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The definition of self storage: the direct storage of items owned either by private citizens or by businesses, in their own private rooms or spaces, within a larger building designed primarily for that purpose. A typical facility, such as Wolverhampton Self Storage in Bilston in the West Midlands, is found along a major road close to an area with a large population such as a city, or in an industrial area. Businesses use self storage mostly to save money because the space is more economical than if an office were used and private citizens usually use self storage simply because they need more space.

Typically, a customer rents a room that can be locked, for the time needed, such as a month. No one but the customer has the key and the customer can enter the building whenever the facility is open for business. Some storage facilities allow customers to come in at any time, day, or night. The customer’s stored items are protected by a license agreement, provided by the company running the storage facility. However, the customer normally has to provide his own insurance. A key element of any self storage location is what is done to provide security, both to keep customers safe and to protect the items they have in storage. Companies use different methods to make sure that only customers have access to their stored items. These methods include using security guards, having customers use PIN codes and swipe cards, watching the building with closed circuit cameras, etc.

The self storage industry started out in the United States of America. It is now a very important industry, and there are about forty thousand storage facilities in the country. self storage generates about 23 billion dollars in gross sales in the U.S., and that makes the industry much larger than even the music business or the film production industry. The industry is also growing fast in countries such as Australia.

self storage first appeared in the United Kingdom in the 1980s. At that time, the business was based in and around London. In its initial expansion from there in the late 80s and early 90s, self storage started on the edge of towns, where developers were waiting for housing to come. They often utilized substandard warehouses with cardboard cupboards for storage. The industry went through a very large increase in the number of facilities and a great improvement in standards of quality in the mid 90s and it has continued to grow quickly since then. This is because, as people have become more aware of the business, often because of the large facilities with high visibility on the major roads around most of the country’s larger cities and towns, they have come to see how self storage could help them to pay less on rent or free up space in private homes. In turn, the self storage businesses themselves have seen how increasing the number, quality and size of facilities could be very profitable.

In the new millennium, self storage has expanded from the southeastern part of the U.K. into most other parts of the country. Many businesses, especially those with available large buildings such as farmers, are beginning to diversify and try their hand at self storage. New facilities are consistently being built, and the self storage product continues to improve in quality. The largest change in recent years has been the increasing use of the internet, both for advertising and with potential clients using search engines such as Google to get information about the different facilities.

Now more than 250 self storage companies operate in the United Kingdom. They range from large firms with many facilities, such as Personal Storage, Shurgard, Safestore, Space Maker, Access, and Storage King, to independent companies with just one facility. It has been estimated that revenues generated in the United Kingdom amount to over £350m, with at least 230,000 clients using self storage.

The Alligator management team has played a large role in the development of the self storage industry in the U.K. and is a good example of what has happened with the industry as a whole. The team had a company called Aardvark, which pioneered in self storage in its early years. Aardvark was sold in 2003. The next company managed by Alligator was called Armadillo. Armadillo took self storage to a new level with highly trained staff and high-quality warehouses built specifically for storage. Armadillo was sold in 2007, and the Alligator Company was formed.

Alligator Self Storage has opened a new storage facility, which is perfectly located for the convenience of residents of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands. In keeping with the Alligator history of providing the highest quality storage with all of the most modern conveniences, it is the only heated Wolverhampton storage facility, and clients use the Internet to reserve a room.

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