Landowners with potentially suitable sites available to purchase by a self storage are in luck.
Westbeech on hunt for sites further self-storage units across the Midlands and North West
Westbeech is planning an autumn rollout of further Nest Self-Storage units if the Wolverhampton-based company can locate sufficient alternative locations.
The company launched the first state-of-the-art, self-storage centre in Walsall in January this year.
Managing director Ian Houghton says: “Working with our partner Engage, we are 30% full already but heading into the busiest time of the year for self-storage.
“We expect to press ahead with the second phase fit out by September, which will increase our capacity to 30,000 sq ft.
“We are now very keen to talk to site owners across the Midlands region and in the North West with a view to purchasing sites.”
Nest Self-Storage units are available 24×7 across 365 days of the year. Sizes available range from a 10 sq ft locker to a 200 sq ft storage unit, the size of a standard double garage and capable of housing the contents of a four bedroom family home.
Entry and storage can be fully online and automated via a dedicated app that allows clients renting the units to come and go as they please. The site has 24 hour CCTV monitoring and security.
The decision to move into the self-storage market came after Houghton and his team had researched the self-storage market for 18 months.
Westbeech has selected as operating partner Engage, a Birmingham-based business, which runs and manages 22 similar units for 15 different brands across the UK.
Houghton believes his operation has a competitive advantage in the market because units are purpose-built, and use state-of-the-art technology with access controlled via a client account on an app.
“Our first unit has been custom designed with new technology inbuilt, whereas retrofitting can cost between £50,000 and £100,000 per site,” he explains.
Westbeech Group owns upwards of 300,000 sq ft of commercial space across the Black Country and Birmingham and also acquires sites for new buildings.
It also has a residential division which acquires sites and builds.
Landowners with potentially suitable sites available to purchase can contact Westbeech Group on 01902 902825 – www.westbeech.co.uk/
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