Your storage company will have certain ground rules about where they draw the line about what can or can’t keep in storage, but there are certain principles that everyone would agree on, and that you wouldn’t want to fill the storage units near you with. Substances that might cause harm – we’re talking here about […more]
It might go without saying that big time art collectors need somewhere to put their art world possessions when not on display, and there are indeed secure deposits which specialise in these particular arrangements. However most us don’t have such a luxury, and we may have more of an emotional rather than financial investment in […more]
The self storage industry is known for its often brash and stand-out approach to advertising. A lot of business is picked up simply because the potential customer knows where their nearest storage unit is with its gaudily painted exterior and bright advertising banners. A softly softly approach simply wouldn’t be noticed. For those of us […more]
UK was relatively late on the scene when it came to realising the benefits of self storage, quite a surprise given its densely populated cities, growing population and inflated property prices. As we saw in a previous article about the growth of the industry, use of self storage nearby has only been an option in […more]
There is certainly nothing wrong in taking an idea and running with it as far as you can, and this is certainly true of the latest development in the current storage auctions media craze, which is nothing less than a video game which simulates the storage auction process. The game is called Auction Wars: Storage […more]
Many people gravitate to self storage near them when they are moving house, and we will look at the reasons this has become so common in this article, and provide useful advice on how to make the most of self storage to lessen the load at this rather fraught and difficult time. You may find […more]
Going away to university is usually a young person’s first experience of living away from home and with it comes new found responsibilities. Many universities ease students into their new life with a halls of accommodation, but this is often only valid for the first year, after which the task begins of finding a different […more]
Continuing the theme of previous posts about the potentials of using self storage as a business space or for hobbies such as practising music, we are now going to delve into the world of art and explore how a unit could be appropriated as an art studio for artists struggling to find suitable rental space in […more]
We’ve covered quite a few reports of people using self storage in more creative ways than the traditional “lock up and leave” approach to storage. These days self storage can be used as a small patch of business space that can act as a stock room or indeed a facility where people can meet up […more]
Many businesses are aware of the benefits of making the best use of the storage units near them for all sorts of purposes, but one of the most common over long periods of time is for document archiving. This saves offices a lot of time and money in reorganising their working space or looking for […more]