Small Businesses and Why Business Self Storage is Useful

The two commonly used types of storage are container and self storage. The former predominantly offers an option with limited sized outdoor containers, sometimes stacked and only accessible by prior arrangement with the need of a fork lift truck, often surcharged. The second type offers companies and individuals a larger variety of sizes from lockers to large tailor made individual units, or multiple units to meet exact requirements. The units are situated within a larger building offering individual self contained rooms. The larger facilities offer a choice of units located on different floors utilizing lifts and wide industrial staircases, all with goods handling and distribution equipment such as pallet pump trucks, sack trucks and trolleys for ease of access at no extra charge to the individual or business.

Self Storage facilities are usually easily located in heavily populated areas, along major roads and near to retail and business parks.

The ideal space maker for businesses offers businesses the flexibility to manage their own space by swapping between unit sizes as and when required, with the option of short and long term periods of hire via a straight forward license agreement. The individual units themselves are lockable and secure with the occupier holding the key. Some units offer the option of retaining a key to help with the receiving and dispatching of goods on the occupiers behalf. All self storage companies offer extensive security measures such as PIN codes / swipe card entry systems, monitored closed circuit television and police monitored alarm systems, and some even with 24 hour seven days per week security patrols.

As the industry has grown over the years it has developed its own advisory watch dog and governing body, the Self Storage Association United Kingdom.

Self storage can now offer small businesses and individuals a complete safe, secure and flexible storage solution.