility from Lloyds. Qualifying for a green CGFI loan, Britannia Lanes used the funding to complete its renovations and refit between January and November 2024. The Hayle location is the latest addition to Britannia Lanes’ growing network of self-storage facilities, which includes existing sites in Truro, Falmouth and Exeter, with…

A new self-storage facility is planned for Dagenham – with a proposal to demolish a number of buildings on an industrial estate to make space for it. A planning application was submitted by Ricky Mann of Manns Self Storage Containers Ltd in December to change the use of a waste management facility at the Old Bus Depot in Perry Road, Dagenham to become a self-storage facility. The proposal includes the demolition of buildings on the site and the installation of 510 shipping containers for storage. Additional planning documents were submitted…

Pink Storage is set to officially open its Telford self-storage site this Friday. As the company’s 20th facility, this milestone highlights Pink Storage’s rapid and strategic expansion across the UK. The £680k investment comprising 189 units, will transform the former 35,000 sq ftindustrial site at Halesfield 19. The new facility will service and address the demand Pink Storage has received for flexible and secure storage solutions from residents and businesses in Telford. Highlights of the new development will include more than 200 units available, automated ANPR gates, monitored CCTV, instant…

Cuboid, the spin-out of Chorley-based property group FI Real Estate Management (FIREM), is set to open a 14,120 sq ft internal self-storage unit at Winnington Business Park in Northwich. The 216-room unit marks a first for the brand, as it continues to grow its 150,000 sq ft portfolio, and diversify its offer. The news comes just after the company launched the pilot of its ‘Business in a Box’ product, a customisable, two-storey container office and storage space for start-ups, as part of Cuboid’s growth journey. The unit at Winnington Business…

A disused car park near the centre of Caernarfon could become a shipping container storage facility. The proposal is for a patch of land on St Helen’s Road, near the terminus for the Welsh Highland Railway and not far from Caernarfon castle. Watkin Property Ventures have applied to change the use of the site next to Afon Seiont to a storage facility. It would be run by Lock Stock Storage, who are based in Denbigh, and house shipping containers that businesses or individuals could hire for storage. An application has…

A former laundry site in Bath has been turned into a swanky self-storage facility with a “unique” feature. Vanguard Self Storage has been built on Lower Bristol Road, where Regency Laundry once stood. Bath stone and bronze cladding has been used in the exterior of the building, which has been three years in the making.. Bosses say the design “pays homage to the city’s historic character while embracing modern design”. The company says a restored Vampire T11 has been suspended in the atrium as part of its “commitment to creating…