A novel about self storage? Really? Genuinely set against the background of the self storage industry? Yes indeed, and Gayle Brandeis’s novel is written with considerable charm, verve, invention and skill.
Most museums and galleries don’t have enough storage space to hold all the thousands of objects that they own. So what do they do with the rest? Storage.co.uk recently submitted a series of Freedom of Information Act requests in order to find out. In all, ten major cultural collections were sent the three questions below […]
Much has been written about the self storage industry. Here are some ‘sound bites’ that encapsulate an essential truth about self storage and attendant issues, such as decluttering.
There are over 200 self storage facilities in South Africa and the industry is expanding steadily. The boom years were between 2005 and 2008 when the growth rate was about 40%, but this has since dropped significantly.
The United Arab Emirates are home to virtually all the self storage facilities in the Middle East, with the majority of them being located in Dubai. Six different companies have emerged there in the last decade who offer self storage space to consumers.
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
There are a remarkable number of short films and video clips about self storage on YouTube. They include impressive examples of TV advertising campaigns, useful “how-to” information videos, plus some hilarious comedy “shorts” that poke gentle fun at the self storage industry.
The top ten storage companies have 360 of the UK’s stores and, taking into account the top 15, the big operators have 406. This represents 34% or just over a third of all the self storage facilities in Britain – though these companies are disproportionately prominent
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.
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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