Category: Development News

Shurgard, the largest developer, owner and operator of self storage facilities in Europe is pleased to announce the opening of a new self storage building located in Amsterdam Diemen (Randstad), reinforcing its position as market leader in the Netherlands. This brand-new c. 4,500 sqm building is offering approximately 570 dry, clean and secure self storage units. The new facility will serve as the secondary building of an existing self storage property in the region (Diemen Treubweg). The combined size of the two buildings will comprise approximately 1,200 units and meet…

The new flagship store features a wide range of state-of-the-art facilities including 1,600 storage units, all individually alarmed and with unique PIN code access, 13 flexible offices and a communal business hub. Big Yellow Kings Cross is also home to over 400 climate-controlled, individual wine cellars, and a wine tasting room.” Big Yellow Self Storage opened its 109th store, located in Kings Cross, London, boasting what could be named as the UK’s largest floor art installation in a commercial setting. Measuring 5,000 square feet – larger than two tennis courts…

We’re thrilled to have secured this latest site at Garretts Green. Work will begin on this in June to deliver a 95,000 sq ft facility made up of an extensive range of self storage units.” – Stephen Wilson, Head of real estate Self-storage firm Space Station has signed a brace of deals for new facilities. A vacant 69,154 sq ft warehouse on a 2.4-acre site in Garretts Green Lane, Birmingham, has been acquired by the company. This joins land on Castle Bromwich Trade Park, in Chester Road, where a new…

We are excited to open our new facility in Nottingham, offering storage and office space to local individuals and businesses. This is our sixth store in the Midlands and represents our ambitious expansion plans to open more sites across the region including Stoke-on-Trent, Willenhall, Kidderminster and Witney.” – Simon Williams, CEO – Storage Giant The UK’s largest independent self-storage firm has opened its first facility in Nottinghamshire – its sixth in the Midlands and the eighth since 2016. Storage Giant opened its doors at Teal Park, Netherfield last week, offering…

Property agency KWB has completed a double deal with self storage business Space Station. A vacant 69,154 sq ft warehouse, situated on a 2.43-acre on Garretts Green Lane in Birmingham has been sold to the firm, which it will use to deliver a 95,000 sq ft facility with work starting on the scheme in June. The news follows the completion of a land sale at Castle Bromwich Trade Park on Chester Road, where construction of a 12,000 sq ft, five-storey building is close to completion. The two new units take…

We’re very excited to bring a new self storage facility to Sidmouth. We know from the removals arm of our business that there’s a strong demand for secure, dry and clean away-from-home storage.” – Paddy Lee, Director of PotburysA new self storage facility has opened in Sidmouth in the former Potburys auction rooms in Temple Street. The space has been extensively refitted and now contains 27 self storage units ranging from 175sq ft to 15sq ft. Short-term and long-term lets are available. The owner of the facility Paddy Lee, Director…

Architect Create It Studios designed the scheme on behalf of developer Crown Advisory. The facility would provide a total of 80,000 sq ft of self-storage space across four floors.’ Plans submitted to the city council would see the conversion of the vehicle repair site off Hyde Road to create the industrial building, near to the O2 Apollo venue, at a time when occupancy rates are at their highest. Architect Create It Studios designed the scheme on behalf of developer Crown Advisory. The facility would provide a total of 80,000 sq…

Winning UK Container Operator Site of the Year 2023 is a great achievement by the team who have worked extremely hard to make our facility a worthy winner. At blue self storage we do things a little differently and it’s great our accomplishments have been recognised on a national level. The team were out in force and it was great to share the experience with them.” – Dean Daly, Operations Manager – blue self storage South Wales storage firm, blue self storage, is going from strength to strength with work…

Lok’nStore will receive one-off fees for finding and securing the site, development advice and use of the Lok’nStore brand. The expectation is that the developer will be onsite in the coming months, with the store expected to open in late 2024.” Self storage business Lok’nStore Group has exchanged contracts on a new site on the Wirral. The Bromborough site will be a base for a new 49,500 sq ft Landmark store. The site, which already benefits from planning permission, will be owned by an existing Managed Store client. Lok’nStore will…

  The scheme, when at capacity, would see around 150 green 20 feet containers at the site with adequate lighting, CCTV and electric gates to secure the site, says the application to Calderdale Council.” A company hopes to develop a container self storage site on almost a hectare of land it says is “underutilised” in Sowerby Bridge. SCA Self Storage is seeking five-year temporary planning permission to develop the sites at the Gas Works site at Chapel Lane. The scheme, when at capacity, would see around 150 green 20 feet…