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Self Storage companies team up with Streetvan

By Angus on September 28th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Self Storage companies team up with Streetvan

Streetvan is part of Streetcar, which describes itself as a “pay-as-you-go car club”, and provides an ideal solution for many people moving into or out of self storage. They rent out vans for £8.95 per hour or £79.50 per day and have the advantage that once you are a Streetcar member you just book online […]

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How should a storage centre decide on prices to charge for storage units?

By Angus on September 21st, 2010 | No Comments

How should a storage centre decide on prices to charge for storage units?

In setting prices for storage rooms, a facility manager will be influenced by various factors including: their costs, their level of occupancy, local competition in the storage market and the characteristics of particular customers.

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Self Storage in Dundee

By David on August 24th, 2010 | No Comments

Self Storage in Dundee

Dundee has a surpisingly large self storage industry, for several reasons

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Containerised self storage

By Angus on August 1st, 2010 | 3 Comments

Containerised self storage

Generally, renting a containerised storage space is cheaper than using a self storage unit in a warehouse. However, what you get differs in several ways

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Denmark: Flying the flag for self storage

By Antony on July 20th, 2010 | 2 Comments

Denmark: Flying the flag for self storage

The Danish self storage market is growing rapidly but is still quite small relative to the demand for storage in the UK. Similarly to the market here, there are both converted old buildings and many new-builds.

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Freedom of Information Blog: Government Spending £5.4 Million on Storage

By David on July 15th, 2010 | No Comments

Freedom of Information Blog: Government Spending £5.4 Million on Storage

To investigate how much money the government spends on hiring storage space, Storage.co.uk has submitted a series of Freedom of Information requests to London councils and government departments. The results may surprise some people

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How do I interpret my self storage quotation?

By David on June 27th, 2010 | No Comments

How do I interpret my self storage quotation?

So, you’ve received a quotation from a self storage company. Or maybe four quotations, if you have been using Storage.co.uk’s “Get a Quote” service. How do you work out which is the best deal for you?

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Who uses self storage?

By David on June 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

Who uses self storage?

Self Storage centres are naturally anonymous places. So who uses them? It seems certain types of people do so more than others, for reasons that you might find surprising.

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Why is self storage seasonal?

By David on June 10th, 2010 | 2 Comments

Self storage trees in different seasons

Self storage seems to be more popular at certain times of year than it does at others. This has more to do with the housing market than the weather….

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How long do I need to store my records?

By Angus on June 8th, 2010 | 2 Comments

How long do I need to store my records?

It’s a question that bothers us all. We know that we are under obligation to keep records for tax reasons – but for how long? And while you’re at it, there are several other good reasons to keep records for a number of years.

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