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U.K. Self-Storage Operator Big Yellow Houses 112 Giraffes for Zoo Celebration, Art Exhibit

The United Kingdom's Big Yellow Self Storage Co. is storing a shipment of 112 giraffe sculptures that will be part of the Colchester Zoo's 50th birthday celebrations. ...More

2 weeks ago

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Co-Founder of U.K. Self-Storage Operator Big Yellow to Retire

Philip Burks, who co-founded U.K. self-storage operator Big Yellow in 1998, will retire from his current role as non-executive director during the company’s annual general meeting on July 19. He will be replaced by Georgina Harvey, who will serve as an independent ...More

3 weeks ago

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U.K. Self-Storage Operator Big Yellow and the Southwark Tigers Do Tea at the House of Lords

U.K. self-storage operator Big Yellow was recently invited to the House of Lords for a tea party, thanks to one of the sports teams it sponsors, the Southwark Tigers Rugby Club. On April 10, Lord Tim Clement-Jones held a reception for some of the team's players, parents and ...More

4 weeks ago

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U.K. Self-Storage Operator Big Yellow Offers 10M Shares to Raise Capital

U.K. self-storage operator Big Yellow Group PLC announced it will offer up to 10 million new shares of company stock in an attempt to pay down debt, increase dividends and expand its number of locations. ...More

January 24, 2013

Posted in News, Finance

U.K. Self-Storage Operator Big Yellow Releases Financial Results for Quarter Ended Dec. 31

U.K. self-storage operator Big Yellow Group PLC released its financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 31. Revenue for the quarter was £16.8 million ($27 million), which was up 3.7 percent year over year but down 9.7 percent from the previous quarter. ...More

January 15, 2013

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British Comedian Performs Community Service at Big Yellow Self Storage Facility

Customers visiting a Big Yellow Self Storage facility in Bromley, South London, England this week may have caught a glimpse of a familiar face working at the facility. British comedian Justin Lee Collins, 38, was performing community service as part of his sentence for ...More

November 20, 2012

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Big Yellow Self-Storage Facility Provides Storage Space for U.K. Charity

U.K. self-storage operator Big Yellow Group PLC is providing storage space to Little Bundles, a local charity group benefiting families in need, at its Gloucester, England, facility on Eastern Avenue. ...More

October 15, 2012

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Value-Added Tax Imposed on U.K. Self-Storage Industry Could Generate $56M by 2015

As of Oct. 1, self-storage operators in the United Kingdom must charge rental customers a 20 percent value-added tax (VAT) as part of the government’s revised budget plan. The new law affects self-storage businesses that previously opted not to charge the VAT and applies to ...More

October 12, 2012

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U.K. Self-Storage Operator Big Yellow Partners With ByBox on Package Delivery

U.K. self-storage operator Big Yellow, which owns or manages 76 facilities, has partnered with package-delivery company ByBox in a £2 million program that will allow customers to retrieve packages via an automated locker system. ...More

July 27, 2012

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U.K. Self-Storage Operator Big Yellow Considers Legal Action Against Proposed Sales Tax

U.K. self-storage operator Big Yellow Group PLC has explored taking legal action against a proposed sales tax that would be imposed this fall on self-storage customers. Any appeal against the tax, however, would not take place until after Oct. 1, when the value-added tax ...More

July 10, 2012

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