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UK Self-Storage Operator Safestore Posts Financial Gains in 3Q 2012

U.K. self-storage operator Safestore Holdings PLC released its financial operating results for the third quarter, posting a 3.4 percent rise in revenue, which climbed from £24.1 million ($31.4 million) to £24.9 million ($32.4 million) year-on-year. The company’s ...More

September 18, 2012

Posted in News

U.K. Self-Storage Company Lok’nStore Selects Charity for Reading Facility

U.K. self-storage operator Lok’nStore has selected Duchess of Kent House, a hospice organization, as its charity of choice for its Reading, England, location. ...More

August 31, 2012

Posted in News

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

Posted in News

Big Yellow Self Storage Managers Help UK Hospice Build a Shed

Managers from a U.K. Big Yellow Self Storage last week helped Farleigh Hospice add a storage shed to its center. ...More

July 3, 2012

Posted in News

U.K. Self-Storage Market in Liverpool Holds Steady Despite Economy

The United Kingdom’s Liverpool self-storage market has held steady through difficult economic times, showing slight increases in total rented space per tenant while decreasing slightly in revenue per square foot. A recent survey conducted in conjunction with the Self ...More

June 8, 2012

Posted in News

U.K. Self-Storage Operator Big Yellow Releases 1Q 2012 and Fiscal Year Financial Results

U.K. self-storage operator Big Yellow Group PLC recently released its audited results for the quarter ended March 31, which was also the end of the company's fiscal year. In its 2011-12 year, the company finished with an overall loss of £35.6 million (about $57.1 million), ...More

May 25, 2012

Posted in News, Finance

U.K. Self-Storage Facility to Host Charity Fun Run

Kelly's Self Storage in Guildford, England, United Kingdom, is hosting its first charity fun run on June 24. Proceeds from registration fees will be donated to ReachOut Plus, a charity that runs a variety of projects for low-income people or those living with disabilities ...More

May 15, 2012

Posted in News, Management, Marketing

U.K. Self-Storage Facility Brittania Premier Invests $1.6M in Expansion, Solar Panels

Britannia Premier Self Storage, a facility in Burton-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom, is in the process of expanding its facility and adding 50-kilowatt solar panels, about a £1 million (about $1.6 million) total investment. The solar conversion and new storage building ...More

May 9, 2012

Posted in News, Construction

U.K. Self-Storage Operator Big Yellow Secures $162 Million Loan, Makes Other Financial Changes and Real Estate Sales

U.K. self-storage operator Big Yellow Group PLC has entered into a new £100 million (about $162 million) 15-year loan with Aviva Commercial Finance Limited, secured over a portfolio of 15 wholly owned self-storage facilities valued in February, at £242.1 million (about ...More

May 2, 2012

Posted in News, Finance, Real Estate

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