Self storage for craft business

You need Edinburgh Self Storage if you’re a craft business and you can’t remember a time when your home wasn’t a pile of fabric, wax, yarn, timber, buttons, bows, packaging, glitter and tape. It started as a hobby, now it’s a side hustle. Or are you well beyond that stage, with a wee cottage industry […]

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Selling on Vinted? You need Edinburgh Self Storage!

Online second-hand clothing marketplace Vinted is addictive. Those sold notifications ding-dong like music to your ears, and that’s often when you get to the stage where you turn around and your lounge, bedroom, or spare room looks more like a stockroom than your sanctuary. That’s when you know you’ve reached the next level at this […]

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Business storage solutions

Your SME needs business storage solutions but you might not know it. That’s because we understand your needs now, and how the future’s likely to shape them. We know what it’s like to juggle all the responsibilities that come with being an entrepreneur and to look at your to-do list only to find it’s grown […]

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Can self storage help me build my business?

Edinburgh Self Storage is a game-changer for building your business. From startups to burgeoning e-commerce brands, or a service-based operation, with us, you get a flexible and cost-effective business storage solution to help you scale. Entrepreneurs, online sellers, startups, and tradespeople trust us to provide them with the right self-storage solutions for their businesses. Business […]

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Is self-storage good for well-being?

Well-being conjures up a spa day, pampering, or a digital or dieting detox. Self-storage and well-being don’t usually roll off the tongue in the same sentence. But self-storage can boost your life, by bringing happy order to chaos and swatting that inner clutter bug. The clutter conundrum Studies show cluttered spaces can make us anxious, […]

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Introducing our new branch: Edinburgh Storage Bonnington Rd

No, you’re not seeing double. Edinburgh Self Storage is now in two locations: Jenners Depository and Bonnington Road. You’ll find our latest branch, Edinburgh Storage Bonnington Road, to the north-east of Edinburgh city centre between Cannonmills and Leith, and it’s in response to growing customer demand for our excellent, secure, and competitively-priced storage facilities. Why […]

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Is self storage safe?

In a word, yes, and with lots of us living in rented accommodation and being on the move and between properties, plus dwindling levels of storage space in new homes, self storage offers the ideal storage solution. Self storage is likewise great for storing stock if you’re selling online.  But the question of safety requires […]

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Storing your office files and documents with Edinburgh Self Storage

Most businesses still need to retain hard copies of certain documents in our digital age, and for various reasons – legal or practical. Not everybody can read from a screen, plus it’s a lot easier to spot any typos or mistakes when reading from a physical copy. Here are some tips for storing your office […]

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Organising your home office

Working from home isn’t suited to everybody, but for those that can still do it post-pandemic, it can help strike a healthier work-life balance, boost productivity, and keep you firmly on the outskirts of messy workplace politics. And our Business Storage can help when it comes to you organising your home office so that you […]

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The benefits of selling online and how self storage can help

Selling online doesn’t have to go to the pile marked unfulfilled dreams. It can be a full-time occupation or side hustle if you get the right framework in place, including Edinburgh Self Storage business storage. When you’re running a business from home, hanging around to accept a delivery that if you miss is sent back […]

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Scottish and UK property market outlook for 2023

Time for another Scottish and wider UK property market outlook from Edinburgh Self Storage – this time for 2023.  Remember, we’re the best storage facility in town if you’re about to move home or you’re between homes and need to store furniture or other items for an interim fix, or for a longer-term safe, quality solution! Scottish […]

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Stress Awareness Month 2022: Declutter and De-stress with Edinburgh Self Storage

April is Stress Awareness Money 2022 and one of the best ways of cutting stress is cutting your clutter, and storing it with Edinburgh Self Storage rather than throwing it out if that would cause you even more stress in the long run. You might be sentimentally attached to it or intend to repurpose or even re-gift […]

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Migration back to the office: find the perfect storage solution at Edinburgh Self Storage

A migration back to the office throws up all kinds of self-storage needs, and you’ll find the perfect storage solution at Edinburgh Self Storage. COVID-19 thankfully seems to be losing its grip, and as we all get back to something closer to normalcy now that ScotGov guidance on working from home recommends that employers consider […]

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Office Clear Out, Back To Work, Most Efficient Offices

It’s 60 years since Yuri Gagarin became the first man in orbit. But are you contemplating the vastness of space or lack of it in your office because it needs a good clear out ahead of people going back to work as Covid restrictions ease? We can’t blast you into space but we can offer […]

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Thinking of starting a business but don’t have the storage space?

Richard Branson had several cracks at the whip before finally starting a business that made any money. He’s probably kicking himself that he never thought to call Edinburgh Self Storage because if you’ve got a cracking business idea, we’ve got the storage solution. Secure Storage Space Our HQ on Balgreen Road is the perfect secure […]

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Working at Home – The Basics

Over the last six months, we have all learnt that working at home is not all it’s cracked up to be. Having the will power to work and not get distracted is a battle that everyone faces. However, when you get it right, it can be a great way to strike that much-coveted work-life balance. […]

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Covid-19: Can Your Business Pivot?

At the time of writing, here in Scotland we’re just starting to take the first tentative steps towards the ‘new normal’, whatever that will look like. For most businesses, it’ll be a long road towards business recovery, and you may well have to think about a business pivot – the new business buzzword.  Weathering the […]

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Finding the Right Self Storage in Edinburgh

If you’re spending Covid-19 lockdown downtime decluttering your home or office (or even your home office!),  you may find you have a need for flexible, affordable self storage in Edinburgh once restrictions are lifted. At time of writing this month’s news feature, we’re still in lockdown here in Scotland, and many of us are spending […]

Back to Basics with Edinburgh Self Storage

This month at Edinburgh Self Storage, we’re going back to basics with a look at the birth and growth of self storage facilities in the UK. The UK is home to over 1,500 self storage facilities. To put that into context, there are more self storage sites in the UK than there are McDonalds. But […]

Jenners Department Store Turns 180 Years Old

One of the many things that makes Edinburgh Self Storage stand out is the iconic building we’re based in. It’s long been a landmark in the west of Edinburgh, from train passengers knowing when to get off at Haymarket station, to rugby supporters heading to Murrayfield. We’re proud of our beautiful listed building and we’ve […]

Running an E-commerce Business

Whether you’re trading exclusively online or taking an existing business onto the world wide web, investing in e-commerce will ensure your business remains competitive. At Edinburgh Self Storage we help online retailers keep their documents safe, their inventories well stocked and their distribution functions running smoothly by providing secure business storage and archive storage in […]

The Importance of Storing Business Documents

From tax records to customer details, it’s in the interest of business owners and their customers that documents are stored securely. We provide our customers with business storage and archive storage in Edinburgh, so you can spend less time worrying about paperwork and more time on what’s important: running your business. Not sure which documents […]

Self Storage For Small Businesses

In these shaky economic times small businesses are swimming against the tide to make profits and prevent them from going under.