Author: Shinil

A prominent former car dealership in Wiltshire could be demolished and replaced with a new three-storey self-storage facility. The Islington Vauxhall Garage on the A4 Bath Road into Chippenham, near the Methuen Park roundabout, closed earlier this year. In August, the site was bought by Cinch Self Storage which has unveiled a plan to demolish the existing garage building and construct a purpose-built self-storage facility. This proposal is currently in its early stages, and the firm has launched a consultation website to gather feedback from residents ahead of finalising a…

January 2024 marks the official launch of Stowable (stowable.co.uk), a new valet by-the-box storage service. The brainchild of James and Jen Mugleston, husband-and-wife team, Stowable is dedicated to simplifying storage for individuals and businesses throughout the UK. Committed to flexibility, superior customer service, and environmental responsibility, the company introduces a new approach to storage solutions. At the heart of Stowable is its dashboard, a powerful tool connecting individual storage boxes to customers’ accounts through a Unique Box Identifier QR code (UID). These UIDs are also utilised in the warehouse to…

Store More – storemore.co.uk – originally opened eight years ago in Hull but has since launched sites in Wrexham and Mansfield. Its Mansfield self-storage site is located at the former Wickes building on Chesterfield Road South. The building was also used as a vaccination centre during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. The site is now home to the family-owned storage company, offering storage spaces in what is to become a 30,000 square feet storage space. Katie Garfoot, site manager at Mansfield, said: “We are delighted to join the community.…

A self-storage facility with more than 100 containers could be opening in Kilmarnock. Plans have been lodged to build a facility at Moorfield North Industrial Estate, next to MKM Building supplies and across from Braehead Foods/Cook School Scotland. The tarmacked site would host 108 containers in total with 78 of those being huge shipping containers measuring 20ft x 8ft. The other 30 would be smaller, measuring in at 10ft x 8ft. HMC Holdings – a family business operating for more than 100 years – is the firm behind the blueprints,…

Shipping containers are to be used on a Wimborne site for a self-storage business. Dorset Council has approved the use of 41 containers on the western section of the Davids of Wimborne Ltd roofing business site at the Stone Lane industrial estate. The planning consent includes the demolition of a large storage unit, offices and a garage to make way for the self-storage proposal, using standard 20-foot containers. Eighteen residents from Walford Gardens, Farmers Walk and Stone Lane raised concerns about additional traffic, noise and pollution from the development, one…

New trade and warehouse units for occupiers including Greggs and self-storage operator Sure Store are taking shape at Prime Park in Great Barr, Birmingham. The steels are up, and the roofs are going on at the speculative development of 10 energy-efficient units totaling 72,000 sq ft. Legal & General’s specialist industrial fund IPIF and Prime Box are responsible for the scheme situated on 3.4 acres of brownfield land on Hamstead Hill near the new Lidl food store. KWB’s Kenny Allan, one of the agents marketing the site, said: “Progress is…

Redsun Projects has started work on a 70,000 sq ft mixed-use development at the Croft Retail Park in Bromborough. Funded by a £5.2 Million loan from Merseyside Pension Fund, the scheme will comprise two drive-through cafes/restaurants to be delivered by Gastronomy Food UK, four trade counter units and a self-storage facility that is being sold to LokNStore. Caddick Construction has started work on-site and the first phase is due to be completed by June next year. A further phase of development will come forward at a later date. The project…

Stuff Selfstore at Hornbeam Business Park, off Hornbeam Road, was built last month and offers a total of 107 units to let. The storage units range from 20 to 200 sq ft and are spread out across three floors. The family business is owned by Simon Gardener, who runs the company alongside his wife Emma, daughter Lilly, and friend Matthew Starling. “The ethos behind Stuff has been to create a bright, clean and friendly environment that all customers will feel comfortable storing their stuff in,” Mr Gardener said. “The primary…