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Free-standing shelving: how to maximise your space in self storage

By Antony on October 18th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Free-standing shelving: how to maximise your space in self storage

Steve Swallow, Managing Director of the storage equipment company behind 4theworkspace.co.uk, gives us the benefit of his 22 years of experience in the business.

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The Storage.co.uk Award 2011-12 for Excellence in Customer Service

By David on October 11th, 2011 | No Comments

The Storage.co.uk Award 2011-12 for Excellence in Customer Service

Storage.co.uk has just announced the winners of its self storage Awards for 2011–12. We will be running a series of reviews of the winners in the ten Award categories. Here is the first.

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National Declutter Week 2012 to launch next spring

By Antony on September 29th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Blog National Declutter Week

Following on the success of last year’s first ever National Declutter Week, sponsored by Storage.co.uk, we are preparing for a new national campaign next year. In order to chime with the traditional good habit of Spring Cleaning, our campaign will be moving seasons.

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BBC blog examines the self storage phenomenon

By David on September 14th, 2011 | 1 Comment

BBC blog examines the self storage phenomenon

A recent blog on the BBC website by Tom de Castella and Kate Dailey drew attention to the growth of self storage, part of the increasing tide of coverage the industry has received recently in the mainstream media.

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Self Storage newsletters

By Antony on September 5th, 2011 | No Comments

Self Storage newsletters

Many self storage companies publish electronic newsletters. Is it time well spent? What kind of newsletters work well? And what is the best strategy for releasing them?

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Storage.co.uk Awards for Excellence 2011/2012

By David on September 1st, 2011 | No Comments

Storage.co.uk Awards for Excellence 2011/2012

Storage.co.uk is gearing up to hand out its annual Awards for Excellence, now in their second year. Submissions and nominations will be warmly welcomed.

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Self storage: investment opportunities in a growth industry

By Antony on August 25th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Self storage: investment opportunities in a growth industry

As the self storage industry continues to post remarkably resilient turnover figures and profits, ROC Invest is offering small investors a chance to get in on the act.

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The Independent features businesses based in self storage units

By David on August 21st, 2011 | No Comments

The Independent features businesses based in self storage units

A recent article in The Independent has highlighted the growing use being made of self storage units by start-up businesses looking for a cheap alternative to renting more traditional premises.

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Self storage across Europe: An update

By David on August 13th, 2011 | No Comments

Self storage across Europe: An update

According to the most recent newsletter published by FEDESSA (The Federation of European Self Storage Associations), self storage continues to make slow progress in its advance across Europe, as it struggles to shake off the impacts of the global recession and stoke consumer interest in its product.

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The language of self storage is English

By Antony on August 9th, 2011 | 1 Comment

The language of self storage is English

“La langue du ciel est anglais” announced a Montreal newspaper some years ago. What? They speak English in heaven as well? How do they know? Given this, it may seem less of a surprise that English is also the international language of the self storage industry too, especially when it comes to brand names.

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