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Former Luxury Gym to Transform into Self-Storage Facility in Stoke-on-Trent (England)

A storage facility has launched at the site of a former luxury gym. Work has been ongoing to completely transform the one-time Esporta on Festival Park – which once boasted a pool, sauna, steam room and stylish eatery. It’s now home to Sure Store which has added another base to its Staffordshire portfolio. It marks a fresh chapter for the building after previously running as a members-only gym. It had been Esporta before closing back in July 2011. It was then taken over by entrepreneur Mo Chaudry where it was…

Padlock Euro Storage Fund I Completes Acquisition of Gillingham, Mitcham, and Sittingbourne Properties in the United Kingdom

Padlock Euro Storage Fund I (the “Trust”) announced today that it has successfully completed the acquisition of three leasehold properties located in Gillingham, Mitcham, and Sittingbourne, United Kingdom for a combined purchase price of £8,775,000 excluding costs, which was satisfied by way of cash from the proceeds of the Trust’s recently secured refinance debt facility. The Gillingham Property, purchased for £4,186,000, consists of a leasehold interest in an existing self-storage facility located in Gillingham, UK. The 3-story facility currently offers approximately 27,180 net rentable square feet of self-storage units. The…

Former Nightclub Could Become Self-Storage Business Near Souldrop, Bedford (England)

A former nightclub between Bedford and Rushden could become a self-storage business if plans are approved. Bedford Borough Council has received plans to change the use of the former Milwaukees Night Club, Rushden Road, Souldrop, to 150 self-storage containers and an office. The applicant explained that the application was for a change of use as the storage spaces would not be buildings but units that are not attached to the land. If approved, the containers and storage areas would be rented out to individuals with the “smaller nature” of the…

Spectrum Storage Group of the UK Acquires 13-Property MyLockup Self-Storage Portfolio in Northeast England

Spectrum Storage Group, a newly formed joint venture between Storebox Self Storage Ltd. of Ireland and the United Kingdom and valet-storage provider Lovespace, acquired 13 properties from MyLockup in Northeast England, 10 that are operational and three in planning phases. Spectrum now operates 26 locations comprising 527,000 square feet of self-storage space, according to a press release. The 10 existing MyLockup sites comprise 186,730 square feet of rentable space. The three that are approved for development will add another 111,000 square feet. The acquisition was achieved with the support of…

Container Storage Firm Expands Storage Facility in Cardiff (Wales)

One of the UK’s leading container storage providers has successfully completed the purchase and expansion of their award-winning site in Cardiff. blue self storage Ltd said the strategic acquisition marked another milestone in the company’s rapid growth and commitment to serving both domestic and commercial customers. The Llanishen facility, situated on the Ty Glas Industrial Estate in North Cardiff, has expanded from three-quarters of an acre to just over an acre, now boasting 181 self-storage units of various sizes. Earlier this year, blue self storage entered into discussions with Millgrove…

Bradford Council Approves Plans to Repurpose Vacant Site With Multiple Storage Units on Factory Street in Bradford (England)

A former mill site can be used by a self-storage business after the latest in a series of plans for the land were approved. Ackroyds textile mill stood on Factory Street, off Tong Street, until it was badly damaged by a huge blaze in 2011. The five-storey building was demolished the following year, and the site has remained empty ever since. Now a planning application to repurpose the vacant site with multiple storage units has been approved by Bradford Council. The plans had been submitted by Twenty4 Secure Storage, which…

Self Storage Container Business Expands on an Empty Site in Kirkcaldy, Scotland

Plans to create a new self-storage business in Kirkcaldy have been given the go-ahead by Fife Council. Keepsafe Self Storage has secured planning permission to develop an empty site on the corner of Hendry Road and Hayfield Industrial Estate, and it will see around 125 storage containers installed. A subsidiary of Perth-based Castlecroft Group, the company specialises in external self-storage units for both business and personal customers and eyed up a move to the Lang Toun after successful launches in Dundee, Perth and Dunfermline. Keepsafe was the first to pioneer…

Gibbs Surfacing Ltd Granted Permission to Convert Their Site to Storage Business in Blunsdon, Swindon (England)

  Hundreds of shipping containers stacked two high can be sited at an industrial site on a narrow road in Blunsdon, despite the objections of neighbours and the parish council. Gibbs Surfacing Ltd, which owns and operates the concrete batching plant, where the ingredients needed for new concrete and road surfaces are mixed, at 21 Turnpike Road in Blunsdon has been given permission to change the use of its site to a large-scale storage business. The company will be allowed to bring in 250 shipping containers which will be stacked…

Barwood in Partnership with Flexiss Acquires First Site Focusing on Growing Self-Storage Sector in Lincoln (England)

Barwood Capital has acquired its first site in Lincoln, as part of a new investment strategy focused on the growing self-storage sector which will see the company partner with self-storage specialist, Flexiss. The acquisition was made through Barwood Regional Property Growth Fund V. Barwood is partnering with Flexiss as an operator and development partner for the new strategy, helping to acquire vacant buildings to be transformed into modern, energy-efficient self-storage assets. Flexiss currently has c£200m in assets under management, including new build development projects and conversion projects. The new facilities…

A Farm Plans to Diversify in Order to Become a Hub for Self-Storage Containers in Summercourt, Cornwall (England)

George Richards Farms have applied to site 18 containers, with the continued use of two more, on land at Higher Trefullock Farm, Summercourt, in order to diversify into a self-storage business. The application states that the “progressive family business includes well-established traditional cattle, sheep and arable enterprises. For reasons of continued viability and succession planning, the family are now looking to further diversify the holding”. Each existing container, and each proposed container, will be 20ft long x 8ft wide x 8.6ft high with a dark green finish. The containers at…