Gliderol Self Storage Solutions recently attended the UK Self Storage Association's (SSA) annual European Conference and Trade Show in Budapest.

With the current economic climate Gliderol  were surprised and pleased to see so many attendees who were clearly focussed and organised with regard to what they wanted to achieve from the show  -  with interpreters,  drawings,  plans, layout, structure and business plans all complete in readiness  for the SSA European event.

Visitors to the Gliderol stand included those with self storage facilities or those looking to expand or set up facilities in Russia, Italy, Germany, France, Ireland, Austria, Denmark, Poland, Sweden and Lithuania as well as the UK.

Gliderol Self Storage Solutions Managing Director Peter O'Loughlin said: "It was the best show ever for Gliderol with the stand busy at all times. This year we invested in the show by designing and building an exhibition stand which showcased banners giving the optical illusion of a self storage hallway. White gloss hallway partitioning contained corrugated swing doors with our newly enhanced security system to help prevent break and entry. Flush and corrugated locker doors and a roll up corrugated self storage door completed the look which allowed visitors to really inspect the products and components that we manufacture at our plant in Peterlee, UK.”  

During the exhibition Gliderol ran a competition with prizes of an Apple TV and Apple Shuffle.  First prizes went to Gerard Hosty from Barons Self Storage in Ireland with Marzenna Tusza from City Self Storage in Poland as runner up. Gliderol also sponsored an evening out in Budapest at the Gerbeaud House Pub offering traditional Hungarian food and a great atmosphere.

The company said that the current trend for customers to convert existing space into new self storage facilities was clearly evident at the show. Although the growth in self storage has slowed it is still growing.  The public in Europe are starting to understand how to use self storage especially as many are now buying or renting smaller homes and need to store their valuable items.

For more information contact selfstorageinfo@gliderol.co.uk.

Photo: Gliderol's stand created the optical illusion of a self storage hallway