Inside Self-Storage - United Kingdom Self-Storage

UK Moving and Storage Operator Opens New Wales Facility

United Kingdom operator Fox Moving and Storage recently finished work on a new converted facility in the city center in Newport, a mid-size city in southern Wales. The facility covers three floors and 17,000 square feet with 120 units ranging from 15 to 200 square feet. ...More

June 1, 2011

Posted in News, Construction, Development

BiG Storage Owner Donates Fiberglass Rhinos to UK Zoo

Andrew Donaldson, a partner in U.K. self-storage operator BiG Storage and founder of self-storage fit-out company Active Supply and Design (CDM) Ltd., recently purchased and donated two fiberglass rhinoceroses to the Chester Zoo in Chester, England, United Kingdom. ...More

May 27, 2011

Posted in News

Big Yellow Reports Shares Drop, Store Revenue Up

James Gibson, CEO for British operator Big Yellow Self Storage, revealed this week the company's share prices have dropped 3 percent, and he doesn't expect a recovery until the economy and real estate market show notable improvement. ...More

May 25, 2011

Posted in News, Finance, Real Estate

Big Yellow Self Storage Donates Unit, Boxes to Family in Need

A Big Yellow Self Storage facility on the far Northeast Side of London, England, is donating 18 free boxes and free use of one of its units to local man Tarek Elalfi after his home was waterlogged and smoke-damaged after a fire. ...More

May 16, 2011

Posted in News, Management, Marketing

Big Yellow Self Storage Partners With McLaren Construction for $16.3M London Project

British self-storage operator Big Yellow Self Storage is employing McLaren Construction to complete a 75,000-square-foot, £10 million ($16.3 million) self-storage facility in Chiswick, West London, by May 2012. ...More

May 12, 2011

Posted in News, Construction, Development

Tritax, Big Yellow Partner in UK Self-Storage Development Project

Real estate investor Tritax Securities Ltd. recently began a new property fund to develop a self-storage facility in Hampshire, a county on the southern coast of England. ...More

May 10, 2011

Posted in News, Development, Real Estate

Partner in UK’s BiG Storage Up for Ernest & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, England North/Midlands Region

Andrew Donaldson, a partner in U.K. self-storage operator BiG Storage and the founder of self-storage fit-out company Active Supply & Design (CDM) Ltd., is among the final list of candidates being considered for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for ...More

May 5, 2011

Posted in News

UK’s Access Self Storage Delivers Easter Presents to Children in Hospital

Access Self Storage in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, collected gently used and new games and toys to donate to the children at Queen Alexandra Hospital. ...More

April 22, 2011

Posted in News, Management

Council Approves Self-Storage Facility in Hastings, England

Despite traffic concerns and some opposition, the city council in Hastings, England, United Kingdom, has approved the construction of a 201-unit self-storage facility on the site of an old waste-vehicle depot. ...More

April 14, 2011

Posted in News, Development

Operating Profit Up 95% for UK Self-Storage Operator Lok'nStore

Operating profit for U.K.’s Lok'nStore is up by 95% to £857,300 in the six months ending January 31. ...More

April 12, 2011

Posted in News