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How will National Declutter Week help hospices?

By David on January 31st, 2012 | No Comments

How will National Declutter Week help hospices?

Storage.co.uk’s National Declutter Week (7-18 March 2012) encourages declutterers to take unwanted items to charity shops run by hospices. Here we look at just how much donations are cherished by the hospices for the vital financial assistance that they bring.

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Investing in Self Storage: an industry on the rise

By Antony on January 18th, 2012 | No Comments

Investing in Self Storage: an industry on the rise

The self storage industry offers a great opportunity for investment, even – and perhaps especially – in hard times. In this guest blog, the London-based business Self Storage Investment gives us its assessment, and tells what’s on offer.

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Get your Money for Nothing, Store your Stuff for Free (well almost…)

By Ben on January 10th, 2012 | 1 Comment

Get your Money for Nothing, Store your Stuff for Free (well almost…)

Ben Rogers, Founding Partner of Storemates.co.uk, describes his innovative initiative in storage, making use of all that spare storage space in private homes.

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Self storage: investment opportunities in a growth industry

By Antony on August 25th, 2011 | No Comments

Self storage: investment opportunities in a growth industry

As the self storage industry continues to post remarkably resilient turnover figures and profits, ROC Invest is offering small investors a chance to get in on the act.

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Self storage spreads to the Philippines

By David on August 2nd, 2011 | 4 Comments

Self storage spreads to the Philippines

Residents of Taguig City in the Philippines recently witnessed the opening of the country’s first American-style self storage facility, according to an online article from the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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Self storage industry featured in the Daily Mail

By David on July 26th, 2011 | No Comments

Self storage industry featured in the Daily Mail

Self storage was recently featured in an online article by the Daily Mail newspaper, which combined some interesting facts with a range of personal stories from self storage customers to create a detailed profile of the industry.

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Self storage and scrap metal

By David on July 24th, 2011 | No Comments

Self storage and scrap metal

They used to say “where there’s muck there’s brass”; now a more apt expression would probably be “where there’s brass there’s gold”’, as China’s insatiable appetite for resources has caused an explosion in the price of scrap metal over the last ten years. This, in turn, has produced a new economy in scrap metal which [...]

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Safestore announces 7.3% growth in annual revenue

By David on July 15th, 2011 | 2 Comments

Safestore announces 7.3% growth in annual revenue

An increase of more than 7% in revenue compared to twelve months earlier was the highlight of an impressive series of results announced by Safestore Self Storage as part of its 2011 annual report.

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Why hasn’t self storage caught on in the North?

By David on June 29th, 2011 | No Comments

Why hasn’t self storage caught on in the North?

Most of the major self storage firms don’t have facilities in the north of England – why should this be?

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Plastic boxes: good for self storage?

By Antony on June 26th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Plastic boxes: good for self storage?

Many self storage companies stock plastic boxes as part of their box shop range. They are more expensive than cardboard boxes. Are they worth the extra cost?

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