Shurgard Gypsy Corner - a modern multi-storey building with a total of nearly 800 individual self storage units - has been selected as UK Self Storage Facility of the Year.

Shurgard’s self storage facility at Gypsy Corner has been selected ‘UK Self Storage Facility of the Year’ by the Federation of European Self Storage Associations (FEDESSA) and the Self Storage Association UK (SSA UK).

“We are extremely pleased with this award,” said Jean Kreusch, Chief Executive Officer ad interim of Shurgard Europe, “especially since competition in the self storage industry in the UK, and particularly in Greater London, is fierce.” The Gypsy Corner store, one of Shurgard’s 22 facilities in London and the Thames Valley, benefits from its great visibility and excellent location on the busy A40 with easy access from central London, Park Royal business park and from Acton and Harlesden.

Shurgard Gypsy Corner, a modern multi-storey building, has a total of nearly 800 individual self storage units or 5,000 square metres (53,000 square feet) for rent. Residential customers, who account for over 80% of Shurgard Gypsy Corner’s clientele, often use storage for their belongings while moving house or renovating, when travelling or for their hobby materials. Business customers mainly store promotional items, retail stock, archives, technical spare parts, work and office equipment in either outdoor units with drive-up access or in ventilated indoor self storage units accessible by lift and wide corridors.

Shurgard Gypsy Corner’s on-site office, which is open seven days a week, is managed by Store Manager Omair Javed and Assistant Store Manager Shaun Betty. “Although individuals and businesses can now reserve a self storage unit online via the recently launched Shurgard.co.uk reservations-based website, we still have over 40% of our customers reserving a self storage unit after having passed by the store.”