Author: Shinil

A self-store business is holding an official grand opening event this weekend. Star Self Store, in Spittlegate Level, Grantham, will be holding the event tomorrow (Saturday, February 17) from 10 am until 2 pm. After launching in November 2023, the business will be holding the event to show “we are here,” said operation and sales manager Eleanor Harris. At the event, there will be amusement rides, business stalls, food, and raffle prizes on offer. Eleanor works with her friend Alice Davidson, whom Eleanor recommended to Star Self Store after she…

Loft Self-Storage is now open on Portland Road on the site of the old Sandicliffe garage. Phase one of the Hucknall project is now complete, meaning the business has expanded from container storage at its current Bestwood Village site to opening indoor storage units to the general public and businesses. And after just 10 weeks of opening, the Hucknall site has reached 50 per cent occupancy of its self-storage units, with staff reporting plenty of interest in self-storage services from across the local area. The company owners say the work…

Plans for a shipping container self-storage business in Melbourne, which would not be an “Amazon depot”, have been approved. At a South Derbyshire District Council meeting on Tuesday night, councillors approved plans from MAE Trading to set up the self-storage business on a former agricultural site in Cockshut Lane on the western edge of the town. This was despite opposition from the Melbourne’s civic society, which dubbed the scheme “a bad case of urban creep”. Michael King, speaking during the meeting at the council’s Swadlincote headquarters, said: “The case against…

The distinctive orange building seen being constructed by the side of Pytchley Road in Kettering is set to open to customers next week. Lok’nStore Self Storage opens on Friday, February 9, offering seven-day-a-week access to 600 spaces of different sizes. The Kettering branch will be the 44th facility built by the company and centre manager Paul Marchant can’t wait to welcome clients. He said: “We are looking forward to greeting all our new customers with the same friendly smile and professional service that Lok’nStore has become well known for across…

A new storage facility with 20 shipping containers available for customers to rent could be set up on agricultural land north of Swindon. Wiltshire Council has received a planning application that concerns South Farm near Castle Eaton. The applicant is seeking permission to set up a self-storage facility on a site that is legally agricultural land but no longer used as such. Each container would be 6m in length by 2.4m in width and 2.6m in height. According to the application, customers would be able to visit the premises and…

Ballards Removals has also invested in additional sustainable storage containers across its Lincolnshire sites. The containers have been used to ship goods 4834 miles once from China to the UK, before arriving at Ballards’ sites in Retford and Lincoln. There, they’ll serve customers on a short or long term rental for several years before being repurposed again when they’re no longer suitable. Containers are also being offered free of charge for people impacted by recent flooding to use for up to two weeks. Source

An application for the change of use of land to the rear of 48-58 Cliftonville Road to enable the siting of storage containers, to be used as self-storage units, came before the development management committee at its meeting last Wednesday. The proposed development involves the siting of six storage containers within the application site, according to a report to the committee. It added: “The containers would be positioned along the southern boundary of the plot, with one located further towards the east of the site where the width of the…

Eyton Farm in Telford has had plans approved by Telford & Wrekin Council for 15 self-storage containers to be situated on the farm. The farm had plans for 10 self-storage containers approved in November 2022 and the latest applicant was for a ‘modest expansion’ of their ‘successful diversification project’. “The location of Eyton Farm affording good access onto the A442 and being located on the edge of Telford’s conurbation, it is convenient situation for local householders, including small scale trades people, requiring storage solutions,” said applicant Sydney Farms Limited in…