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Stor-Age continues To Trade Resiliently In SA And The UK

Stor-Age, South Africa’s leading and largest self-storage property fund, continued to deliver robust operating performance for the first five months of its 2023 financial year, as well as the 12-month trading period ending August 31, 2022. Across the portfolio of 85 trading properties in South Africa and the UK, Stor-Age delivered growth in occupied space of 57 600m² year-on-year. Increases in the average rental rate of 6.7% were achieved in South Africa and 10.8% in the UK. In South Africa, totally occupied space, including new developments and acquired trading properties,…

StorageWise – Self Storage Experts

Established in 1915, Limerick Self Storage is a 4th generation family-operated business and one of Ireland’s longest-running logistics and storage businesses. Originally called ‘Limerick Carting Company’ and founded by William Hickey, the business has a deep-rooted history and expertise in transporting and storing goods for Limerick families and businesses for over 100 years. A key success for the business has been its ability to adapt and change to market demands, where today Limerick Self Storage provides a premium self-storage facility located on the Dock Road Limerick that is both secure…

Attic Self Storage Launches New Beckton Facility Alongside The “Beauty of Beckton” Art Display

Attic Self Storage has opened a brand new facility in Beckton today alongside an art display that features art created by local artist Matt Ponting and primary school students. The exhibition titled the “Beauty of Beckton” is a community-led initiative created to celebrate the local area. Children from local schools were asked to create a piece of artwork that depicts what they like or enjoy about the area. As part of the initiative, Attic will be donating £1,250 to Richard House Children’s Hospice in Beckton, which supports families from several…

Global Business Awards Success For Storage Giant

Newport-based self-storage specialists, Storage Giant is celebrating wins in two categories of the Global Business Awards 2022 – Most Outstanding Commercial & Domestic Self-Storage Facilities 2022 in England & Wales and Small Business of the Year 2022 in South Wales. The firm started life as a single-facility concern in Newport at the height of the recession, and it is now the largest independent self-storage firm in the UK, with facilities in Newport, Cardiff, Cwmbran, Swansea, Llanelli, The Midlands, and the M4 corridor. Simon Williams, Storage Giant MD, said: “This accolade…

Self-Storage Pods Are Becoming Popular Space-Saving Solutions

People who live in smaller houses are choosing to keep their belongings in self-storage pods rather than sell them. According to the UK House Price Index, the average house price in Cherwell has increased by 56 percent over the last ten years, from £212,101 to £377,847. Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that from January to September 2021, the average house in England and Wales cost around 8.9 times the average income – up from 5.1 times in the year to September 2002. In Cherwell, within the…

Local Self-Storage Facility, Attic Self Storage, Wins The ‘SSA Independent Store of the Year’ Award

You may be familiar with the latest Attic Self Storage facility that sits on Honeypot Lane in Queensbury. It looks more like a hotel than a traditional self-storage building and is welcoming from first sight. This is an impression that continues when you step inside and chat with the store team. The Harrow store and team have recently won the UK Self Storage Association’s (SSA) “UK Independent Operator of the Year 2022” award. The competition for the award was strong, with stores from across the UK contending to take the…

Global Business Awards Success For Storage Giant

Newport-based self-storage specialists, Storage Giant is celebrating wins in two categories of the Global Business Awards 2022 – Most Outstanding Commercial & Domestic Self-Storage Facilities 2022 in England & Wales and Small Business of the Year 2022 in South Wales. The firm started life as a single-facility concern in Newport at the height of the recession, and it is now the largest independent self-storage firm in the UK, with facilities in Newport, Cardiff, Cwmbran, Swansea, Llanelli, The Midlands, and the M4 corridor. Simon Williams, Storage Giant MD, said: “This accolade…

Attic Self Storage Shortlisted For Two UK Self Storage Association Awards

Today, Attic Self Storage announces that it has been shortlisted for two UK Self Storage Association Awards. Its Harrow facility has been shortlisted for the ‘UK Independent Store of the Year’ award, which recognises the achievements of Self Storage facilities across the UK that consistently deliver an excellent service. Additionally, Lex Ajanaku has been selected as a finalist in the award’s ‘Manager of the Year’ category, which is granted to managers who are instrumental to the success of their stores. The Self-Storage Association (SSA UK) is the trade association for…

North East Business Awards: Cleveland Containers Is crowned Company Of The Year At Teesside Business Awards

Cleveland Containers has topped a record-breaking year to be named as Teesside Company of the Year at the third and final heat of the North East Business Awards. The Stockton based family-firm, which supplies shipping containers and provides modification services, also supplies containers for a wide variety of projects and businesses, and since launching in 2011 it has seen turnover rocket from £1.1m to a record £60m this year. In 2020 it invested £1.2m in a new headquarters and last year decided to launch a new division of the business,…

Saltney Based Re-Use Expert Paul Plans To Turn Scrap Into Refugee Shelters And Play Dens

A re-use and repurposing expert is developing a new line in easy to assemble structures which can be used for everything from disaster relief shelters to children’s play dens. Paul Ridley is a familiar sight at car boot sales across North East Wales and Cheshire where he sells screws, bolts, fixtures and fittings for DIY at knock-down prices. His social enterprise operation Cabinz Cic uses four giant units at Lock Stock Self-Storage on River Lane, Saltney. Paul’s plan is for a low-cost kit that would provide the hardware to turn…