Simon Long expands 4 Secure Self Storage.
Simon Long has recently opened his third self storage operation with a £500,000 investment in Hall Road, Norwich under the name of 4 Secure Self Storage, the company he set up in 2003 to complement his moving business.
Simon moved into self storage to help support the removals business in a slow housing market. He said that the slow housing market has left many looking for temporary storage facilities either because of downsizing, children moving back with parents or sadly because of failed relationships. “The positive growth in Internet trading, for example eBay, has seen many traders using the facilities because of a need for extra storage outside of their garage space,” he said. “Businesses riding the recession choose to seek additional storage space on short-term rental rather than risk bigger business premises and they use the facilities to help control overheads. Others use them purely for ongoing archiving space.”
The Hall Road secure storage facilities have just opened with 116 storage rooms over 8025 square feet. The company also has self storage operations in Thetford and Kings Lynn. All three sites combined have 34,215 square feet of rented space and a choice of sizes of rooms. The business now employs five people across the three sites. The investment in the sites compares favourably with other national storage businesses in the area whilst being able to provide a more friendly and personal service.
Simon is committed to growing the business and is considering expanding into Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
Photo: Simon Long outside the new Hall Road facility in Norwich.