In the UK, guns cannot be kept in self storage. In fact, the storage of guns is strictly defined by law. The newly established London Gun Services offers professional storage services, and much more, as its director Tom Ward explains.
Erik Braunitzer of Douglas Elliman Real Estate Company, agents for New York City Real Estate, offers interesting insights into self storage security in the USA, home of the world’s most developed self storage industry.
Crystal Radio Systems Ltd recently installed a cost-effective and simple-to-use instant communications system for a large storage facility in the West Country. Here is their report, and their assessment of what they have to offer to self storage.
Thieves do target self storage, despite elaborate security protection. Should they get into your unit, you can put them off, or at least make them regret it.
A series of thefts and attempted thefts from self storage facilities in recent weeks serve to remind the industry of the need to review security and insurance.
In the UK, self storage facilities have strict regulations about what you can and cannot keep in storage. Firearms are usually included among the forbidden items. But is that written in stone?
Staff at Big Yellow in Leeds alerted the authorities to suspicious activities in April 2010, leading to the arrest of three men accused of handling tonnes of contraband tobacco on which £1.2 million in customs duty would have been due.
People use self storage units for all kinds of purposes. However, for a small minority, self storage provides the unlikely location for romantic trysts.
It’s no secret that the private, clandestine nature of self storage means it can sometimes present criminals with the perfect cover for getting up to no good.
A fire during the night 6 November 2010 at Abacus Self Store, Burscough, West Lancashire, resulted in the loss of a large number of units, and numerous clients’ possessions. It was a timely reminder that such things can and do happen: all users of self storage should be fully aware of the risks.
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