When it comes to storing your personal effects, it is worth knowing the field to find the removal and storage team that is the best fit for your needs. There are a variety of storage options out there, with an equally varied amount of advantages and disadvantages. This article will unpack everything you need to know about storage and what is on offer, including our latest promotions and what they include.
Container Storage Special Offer
Anthony Ward Thomas’ Premium Assisted Container Storage is on special offer. When you book three months, you will get one extra month free. Our most economical storage solution is by no means a slight on service. Security and convenience are paramount, as our skilled team can pack, wrap and account for everything at your property. Our collection service is free and our inventories ensure that everything is trackable and findable at a later date. Skilled personnel can pack the container, making great use of the space and maximising storage capacity on your behalf.
Contents
- What our Premium Assisted Container service entails
- Differences between self-storage and container storage
- Self-storage deals and costs
- Expert packing and inventory-making for businesses
- Situations where storage is the solution
- The storage industry in the UK
- Antony Ward Thomas storage options in London
What our Premium Assisted Container service entails
It is not a case of simply securing some space in a storage container, our team will come to your property and expertly pack the container there, minimizing exposure to the elements and potential damage. When it is time to return your items, they will be redelivered and reinstalled into your home or office. This is how our Premium Assisted Container storage works, as part of the Anthony Ward Thomas range of removal and storage services. You can expect that:
- All items will be wrapped, labelled and packed at your residence
- State of the art CCTV and 24–hour security at our premises
- Top-tier industry-standard container and storage facilities
- Crate rental and IT technicians to disconnect and reinstall IT equipment as well as top-of-the-range storage for all IT equipment
- Viewing and access to the container can be easily arranged in advance
- Full insurance cover for the contents can be available upon request
Differences between self-storage and container storage
The difference between self-storage options and Premium Assisted Container storage comes down to that age-old equation, time and money. If you need storage for a longer time, without much access to your possessions, then container storage is the answer. Rates for longer-term are less than for self-storage deals. Self-storage works if you are not storing for a long time, and you need access to your storage around the clock. Access is the factor which drives up the price for self-storage deals. However, with our Premium Assisted Container storage, there can be access upon arrangement, just let us know in advance when you need to visit.
Self- storage deals and costs
It is common to find self-storage deals discounted on the first month, but after that prices can double, meaning self-storage can cost up to 50% more than container storage. If you are not sure how long you need your storage for, there is a risk of cost mounting up month after month. It can be wiser to opt for container storage if you are factoring in a renovation or are dancing with uncertainty regarding completion dates. If you are sure that you only need storage for a month and you need access to your container at the drop of a hat, then self-storage will be a good fit. Our current offer of one month free, makes the three-month investment in container storage a reasonable safeguard, in the case projects drag on or you inevitably need more time than planned.
Expert packing and inventory-making for businesses
Anthony Ward Thomas specializes in handling valuable objects, artwork and artisan furniture. Our fine art logistics team works with galleries and auction houses as well as interior designers as we always ensure items are handled, packed and transported with the utmost care. Our inventories are key to the way we assist various businesses and clients, enabling them to trust our personnel with the handling of extremely valuable effects. When it comes to packing for storage, all our team apply the same level of skill and care to the process. The result is our customers benefit from our standard of excellence whether they are storing domestic equipment or family heirlooms and fine art.
Situations where storage is the solution
Sometimes life requires you to move in sudden directions and you need to hit the pause button on your usual mode of life. Moving your possessions into storage can enable you to be very flexible with your usual home blueprint. It’s temporary, but you can be assured they will be safe and secure, providing you choose the right removal and storage team. We find flexibility eases stress when in transition and storage allows people to find flexibility and space to make decisions and changes where required. Modern life creates many situations where storage can come in as the missing link. For example:
- Downsizing
- Renovating a home
- Setting up a short-term holiday let of your home
- Moving abroad for work
- Moving house
- Running a small business and requiring delivery, inventory and secure storage facilities
- Office relocations and downsizing
- Storing photographic equipment or other expensive equipment
The storage industry in the UK
The storage industry in the UK is a growing sector that has expanded over the last two decades. Demonstrating resilience during the pandemic, it has remained flexible and adaptive as demand continues to develop. Investors are attracted to its burgeoning turnover and as the Boomer generation downsizes, there is plenty of uptake and storage becomes a part of everyday life for many. For us at Anthony Ward Thomas, excellence is key to our operations. Developing ways in which we can assist in providing the very best in the removal and storage trade is where we find creative satisfaction.
Anthony Ward Thomas storage options in London
Aside from our Premium Assisted Container storage and our current offer, we have three other storage options.
- Self-storage
Our two self-storage sites in London are in Chelsea and St Johns Wood. For 24-hour access and individual access codes, this option combines accessibility with top-of-the-range security.
- Archive storage
Archive storage takes the weight out of the necessary paperwork your business requires to keep as records. Confidential information can be securely stored without taking up valuable office or home space. Plus, our system, developed over 20 years is a great way of organising and indexing your business archive library.
- Business Storage
With security and careful handling being pivotal aspects of our business storage, it is possible to store IT equipment and a whole range of valuables in our climate-controlled containers. We work with a wide range of businesses, large and small, providing storage, inventories and deliveries.
For more information on our services get in touch with our team, who will be only too happy to discuss various options with you. We enjoy tailor-making our services to our customers needs.